I am inspired by that feeling of knowing that we are all kind of wondering what happens next and our children are watching us cautiously talk about summer vacations, birthday parties, barbecues, and graduations.  I am sure the excitement is starting to build but they watch us as we envision our upcoming summer days. 

So, I am beginning to feel like this is going to be the summer of “anything can happen.”  I think that will be the theme for our 2021 SMILE summer camp season!  It is time to capitalize on the imaginations and wonder of our campers and what their thoughts are on what camp will be like this summer.  Will MrThomas have a new plant at the sign-in table, what will be the first riddle for the 1st scavenger hunt, will we be able to play basketball, what STEAM/STEM projects will be doing this summer?  These are the things that will make another summer at SMILE memorable.  These are the things we want our campers to think about and talk about leading up to camp.  These are the things that count.  These are our priority.  

Yes, we will follow ALL health and safety guidelines and we take them very seriously of course!  

BUT we have to protect the innocence and simplistic nature of just being a kid.  “Anything is possible” is a good way to start to build that excitement and to give our campers a positive view of the uncertainty of what summer will be like for them so each morning will begin with “Anything can happen child, Anything can be.”