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SUMMERSpecial Kids

camp expo2016 Directory

Table of ContentsActing Antics ................................................................................................................... 1

Allegretto Therapy Services, LLC/Fick Educational Services, LLC ................................................... 1

Camp Geronimo at The Barn at Spring Brook Farm ...................................................................... 1

Camp 24 at The Center on Central ......................................................................................... 1

Camp Kinney ................................................................................................................... 2

Camp Lee Mar ................................................................................................................. 2

Camp Pegasus ................................................................................................................. 2

Carousel Connections ........................................................................................................ 2

Centreville Layton School ................................................................................................... 3

Continuum Behavioral Health ............................................................................................... 3

Dragonfly Forest ............................................................................................................... 3

EBS Children’s Institute ...................................................................................................... 3

ESY at The Vanguard School ................................................................................................. 4

Hill Top Summer Camp ....................................................................................................... 4

Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy .......................................................................................... 4

Lavner Camps! ................................................................................................................. 5

PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp ................................................................................................ 5

The Pathway School .......................................................................................................... 5

Summer L.I.F.E. ............................................................................................................... 5

Summer Spark ................................................................................................................. 6

Summer Voyagers ............................................................................................................. 6

Summit Camps & Travel ...................................................................................................... 6

Theatre Horizon ............................................................................................................... 6

VTC Summer Experience ..................................................................................................... 7

Variety- The Children’s Charity ............................................................................................. 7

Resources1847 Financial/Special Needs Resource Network ........................................................................ 7

ASCEND Group, Inc............................................................................................................ 7

ASERT (Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training) ......................................................... 7

First Financial Group ......................................................................................................... 7

Fragile X Southeast Pennsylvania ........................................................................................... 8

JCHAI- Judith Creed Homes for Adults .................................................................................... 8

Mass Mutual of Eastern Pennsylvania-Special Care Planning ........................................................... 8

M. Leahy & Associates –Disability Life Planning .......................................................................... 8

New Avenue Foundation. .................................................................................................... 8

TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) ........................................................................................... 8

Special thanks to Joe Lendvay of Digital First Media

Acting Antics

3 Ravine Road Malvern, PA 19355 610.942.4219 actingantics.org

Acting Antics provides social instruction through theatre and music to children, teens and young adults who experience social difficulties. We offer classes throughout the school year and summer. Our instructors are professional educators who are additionally trained in the Acting Antics techniques. Summer camps are week-long sessions, each session addressing different age and need levels.

Allegretto Therapy Services, LLC. Fick Educational Services LLC

17 Turner Lane West Chester, PA 19380610.457.2199allegrettotherapyservices.com fickeducation.com

Our team includes experienced special and regular education teachers, speech and occupational therapists and dedicated staff assistants. We offer academic instruction in reading, math and language skills. We also offer therapy integrated with play and learning, executive function skill-building along with calming strategies and sensory regulation. Small-group and individualized attention.

Camp Programs

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Camp Geronimo — The Barn at Spring Brook Farm

P. O. Box 92 Pocopson, PA 19366 610.793.1037 springbrook-farm.org

Camp Geronimo is a day camp for children, 6–12 years of age, with disabilities. We specialize in working with children on the autism spectrum. Our barn is completely handicapped-accessible. Our staff are trained to work with children of all abilities.

Camp 24 at The Center on Central

24 W. Central Avenue Paoli, PA 19301 Phone 610.710.1487 thecenteroncentral.com

Camp 24 utilizes creative arts therapies in a group setting to learn and practice social skills. There is a daily lesson and fun working together using art, pottery, yoga, music, dance/movement and team games to “make the lesson real.” Campers are divided by age and cognitive functioning level. Structured, safe environment and caring professional staff.

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Camp Kinney

5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 610.660.2170 kinneyautism.sju.eduThe Kinney Center offers a day camp designed to bring the meaning of summer to children with autism, letting kids be kids while growing socially. Camp Kinney provides a traditional camp experience to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ages 3-14, offering positive recreational activities along with opportunities to interact with neurotypical peers. An auxiliary camp program is available to applicants over the age of 14. Camp Kinney is accredited by the American Camp Association.

Camp Lee Mar

805 Redgate Road Dresher, PA 19025 215.658.1708 leemar.com

Camp Lee Mar is a private residential special needs camp for children and teenagers with mild to moderate learning and developmental challenges. A structured environment, individual attention and guidance are emphasized at all times. Campers enjoy traditional camp activities plus academics, speech and language therapy, music and art therapy, daily living skills, sensory-motor perceptual training and computers. We also have overnight trips, therapeutic horseback riding and a zip line. We offer a Junior Olympic heated pool, modern facilities and air-conditioned buildings and cabins.

Camp Pegasus

678 Pont Reading Road Ardmore, PA 19003 610.649.1080 camppegasus.com

Camp Pegasus is a co-ed day camp for kids between the ages of 6 and 15 years old struggling with social cognitive deficits. By weaving together Mike Fogel’s social skills curriculum, creative art therapies and traditional camp activities, kids with or without a diagnoses like ADHD, Asperger’s, and other social challenges improve social competency and increase self-esteem.

