{"id":70404,"date":"2021-02-05T13:57:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=70404"},"modified":"2021-02-12T11:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:06:27","slug":"brock-launches-virtual-march-break-camp-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2021\/02\/brock-launches-virtual-march-break-camp-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock launches virtual April Break camp for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: An earlier version of this story listed the camp dates from March 15 to 19. Brock Recreation moved camp programming to April 12 to 16 shortly after Education Minister Stephen Lecce\u2019s announcement on Thursday, Feb. 11 that the March school break would be moved to April.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brock University has designed a memorable virtual camp for kids this April Break.<\/p>\n

Registration is open<\/a> for families who are looking for a fun, safe and rewarding experience with Brock\u2019s Virtual April Break Camp.<\/p>\n

Campers will enjoy hands-on activities with a variety of themes including science, technology, art, adventure and sport designed by Youth University, the innovative learning environment for kids run by Brock\u2019s Recreation Services.<\/p>\n

The virtual camp runs each day from April 12 to 16 for youth in Grades 2 through 8.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of Brock\u2019s core pillars is strengthening the Niagara community,\u201d says Greg Zwiep, Program Manager, Brock Recreation. \u201cWe will support the Niagara community and its families by providing safe and memorable programming options for their children this April Break.\u201d<\/p>\n

In July 2020, Brock made the difficult decision to cancel its summer camps due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but launched\u00a0Camps at Home<\/a>\u00a0as an online catalogue for parents and guardians to access lesson plans and links to fun camp-related activities.<\/p>\n

Brock\u2019s virtual camps have the unique opportunity to revitalize social group learning for kids in a fun environment, says Youth University Program Manager Michelle Leone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe miss camp as much as our campers do,\u201d she says. \u201cOur new virtual programs give us the chance to interact with new and familiar faces as we learn together. Although we can\u2019t be together in person yet, we know camp is where we can make friends, feel good about ourselves and try new things, and we\u2019re looking forward to continuing this online.\u201d<\/p>\n

The virtual camp aims to teach kids important life skills while having fun and giving them a sense of being valued and belonging, Leone adds.<\/p>\n

Campers participate each day from 11 a.m. to noon through Microsoft Teams and will receive a link to access the meeting prior to April Break.<\/p>\n

Camps are typically moderated by two staff members and are tailored with kids\u2019 screen time in mind. They include daily activities using common materials found in homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand students have primarily been participating in online schooling the last little while, so our focus was to avoid long virtual programs, but rather short and fun experiences to recreate that camp atmosphere,\u201d said Zwiep. \u201cWe ensured the virtual format could be easily followed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Virtual April Break registration is now open online here<\/a>. For any questions,\u00a0please contact\u00a0youthuniversity@brocku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

For those unable to participate in virtual April Break programming, parents and guardians are encouraged to access the library of activities available online at Camps at Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More information on Summer Camp programming will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration is open for families who are looking for a fun, safe and rewarding experience with Brock\u2019s Virtual March Break Camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":70405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,3319,4052,1,58],"tags":[7284,9261,703,9953,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70404"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70541,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70404\/revisions\/70541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}