"This is the fourth year that the Neighborhood Art House offered a Day Camp program at Glinodo Center, and it gets better every year!" said camp coordinator and NAH Community Art Director Sarah Everett. "We made it through a hot week with lots of smiles and positive energy. We’re grateful to have the support from staff and volunteers as well as the Benedictine Sisters that makes this week of alternative learning opportunities possible."
The week-long day camp gives Art House students a chance to get out of the city and enjoy outdoor activities including making art, theatrical movement, archery, sign language, nature exploration, and swimming at Glinodo. Students, teachers, and volunteers were at Glinodo for four days, the fifth day was a field trip to Panama Rocks and blueberry picking.
This year, almost all the instructors were volunteers or full time staff members, with the exception of archery and morning nature classes. A large group of volunteers from Zurn Enterprises helped all week.
The 51 students, ages 7-14, had lunch each day in the monastery dining room, across East Lake Road from Glinodo. The sisters enjoyed having the lively children join them for lunch and the food service staff made sure to have popular foods with kid appeal--hotdogs, mac and cheese, pizza--ready when they arrived. Sister Pat Lupo, on staff at the Art House, and Sister Marcia Sigler, were among those who led activities at camp.
Other Art House staff included Hannah Filbeck, Lucy Ventura, Gaby Reyes, and Tess Frawley. Calista Robledo, a Boston College Mdiv student who lived at the monastery this summer and worked at the Art House as part of a ministry requirement, also spent the week at camp with the students.
