Classes For Kids With Special Needs

These days, more and more of the city’s activity centers and
sports programs are offering classes designed for children with special needs.
Here are just a few:

Chelsea Piers
Long known for their quality educational programs for little ones, the sports
complex now offers an enrichment program for children with developmental needs
ages 18 months to 5 years. Called “CP Building Blocks,” the program targets
language development, cognition, motor development and socialization. Each week
children learn a new language concept and practice it through gross and fine
motor activities, multi-sport activities, story time, music and cooking.
(chelseapiers.com)

Gymtime Rhythm
& Glues
Gymtime’s special needs program, called The Julian School,
is designed to address the unique needs of preschool-age children with learning
disabilities. Classes prepare children ages 3-5 who struggle in a typical
classroom setting to transition into a mainstream school environment. Student-teacher
ratios are kept low (one instructor and two assistants serve a class of no more
than 12 children), and structured circle time activities facilitate
concept-building as well as socialization. (gymtime.net)

Super Soccer Stars
Designed by early childhood, behavioral and soccer
specialists, the Super Soccer Stars Special Needs program is geared toward kids
with developmental disorders like ADHD, autism and Down syndrome. Classes deliver
individual attention with a 2-to-1 child-to-coach ratio. Birthday parties and
private classes of at least four children are also available. Classes are
offered in Manhattan, Queens,
Brooklyn and The Bronx. (supersoccerstars.com)

Pictured: “CP Building Blocks” at Chelsea Piers.

Resources For NYC Families Of Children With Special Needs

ABC Early Intervention
Program,
a-b-c.org

Advocates For Children,
advocatesforchildren.org

Bank Street
Family Center,

bnkst.edu/fc/

Early Childhood Associates,
earlychildhoodassociates.org

Important Steps,
importantsteps.com

The JCC in Manhattan,

jccmanhattan.org

Los Ninos Services,
losninos.com

Resources For Children With Special Needs,
resourcesnyc.org

Theracare,
theracare.com

YAI/NYL,
yai.org

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

Mosholu Day Camp

For over 80 years, Mosholu Day Camp has been providing affordable, quality camping to children from all over the Bronx, Manhattan, Rockland &amp; Westchester. Our picturesque facility sits on beautiful Lake Cohasset in Harriman State Park. It offers children a place to develop, experience, and enjoy the nature around them, while taking part in unforgettable outdoor summer activities.&nbsp; Mosholu offers campers more, while you pay less. As a camp that focuses on traditional activities our goal is to give children unforgettable experiences and lifelong friendships. The camp has expert staff and top-notch facilities. Mosholu is a safe and nurturing environment filled with exciting activities and adventures for all ages. Director, Mike Halpern brings over 40 years of camping, teaching and childcare experiences and along with an amazing leadership team, built a program that allows campers to learn and thrive. The camp provides a nurturing environment where campers have an opportunity to enjoy activities (like music, arts, sports, and special programs), while a special focus is placed on swimming, where campers begin to develop and improve water familiarity and swimming skills take part in row boats, kayaks and an amazing waterpark. The camp has an amazing challenge and ropes course area with a number of challenges including a rock wall, zip line, tree climbing and rope swing. Campers gain independence while supervised by counselors who understand the needs of emerging tween campers. Mosholu is a &ldquo;funtastic&rdquo; place where campers make new friends, are creative, focus on sports and arts, and have a positive experience. Counselors are college-aged and older, and are directly supervised by adult professional child care workers who are in tune to the campers' needs. There are tons of inter-camp games and parties, as well as cookouts and a water balloon sling shot area where campers stay cool and laugh.&nbsp; Mosholu Day Camp offers bus service (included in the price) from all over Westchester, Upper Manhattan, The Bronx and Rockland. It is an amazing camp experience at an amazing price!&nbsp; It is a place where memories are made that last a lifetime!

Friends Academy Summer Camps

<div>Our programs offer engaging and hands-on activities that give children the opportunity to learn, socialize and have lots of fun!</div> The Explorers Program (Age 3 &ndash; Rising Grade 2)&nbsp;includes theme-based activities in addition to daily sports, swim sessions, and&nbsp;two weekly specialty classes. Our specialty classes include learning science, practicing gymnastics, fireless cooking, and more. The Trailblazer Program (Rising Grades 3-8) allows children the opportunity to develop new interests by selecting two different specialty programs of choice each week in addition to campus-wide activities and recreational swim sessions. Specialty classes include cooking, sports, app building, dance, chess, art and much more!