Kids may spend the summer 'adrift in a sea of screens' instead of swimming in lakes or making s'mores outdoors as some camps close or go virtual during the coronavirus crisis.
Her 10-year-old daughter’s first-ever sleep-away camp has been canceled, and they’re both devastated.
An estimated 20 million U.S. children attend summer camp each year, fueling an $18 billion industry that employs over a million seasonal workers, according to the American Camp Association. Camp Walt Whitman, a seven-week overnight camp in New Hampshire’s remote White Mountains, sent parents a letter with three options: canceling, postponing or going forward with social distancing and other precautions. The camp, which charges $13,000 for the full session, will decide after May 20, director Jed Dorfman said.
The Girl Scouts of Oregon and southwest Washington canceled in-person camps for thousands but will roll out virtual experiences in June, said Allie Roberts, director of programs for the Girl Scouts in 33 Oregon counties and three counties in Washington state. The camp has been a fixture for 72 years, and one-quarter of the children get scholarships from the local Kiwanis Club, he said.
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