Carousel Connections

Haverford College Campus Haverford, PA 215.948.2527 carouselconnections.com

Carousel Connections, a six-week residential summer program based on the campus of Haverford College, meets the needs of “next steps”- building independence in the home, on the job, and on the go. Teenagers and young adults with special needs are provided opportunities to learn, maintain, and improve skills through participation in independent living, vocational training, and recreational activities as they are immersed in a functional living and learning environment.

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Centreville Layton School

6201 Kennett Pike Centreville, DE 19807 302.571.0230 centrevillelayton.org

Centreville Layton School’s PK-8 program is designed to reinforce academic skills and strategies. Additionally, our afternoon program provides a nurturing environment where children can focus on building social skills and having fun. Our 9-12 individualized half-day program reinforces academic strategies in writing, math or SAT preparation.

Continuum Behaviorial Health

1651 Old Meadow Road, Suite 600 McLean, VA 22102 autismspectrumalliance.com

Continuum Behavioral Health addresses the needs of those who present with signs or symptoms associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities. We are an in-home, school and community provider offering many types of services such as, IEP development, parent training, behavior interaction plans, ABA, FBA and assessments.

Dragonfly Forest

1100 E. Hector Street, Suite 333 Conshohocken, PA 19428 610.298.1820 dragonflyforest.org

Dragonfly Forest offers a week-long overnight camp called The Explorers Program, intended for ages 13–20, to support teens through the difficult transition to adulthood while helping to teach clear communication in team environment, pre-vocational and vocational skills, organizational skills, cooking, cleaning and laundry, sustainable exercise routines and budgeting.

EBS Children’s Institute

200 Skiles Boulevard West Chester, PA 19382 610.455.4040 ebschildrensinstitute.com

EBS Children’s Institute provides children of all abilities the opportunity to participate in a fun-filled summer experience while integrating developmental and functional, meaningful skills. Your child will engage in activities that enhance communication, movement, self-help, sensory processing, behavior and critical thinking skills.

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ESY at The Vanguard School

1777 N. Valley Road Malvern, PA 19355 610.296.6725 x115 summermatters.org This program is designed to maintain skills and reduce regression during the summer months by incorporating academic, social, behavioral and vocational Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals. ESY is open to qualifying students regardless of their educational school year placement. Each summer, a program theme such as “Back to Nature” and “Summer Sleuths” provides an engaging foundation for summer learning and fun. Mornings focus on academic instruction in reading, math, language arts built around a theme. Afternoons are spent participating in structured social and leisure activities, allowing students to reinforce and maintain social and behavioral skills within the context of engaging activities. Additionally, students receive speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy as well as counseling as specified in their Extended School Year IEPs. The Vanguard School is an Approved Private School providing programs for and licensed to accept students with a Pennsylvania Department of Special Education exceptionality of autism, speech-language disorders, emotional disturbance and/or other health impairment (OHI). Students at The Vanguard School also may experience developmental disabilities, learning differences or social-emotional or behavioral difficulties.

Hill Top Summer Camp

737 South Ithan Avenue Rosemont, PA 19010 610.527.3230 hilltopsummercamp.org

Hill Top Summer Camp is a traditional day camp program that supports social skills development for campers entering grades 2-9 who may have one or more of the following diagnoses:ADD/ADHD, NVLD, high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome and social skill needs. Hill Top Summer Camp offers an amazing variety of activities including sports, swimming, sign language, robotics, city building (using Sim City), cooking, weight lifting, martial arts, science activities, drama and arts and crafts. Writing and math remediation is also offered to campers.

Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy

1105 Green Lane Road Chester Springs, PA 19425 Phone 610.827.0931 hope-springs.orgHope Springs Equestrian Therapy offers campers the opportunity to ride and learn about the daily care of a horse. A theme is chosen and time is divided between the barn and the classroom showing how the horse unites us. Our horse camps offer school-age children with disabilities an extended chance to connect with a very special therapeutic partner: their horse. In addition to therapeutic riding, campers get a chance to bond with each other while learning more about horses and enhancing their life skills by participating in our special education curriculum, “Strides to Success.” At camp, students learn how to ride and care for their horses and participate in many fun equine-related activities.

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Lavner Camps!

229 Haverford Avenue Narberth, PA 19072 610.664.8800 lavnercampsandprograms.com

Lavner Camps offers cutting-edge specialty day camps in sports, technology, academics, the arts, and more! Lavner Camps also offers a residential technology and computer camp (Tech R3volution), an all-around day camp (Exploration Day Camp), and a CIT Leadership Program.

PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp

114 State Route 103 South Mount Union, PA 17066 814.542.2511 beaconlodge.com

Beacon Lodge Camp is an overnight camp for children and adults with special needs including blind/visually impaired; hearing impaired; physical & intellectually challenged. Our mission is to provide all individuals with special needs the opportunity to enjoy a camping experience encompassing recreational, educational and personal adjustment.

