Summer 2007
If you happened to be driving by WHS during any one of our four week-long summer sessions, you’d have found a lot of happy kids playing games and having fun while they learned a little about people and events in our history during this summer’s fourth season of Time Travelers. Due to the hard work of our co-directors Sherry Copperthite and Erik Martin, this year was a smashing success, not to mention our co-hosts Westport Continuing Education, which handles all of our registration.
Almost 90 children participated, boys and girls ages 5-10. Regular visitors to the summer program included Jeannie Walker, a children’s theatre director who facilitated the most fabulous dramatic experiences for the children; Chef Cindy in the kitchen; Callie Hill, who talked about good nutrition; as well as Olivia Yule, our own gift shop manager, making spirit rocks. There were special field trips to Beardsley Zoo and Captain’s Cove, The Garbage Museum, Boothe Museum and Park, Downunder Kayaking, Rowayton Historical Society, The Weir Farm, and the Wilton Historical Society.
The student volunteers who tirelessly came to play and supervise with the children made it possible for us to accommodate all of the children. The WHS thanks Erin Bliss, an assistant to the directors, along with Rickey Springer (who started here 4 years ago), Yarden Orly, Shira Clement, Logan and Emily Rosen, Elaine Miller, Ashley Leukart, Sarah Fox, Lee Wacker, and volunteers from the National Charity League.
Lily’s mom summed it all up when she wrote, “This program is wonderful because of all of you.” Overall, it was a super summer and a highlight of the educational programs at the Westport Historical Society.
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