City Parks Foundation’s Parent-Child Race

Combine family bonding with a little exercise and some friendly competition! This summer City Parks Foundation is offering a free parent-child race.

The Get Up & Go! Family Adventure Race hosted by City Parks Foundation will be held in Conference House Park on Staten Island on Saturday July 26, Flushing Meadows Park in Queens Saturday August 2, and Inwood Park in Manhattan Saturday August 9.

Children ages 8-10 start at 10 A.M. and children ages 11-13 start at 11 A.M. Registration is on a first come first serve basis so register while you still have time! Each team must have one parent or guardian and two children in the same age category. Once you are all set and ready to go you will take on the 12 courses! In order to move on to the next one you have to complete the first. The activities include:

-Javelin throw

-Jump Rope

-Basketball Free Throw

-Hurdles

-Mini Climbing Wall

Coca-Cola Company is sponsoring the 2014 Family Adventures Races. The Coca-Cola Company sponsors more than 280 physical activities and nutrition education programs in over 115 countries!

Camp Lee Mar

A private 7 week residential summer program offering a unique curriculum incorporating a strong Academic and Speech program with traditional camp activities. Our campers flourish at Lee Mar due to the structured environment we provide which allows our campers to feel comfortable and secure. Careful study is made of parent input, school (IEPs), camper interview, etc., so that the interests and needs of each child can best be determined for suitable grouping prior to the camper arriving. At Lee Mar the children find comfort and friendship with children of similar age and functioning level. From this foundation we encourage our campers to embrace and learn new skills and have new experiences which they can build upon on their return home. We also focus on building friendships which last throughout the year, as well as learning how to cope with the dynamics of group situations. Development of the whole child is our goal. We work hard at improving the daily living, social, and life skills of our campers, while giving them the happiest summer of their lives!

Camp Huntington

A co-ed, residential program for children and young adults with special learning and developmental needs.&nbsp; Our summer camp and weekend camp programs are designed to maximize a child&rsquo;s potential, locate and develop strengths and hidden abilities. Your child will enjoy the fun-filled days of summer camp while learning practical social and life skills. We offer a unique program approach of adaptive therapeutic recreation, which combines key elements that encourage progress: structured programming, nurturing care, a positive setting, and academic instruction to meet IEP goals. Our campus is located in the beautiful hamlet of High Falls, New York within the Catskill Mountain region.

Westchester School for Special Children

The&nbsp;Westchester School&nbsp;is a New York State approved, non-public&nbsp;school&nbsp;that provides educational and therapeutic services to students from New York City,&nbsp;Westchester&nbsp;County, Long Island, and Connecticut.&nbsp; The school views all children, regardless of functioning level or handicapping condition, as children with potential for growth and development. Historically, educational programming, particularly for the severely handicapped was primarily concerned for easing the burden of those who cared for these children. Changes in legal standards and socio-philosophical perspectives made this an excessively limited and limiting approach. The rational for program and selection of educational objectives is based upon the developmental needs of the individual child.