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Adaptive Water Sports For Special Needs Kids
Check out my latest article on Mommy Poppins, about the variety of amazing free and low cost water sport programs offered in and around NYC.
Free Adaptive Swim Lessons in NYC – Summer 2012 Registration Open Now
James will be taking these lessons for the 4th year in a row this summer up at Highbridge, but there are locations in every borough with lessons starting July 5th. Here is the most up-to-date information – details can also be found on the NYC Parks website.
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Free Adapted Aquatics Instruction
Adapted Aquatics exercise offers a complete body workout and ranges from gentle walking in water to high-energy exercise; it helps alleviate pain, improve circulation, and promote healing and muscle development for those suffering from physical ailments resulting from injury, disease, or aging.
For registration information, please call Citywide Aquatics at 718-760-6969 ext. 0
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Hearing Impairment
- Mental Retardation
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- CVA (Cardio Vascular Accident)
Bronx
Mullaly Pool
E. 165th Street between Jerome & River Avenues
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Starting Thursday, July 5
Brooklyn
Sunset Pool
7th Avenue & 43rd Street
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Starting Thursday, July 5
More About Sunset Pool
Manhattan
Hamilton Fish Pool
Pitt Street & Houston Street
Thursdays: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Starting Thursday, July 5
More About Hamilton Fish Pool
Highbridge Pool
W. 173rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Starting Thursday, July 5
More About Highbridge Pool
Queens
Astoria Pool
19th Street & 23rd Drive
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Starting Friday, July 6
More About Astoria Park Pool
Staten Island
Lyons Pool
Victory Blvd. & Pier 6
Monday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Starting Thursday, July 5
More About Lyons Pool
My Own Collection Of Summer Events, Extracurricular Activities and Camps in the NYC Area for Children With (any) Special Needs 2012
If you’re looking for a little light reading this weekend, CLICK HERE to open the main document that was handed out at this morning’s meeting. Though growing bigger every year, this labor of love still offers a manageable bite of some of the best programs out there this summer. It’s a pretty awesome resource, even if I do say so myself 🙂
Thanks to all who made it out this morning! It was really lovely to see and meet so many new faces, and I hope to see you again at one of the social group meetups this summer (if you missed the meeting, keep an eye out for more info on the free social group that meets over the summer, entering its fourth year and continuing to grow).
The Murky Waters of Free Adaptive Swimming Lessons, Courtesy of the NYC Parks Dept. (2011)
***Please check back often for updates – last updated July 6th, 2011.***
After over a dozen phone calls and emails since March, I have finally begun to unravel the mystery of the 2011 Adaptive Swim schedule in NYC, a free program offered by the NYC Parks Department each summer. Though I am feeling a little cranky and more than a little critical of how disorganized they have been this year, I will be the first to say that we had a fantastic experience with their adaptive swim lessons during the Summer of 2009 and are excited to participate again. James was given two days a week of free, private swimming lessons and went from “screaming and terrified to put his feet in the water” to “up to his neck and happy about it.” We are hoping to build on that even more this Summer. The instructors were young, experienced and energetic, making it well worth the lengthy trip (45 minutes) to the pool every other morning. As many of you know, private swim lessons for special needs people can cost $60 or more per hour – makes me want to go into the business. These were FREE, no strings attached.
It is for these reasons that I am (reasonably) happy to provide you with the (not-100%-but-hopefully-pretty-certain) information available about NYC Parks Adaptive Swim Lessons (most current updates listed below). I am grateful to Victor Calise of the NYC Parks Department for sending me the information below about free lessons in all five boroughs.
You must call Citywide Aquatics at 718-760-6969, ext. 0 to register. Update on July 5: After spending 45 very frustrating minutes on hold with 3 different people, we are still not registered. I am looking into this and will keep you posted if I can figure out an easier way. **On July 6th, I was informed that we simply had to show up tomorrow a little early. So, that is the current plan.
If you know of other pools in the NYC area that are offering free adaptive lessons, please leave the information in the Comments section below or email me. If you have questions, feel free to email me or call the Parks Department at 718-760-6969.
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