Exceptional Summer Camp!

EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Summer's Exceptional Two Weeks




Soccer skill building

Our first year of our two-week sports oriented day camp for individuals with special needs is complete!  Although, only a few weeks before, we were not sure we were going to have anyone sign up!  We have learned a lot about connecting with families, agencies and individuals with special needs.  Despite all of the hurdles, we had 5 campers join us for the two weeks!  

Scavenger Hunt team!

With a fantastic group of Head Counselors (who are also with us for Summer’s Best two Weeks), four amazing Occupational Therapy students from St. Francis University, several of our own fabulous Beulah youth and the Beulah summer interns!  As a team, we helped our five campers have an exciting two weeks learning soccer, badminton, basketball, golf, hockey, archery, tumbling and more.  We played kickball, dodgeball, bocce, shuffleboard and four square. 





Indoor Archery!

We took two field trips – one to Frick Park and one to Camp Crestfield in Slippery Rock for horseback riding, archery and canoeing.  Although we battled the rainy weather, our campers made significant strides in mastering the sports!  We all agreed that God intended us to have only 5 campers this year to spend time with them, to get our feet wet with this program and to understand what adaptations need to be made next year and for a larger group.  The word is out now and spreading so look out for 2016!



Scavenger hunt items collected on the team hat

 

Our campers  had a wonderful time engaged in sports and games activities at Beulah.  We made it to the park and the church garden and lawn many days until the rainy drizzle and cool temps sent us back to the church for lunch and more fun in the afternoon.



Shuffleboard in Fellowship Hall

Tin punch art

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