Building connections: Parks and recreation hosting summer day camp
Published 10:44 am Friday, June 16, 2017
group of campers including 10-year-old Genesis Smith, 10-year-old Annah Wilson, nine-year-old Kaylie Stricker and 10-year-old Halle Hearn also play with cinder blocks.
Zach Spagnoletta, 10, builds a tower.
Caden Jude, 8, got creative with his use of foam cinder blocks
Four-year-old Zoey Notchie has a wall of blocks built around her by her friends at day camp.
Seven-year-old Camille Carter, left, and Malik Cook, 8, show off the tools at the Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation day camp Thursday afternoon.
Genesis Smith, 10, builds a tower of blocks during the Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation day camp Thursday at College Park gym. (Photo by Whitney Leggett)
Nine-year-old Zach Price, left, deals a hand of Uno with fellow camper Ben Wilson, 8. (Photo by Whitney Leggett)
More than 100 campers are participating in the Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation day camp, according to camp Director Veronica Brown.
The camp, called “Summer Under Construction,” runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is open to campers entering kindergarten through sixth grade.
Brown said there is no cap on the number of campers, and registration will remain open until camp ends Aug. 4.
Along with daily activities ranging from swimming to free-play stations, Brown said the camp is also a STEAM camp.
“That means every day we focus on topics of science, technology, engineering, art and math,” she said. “As a teacher myself, I know how important it is to keep kids learning throughout the summer.”
For more information, call 744-9554.
About Whitney Leggett
Whitney Leggett is managing editor of The Winchester Sun and Winchester Living magazine. To contact her, email whitney.leggett@winchestersun.com or call 859-759-0049.
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