cyber savvy mom
Finding the right virtual camp or activity for summer While it may not be a typical summer, with so many virtual programs for kids and teens, there are still plenty of opportunities to engage and learn during break
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e are firmly in the throes of summer, and it is now apparent to most of us that this year won’t look the same as previ-
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BY JOAN GOODCHILD, CYBER SAVVY MOM ous summer breaks with our kids. Perhaps you had to cancel plans to get away as a family as the unpredictability of quarantine orders hung in the air. Maybe you are still sticking close to home most days. And it is very likely that your kids’
summer activities and camps are nothing like years before. Indeed, many camps and activities were forced to pivot to online, virtual offerings this summer. While these online camps won’t necessarily offer the exact same experience,
they still mean engagement, learning – and likely lots of fun. My daughter, a theatre arts lover who has performed in several plays and musicals over the years, was planning to take part in a two-week theater camp run by Apple
Tree Arts in Grafton this July. The pandemic turned those plans on their ear. But rather than cancel programs, ATA chose instead to find ways to offer virtual experiences. One of these includes a summer “Zoomsical,” which is a show
