The cool kids are doing it: New misting stations in Toronto Catholic schools offer relief as temperatures soar

The lunchtime bell at Sts. Cosmas and Damian Catholic School rings and the yard roars to life with students darting out of the building, making a beeline for any sliver of shade where they can play and chatter: against the wall; beneath a tree; next to tall bushes.

Now, a new addition in the schoolyard is helping keep kids cool — a large umbrella that offers shade and doubles as a misting station where children gather, with sweaty faces tilted upward and arms stretched skyward.

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Children at Sts. Cosmas and Damian Catholic School play under the new misting station in their schoolyard Monday. 

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