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Best Day Snow Registration is Now Open – Limited Spots For A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity!!
We just applied – fingers crossed! If your kids are into the outdoors and/or snow you don’t want to miss this!
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Safe Haven Basketball Registration Open – Season Starts December 1st!
For special needs players, make sure to register for the Champions Division. I wholeheartedly recommend this program and can’t say enough good things about the coaches and volunteers that make it happen at such a low cost. Something for every player, no matter their age or ability.
Top Ten: Reasons You Might Drop By The Last Meeting, Tomorrow at 9:00!
1. a really awesome handout, created by me. It’s updated from last year with dozens of new activities!
2. the chance to sign up for the Central Park Challenge (see my Top Ten reasons to join The Foorce for details)
3. get a free copy of Special Parent magazine. It’s good, and I don’t just say that because I have an article in there 🙂
4. a social occasion to chat with other parents (they do exist)
5. find out about summer classes, events and camp options in all 5 boroughs of NYC as well as surrounding areas.
6. learn about one-of-a-kind opportunities to try surfing, beach days, dance lessons, adaptive tennis, swimming, track and field, and kayaking, many free or low cost (I don’t know about you, but I’m not brave enough to try surfing with James alone!).
7. sign up for free playdates for your special needs child, their siblings and you, all at the same time (they do exist).
8. get free brochures, booklets, and information about hundreds of programs in the NYC area (more free stuff).
9. find out about some popular Fall activities like soccer and music classes – registration is already open!
10. meet the woman behind the madness and witness some of the madness (2 of my 3 children will be in attendance).
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Insider’s tip: stop at Malecon across Amsterdam from PS 163 for the best cup of cafe con leche you’ll ever have. Unlike most things at this meeting it’s not free, but is really worth the $1.50. Hope to see you bright and early tomorrow!
Achilles Kids Upcoming Events April – June 2012
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Reminder: Special Needs Sports and Extracurricular Activities Meeting Tomorrow, Oct. 21st!
I hope to see many of you at the first 2011-2012 meeting tomorrow!
We have some great speakers and a ton of information will be available on everything from basketball to music lessons to weekend social groups. For more information go to the Upcoming Events page or email me directly.
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.
Thefoorce.com’s first survey is here!
I would be very grateful if you would take my first ever foorce.com survey – it is on the right sidebar under Click Here.
It will help me to decide which directions to pursue first as this site grows, and will hopefully help you in the process!
Your input is extremely valuable to me, and anonymous – please answer what questions you can and spread the word to others in the special needs community. Thanks in advance for your time and effort!
PS – There will also be a weekly poll to the right – after you vote you can see the results. Polls will often be related to a recent or upcoming post.
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