DANA POINT, Calif.—Gregory Hardy, 8, once had a passion for shipwrecks, especially the Titanic. Now, he is worried more about the friends he left back in Ukraine as the conflict with Russia continues.
His mother, Nadiia Hardy, hopes an upcoming camp for Ukrainian refugee children offered by the Ocean Institute at Dana Point, Calif., can help her son get back to thinking about ships and having fun, instead of geopolitics.
“I hope this will return him to being a kid again,” Nadiia Hardy said.
A file photo of a Ukrainian flag on April 27, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
The nonprofit ocean education center will host about 40 Ukrainian refugee children at a summer Sea Explorer camp where they can go out onto a research vessel, the Sea Explorer, spend time in laboratories, and pan for gold, among other activities….