Spring In The Sun Offers Free Outdoor Activities For JK-8th Graders In City Of Cambridge

Press release from the City of Cambridge:

April 12, 2021

Beginning April 26, the City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) will offer “Spring in the Sun,” free outdoor activities for Cambridge youth in grades JK – 8. Spring in the Sun will follow the same model as DHSP’s Fall on the Fields programming. Activities will include age appropriate games, sports, and crafts that will be organized by grade band (JK-K, 1-2, 3-5, and 6-8) in order for Cambridge youth to connect with their peers and DHSP staff. Parents or guardians are required to stay at the fields with children who are 8 years old or younger.

Spring in the Sun will take place April 26 – June 18, Monday through Friday from 2:30-6:00 p.m. at Donnelly Field (61 Willow St.), Hoyt Field (13 Gilmore St.), Rindge Field (70 Rindge Ave.), and Russell Field (359 Rindge Ave.). All activities will be outdoor and are weather permitting. On days with inclement weather, DHSP staff will try to notify families of cancellation no later than 12:00 p.m., but families are encouraged to check this webpage and DHSP's Twitter and Facebook accounts throughout the day in case of any last minute closures. Click here for Spring in the Sun FAQs

For contact tracing purposes, children will be required to sign up for Spring in the Sun prior to joining activities on the field. Sign-up can be completed in-person at the fields OR online at the following links:

• Spring in the Sun at Donnelly Field
• Spring in the Sun at Hoyt Field
• Spring in the Sun at Rindge Field
• Spring in the Sun at Russell Field

Click here for step-by-step online sign-up instructions

Capacity at the fields will be limited. Please note that signing up does not guarantee that your child can participate on any given day. All participants will be required to check in with DHSP staff upon arrival at the fields.

When fields reach capacity, children and guardians will be directed to wait in a designated area until DHSP staff notify them that spots are available.

Field activities will follow the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Health Department, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Masks must be worn on and around the fields at all times and capacity at the fields will be limited. For the latest information from the City of Cambridge related to COVID-19, visit www.cambridgema.gov/COVID19

This press release was produced by the City of Cambridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.