Coronavirus: Idaho museum offering camps to prepare young kids for school year
The Children’s Museum of Idaho will offer resources for parents concerned with their child’s education during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a news release, the Meridian museum announced it will offer school readiness camps starting in August to help prepare children for the start of the school year. The camps — named Ready, Set, Go Camps — will feature “play-based learning” in subjects like math, science and arts.
Each camp is three days and has two sessions. The camps will be offered over a three-week period, which starts Aug. 11. The camps have two age groups: ages 3-4 and ages 5-6.
“We know this is a stressful time for parents with the uncertainty of if, or how schools will reopen this fall,” said Pat Baker, the museum’s executive director, in the news release. “These camps will keep children engaged and learning in a small group setting with a maximum of nine students in each session.”
Children will have to bring their own supplies and masks will be required, according to the news release.
For times, prices and registration, visit www.cmidaho.org.
Idaho passes 17,000 coronavirus cases
With 357 new coronavirus cases reported Sunday, Idaho surpassed 17,000 cases within the state. In the past week, the state has seen over 3,000 new cases.
Ada County reported 152 new cases Sunday, bringing its total cases to 6,681. Canyon County added 94 confirmed cases to its total Sunday, which now stands at 3,979.
Kootenai, which enacted a mask requirement last week, had the third-most new cases among counties on Sunday with 51. With 25 new cases reported Sunday, Bonneville County’s total now sits at 389. It was the only county in eastern Idaho with a double-digit increase Sunday.
COVID-19 cases were reported in nine other Idaho counties on Sunday, including Elmore, Gem, Owyhee and Payette, among others. In total, Idaho has 17,101 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. No new deaths were reported Sunday, and the state’s total remains at 148.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare subtracted one “probable case” from its totals, leaving the total at 1,091.
Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the majority of Idaho’s 44 counties: Ada 6,681, Adams 15, Bannock 263, Bear Lake 9, Benewah 31, Bingham 151, Blaine 545, Boise 26, Bonner 126, Bonneville 389, Boundary 29, Camas 1, Canyon 3,979, Caribou 22, Cassia 367, Clearwater 13, Custer 7, Elmore 142, Franklin 39, Fremont 31, Gem 117, Gooding 99, Idaho 23, Jefferson 72, Jerome 319, Kootenai 1,298, Latah 61, Lemhi 7, Lincoln 42, Madison 89, Minidoka 338, Nez Perce 109, Oneida 9, Owyhee 173, Payette 258, Power 29, Shoshone 40, Teton 47, Twin Falls 909, Valley 39 and Washington 157.
Community spread has been detected in 36 Idaho counties: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington.
This story was originally published July 27, 2020 at 9:30 AM.
