The heat is likely
changing how your child's summer camp is being run this week.
Kids at the
Rockland Center For the Arts summer camp typically spend half their day outside
as they draw their inspiration from nature and the sculptures.
With sweltering
temperatures in the 90s, artists like Ellie Machowsky are finding inspiration
inside. She says, "We still have fun inside and we can still look out the
window for inspiration from nature."
The camp's director, Antonia
Edelstein, says, "aside from some pool time, they're not messing much with
the outdoors right now. We have a lot of water breaks going on. We have the air
conditioning on high alert, just trying to keep them as cool as possible."
At the YMCA'S summer camp in
Pomona, campers stay outside. There are water jugs all over the camp, the kids
get extra pool time and every game they play involves some splashing.
John Dillon, the Y's
youth-program-director, and his staff got a briefing from the camp's nurse
Wednesday morning as they were advised to consider cooler activities due to the
extreme heat and low air quality.
"Yes. For sure. Definitely on
hot days like this, it's important to keep the kids hydrated. Keep them not
just hydrated, but keep them having fun at the same time. Definitely a little
stressed out, but it's all for fun and games for the kids," says Dillon.
At the Y's camp, they've only had a
few nosebleeds, possibly from the heat, but everyone is staying cool and wet.