At the Charlotte Martial Arts Academy, COVID-19 guidelines help campers temper self-expression with caution.
In a season of evolving guidelines, protocols and behaviors, Charlotte summer camp leaders say kids are displaying a new sense of confidence that may have faded during a year of COVID-19.
After months of lessons in surviving a pandemic, kids know the drill.
“There’s more confidence because we know more, and we’ve put these practices into place for a year now,” said Crystal Little, senior program director at the Morrison Family YMCA. “We’ve had tough conversations and now we’re not having it for the first time. So now we’re more well-practiced in our conversations and procedures.