Guidelines for Visitors

Student-Facing Indoor Events

In consideration of the health and safety of our Andover community, we ask that event attendees review the following COVID Guidelines for events. In the spirit of non sibi, the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines. These guidelines apply to student-facing indoor Andover-sponsored events on and off campus, domestic and international.

  • Consistent with Massachusetts Department of Public Health state guidelines (https://www.mass.gov/covid-19), all students and campus adults who interact with students are required to have received at least one dose of the bivalent COVID booster (unless they have a medical or religious exemption). We expect the same of our visitors if they are attending an indoor event that students are attending.
  • We expect that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they have any symptoms of illness.
  • We expect that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, or develop any symptoms of illness while on campus or attending an event.
  • For Andover events in other regions, all visitors/attendees are asked to follow local health guidelines. These and any other guidelines will be shared closer to the event, if applicable.
  • As an inclusive community, we support any visitor/attendee wearing a mask at any time.

Non-Student-Facing and/or Outdoor Events

In consideration of the health and safety of our Andover community, we ask that event attendees review the following COVID Guidelines for events. In the spirit ofnon sibi, the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines. These guidelines apply to Andover-sponsored events on and off campus, domestic and international, without students present or that are entirely outdoors.

  • Consistent with Massachusetts Department of Public Health state guidelines (https://www.mass.gov/covid-19), we recommend that visitors/attendees receive at least one dose of the bivalent COVID booster (unless they have a medical or religious exemption).
  • We recommend that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they have any symptoms of illness.
  • We recommend that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, or develop any symptoms of illness while on campus or attending an event.
  • For Andover events in other regions, all visitors/attendees are asked to follow local health guidelines. These and any other guidelines will be shared closer to the event, if applicable.
  • As an inclusive community, we support any visitor/attendee wearing a mask at any time.