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Will kids be able to attend summer camp this year? Maybe.
Coronavirus vaccines are here but not yet available to children and teens. That could definitely put a crimp in plans for summer activities. Yet at the same time, we're all itching to get outside after a long winter of being cooped up - and outdoor environments are generally much safer than indoor ones in our pandemic-dominated world!
So this week I decided to contribute to one of my favourite charities, the Ten Oaks project. Its original venture was a summer camp for children and youth from LGBT2S families but in the past couple of decades it has branched out to offer a variety of ongoing services to orientation- and gender-variant families. Some activities, such as the swim evenings for trans youth and families, have been suspended because of Covid but many others are still offered. Last summer they held Camp Stay-at-Home and that is expected to continue this year, hopefully alongside a more traditional in-person camping experience with additional safety protocols in effect (applications are being accepted now for Summer 2021). Then there are the parenting discussions, a children's and youth book drive in collaboration with Venus Envy, and much more:
https://www.tenoaksproject.org/
Out of curiosity, I also searched for Camp au Grand Bois, a kind of back-to-the-land style camp for
Gen X-ers that our daughter attended in the 90s (and which provided the entire family with the impetus we needed to go vegetarian). Looks like the property is still intact, still owned by the same couple, but with a new name. And instead of being a kids' camp, it seems to be more of a general, privately-owned camping and events site while still remaining true to its roots:
http://centreaugrandcoeur.com/facilities
I'm getting spring fever just thinking about all this. No matter - next week is expected to be warm and mostly sunny, perfect for outdoor spring activities. And today, heading out for our walk, we discovered a crocus in flower on our lawn!
Coronavirus vaccines are here but not yet available to children and teens. That could definitely put a crimp in plans for summer activities. Yet at the same time, we're all itching to get outside after a long winter of being cooped up - and outdoor environments are generally much safer than indoor ones in our pandemic-dominated world!
So this week I decided to contribute to one of my favourite charities, the Ten Oaks project. Its original venture was a summer camp for children and youth from LGBT2S families but in the past couple of decades it has branched out to offer a variety of ongoing services to orientation- and gender-variant families. Some activities, such as the swim evenings for trans youth and families, have been suspended because of Covid but many others are still offered. Last summer they held Camp Stay-at-Home and that is expected to continue this year, hopefully alongside a more traditional in-person camping experience with additional safety protocols in effect (applications are being accepted now for Summer 2021). Then there are the parenting discussions, a children's and youth book drive in collaboration with Venus Envy, and much more:
https://www.tenoaksproject.org/
Out of curiosity, I also searched for Camp au Grand Bois, a kind of back-to-the-land style camp for
Gen X-ers that our daughter attended in the 90s (and which provided the entire family with the impetus we needed to go vegetarian). Looks like the property is still intact, still owned by the same couple, but with a new name. And instead of being a kids' camp, it seems to be more of a general, privately-owned camping and events site while still remaining true to its roots:
http://centreaugrandcoeur.com/facilities
I'm getting spring fever just thinking about all this. No matter - next week is expected to be warm and mostly sunny, perfect for outdoor spring activities. And today, heading out for our walk, we discovered a crocus in flower on our lawn!
