The health of our community is of utmost importance. In our efforts to reduce the impact of theCOVID-19, the Whitefish Bay School District along with its Recreation Department will be closed March 13, 2020 - June 30, 2020. All school buildings and Lydell Community Center will be closed. There will be no recreational programing and all Cahill Rentals are canceled.
COVID-19 Summer Program Update:
Due to Governor Evers Act 28 closing all school buildings and grounds through June 30th. The following summer program cancellations and program modifications have been made. The overturning of the Safe At Home order did not allow school districts to reopen. Our schools and their grounds are closed through June 30th.
-The Recreation Department Staff is working virtually. Please contact us via email. The Lydell Community Center is closed for through June 30th.
-All programs that have a start date in June are canceled in their entirety. This includes all sections of programming that start in June and run through August (ex. Gymnastics Levels and all Day Camps). These cancellations span across all program categories including day camps, youth and adult enrichment, sport and fitness. Participants and families affected by these cancellations will receive full household credits. If you would prefer a refund please email sue.wachtl@wfbschools.com. See our revised Summer Recreation Guide COVID Edition for the most up-to-date information on summer programs. Here you will find out what's running, what's not, and what is running with modified schedules.
-The Summer Tennis Program has been revised with later start dates, consolidated location and modified for smaller group sizes. Some sections are open for registration and a new August section was created. Please see our revised Summer Recreation Guide COVID Edition or the Summer Tennis Flyer for more details.
- Programs that start on or after July 6th will remain open for registration and we will modify programs on group size according to where we are at in the Bounce Back plan at the time. The fate of programs that start in July and August is still uncertain but we are willing to keep them open and make a decision as start dates near in hopes to have a clearer picture of what phase of the Badger Bounce Back Plan we will be in at that time. Again, safety for staff and families is our priority. If conditions are not deemed safe, we will not run programs.
-Select enrichment programs that can be moved to a virtual platform (ex. Mad Science, Afterschool Solutions) and others that are held at third party sites off school grounds (ex. Milwaukee Sailing Center, Riverwest Outdoor and Missing Links) will be offered. All New Summer Virtual programming as been created check out our Virtual Recreation Center to see the flyer of offerings.
-Virtual community activities are being offered through our Facebook site. Community scavenger hunts, BINGO, art contests and fitness videos have been shared and the community response was overwhelmingly positive. As a result, a virtual Recreation Center tab on our website is now active and we have developed All New SUMMER Virtual programming. Watch our Recreation Page at www.wfbschools.com and our Facebook site for more VL opportunities and resources!
-Connects Before and After School Program registration for the 2020-2021 school year began on April 15th and will continue throughout the summer until we reach capacity. Registrations received prior to June 30th have their registration fee waived.
-The Community Garden is closed for community/volunteer participation through June 30th. Community Garden Coordinator, Miriam Gerrietts, will work with the Buildings and Grounds team to continue to groom and provide the needed maintenance work. The Community Garden did cancel its participation in The Whitefish Bay Garden Club Garden Walk scheduled for July 26th. Volunteer participation will resume July 1 and volunteers will be asked to follow the new volunteer safety protocol that has been development.
-2020-2021 Lydell Preschool Families will receive their orientation packets in June and Orientation Meetings are still planning to be held in August.
The effects of COVID-19 have created a very fluid situation for most of us. Please watch our Facebook site and web page at www.wfbschools.com for continued updates. We are committed to continue to serve our Whitefish Bay community through this new landscape. Hope is not cancelled!
Please contact Carin Keland, Director of Recreation and Community Education via email at carin.keland@wfbschools.com with questions or concerns.
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