Careful Planning: How local summer camps are functioning during COVID-19

  • Mark Peters, Anna Zheng and Remi Koebel work on a project in wood working class at Camp Spring Creek in Bakersville. The camp has had to accommodate restrictions and guidelines regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (MNJ photo/Juliana Walker)
  • Michelle Gouge tutors Ben Pargh while wearing a face shield at Camp Spring Creek in Bakersville. The camp, like others in the area, has had to accomodate restrictions and guidelines regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (MNJ photo/ Juliana Walker)
  • While kids are not required to wear masks at the daily summer camps, Head of Spruce Pine Montessori School Vick Austin said the kids, ages three to six-years-old, have grasped the concept very well. Pictured. Left to Right: Rowan, River, Jake and Nathan. (Photo submitted by SPMS)
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, children are unable to play on the playground at the park, go to public pools or have a “normal” summer with friends.  Local summer camps, however, have…

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