The Pathway School

162 Egypt Road Jeffersonville, PA 19403 610.277.0660 x289 pathwayschool.org

The Pathway School offers a six-week summer program which encompasses academics, social skills, recreation and leisure development. ESY is open to qualifying students regardless of their educational school year placement. Through in-class and community integration experiences, students generalize skills necessary for greater independence. The Pathway School’s programs are licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Academic Schools and approved by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education to serve students ages 6–21.

Summer L.I.F.E.

1777 N. Valley Road Malvern, PA 19355 610.296.6725 x115 summermatters.org

Designed especially to support students, 8-21 years of age, with high functioning autism, the programs – traditional day and overnight camp and travel excursions – also support students who have social anxiety or difficulty connecting with their peers. Summer L.I.F.E. offers low camper-to-staff ratio, experienced camp staff, ongoing behavior support, structured daily programming, engaging, multisensory activities and “real world” learning. Our day and overnight camps offer traditional camp activities such as fishing, canoeing, zip lining, crafts and nature study during week-long sessions on a 200-acre wooded camp property in Schwenksville, PA. Financial aid is available.

Summer Spark

2 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 610.355.9580 stratfordfriends.org Summer Spark at Stratford Friends School is designed to develop 21st Century skills in a fun and supportive environment. Summer Spark is a 4-week camp for elementary and middle school students with learning differences.

Summer Voyagers

1777 N. Valley Road Malvern, PA 19355 610.296.6725 x115 summermatters.org

For Elementary and Middle School students, Summer Voyagers combines a multi-sensory project-based learning approach with the excitement of traditional summer recreational fun. This program is designed for students who need an academic boost, the acquisition of new skills or who would like to get a head start on learning to transition into a new school. Participants benefit from the small class sizes, individualized one-to-one instruction and opportunities to work on social skills with their peers. Students who benefit from the program have a variety of strengths and learning styles. Students who attend Summer Voyagers benefit from direct application of learning tricks, executive function skills and The Voyagers Value Program. Summer Voyagers combines small-group academic instruction in reading, math, language arts and written expression with social and recreational opportunities and executive function skill building to give students the tools they need to succeed in school.

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Summit Camps & Travel

Winter: 322 Route 46 West, Suite 210 Parsippany, NJ 07054 973.732.3230

Summer: 168 Duck Harbor Road Honesdale, PA 18431 570.253.4381 summitcamp.com

Summit Programs include summer sleep away camp, travel for teens (domestic and international) and school year weekender programs. Camp provides a summer sleep away camp experience for boys and girls, ages 8-19, who have issues of attention. These may include Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and/or ADHD), ASD, Asperger’s syndrome, awkward social skills, High Functioning Autism, verbal or non-verbal learning disabilities (NVLD), and/or mild social or emotional concerns. Summit Travel works with older children, ages 15-19, who have similar issues. At the same it time offers more directed interpersonal social skills, transition and life skills and an appreciation of group touring and adventure travel.

Theatre Horizon Autism Drama

401 Dekalb Street Norristown, PA 19401 610.283.2230 theatrehorizon.org

Theatre Horizon’s Autism Drama Program inspires imagination and social development in individuals on the autism spectrum. Capitalizing on the strengths and the interests of the particpants, our classes encourage interpersonal relationships, verbal expression, flexible thinking, and a sense of self-worth and accomplishment. Classes meet Saturdays, in six-week sessions.

1847 Financial/ Special Needs Resource Network161 Washington Street, Suite 700 Conshohocken, PA 19428302.690.51171847financial.com

1847 Financial’s mission is to help as many families as possible to achieve their goals by ensuring all financial, legal and government benefit resources are working together.

ASCEND Group, Inc.P.O Box 2097, Media, PA 19063 610.449.6776 ascendgroup.org

ASCEND is a community of people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are concerned about the many ways that Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders affect children and adults and their families in the home, at school and in every area of their lives.

ASERT (Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training)3020 Market Street, Suite 560 Philadelphia, PA 19104 215.571.3181 paautism.org

ASERT is a statewide initiative funded by the Bureau of Autism Services, PA Department of Human Services. ASERT seeks to improve the lives for individuals with autism by improving access to quality services and interventions and by providing information to support families.

First Financial Group2 Bala Plaza, Suite 901, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 610.766.3010 thefirstfinancialgroup.com

We have been advising families over the last 30 years on how to ensure their financial affairs are set up properly for the benefit of a child with special needs. As a parent of a child with special needs, our team understands the anxieties and fears that exist and what to do about them.

Resources

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Vanguard Transition Center Summer Experience

1777 N. Valley Road Malvern, PA 19355 610.296.6725 x115 summermatters.org

The Vanguard Transition Center, under the auspices of the Summer Matters program of Valley Forge Educational Services, offers a summer experience that focuses on life skills, vocational and post-secondary training for students.Participating students will be assigned to one of three cohorts:n Post-Secondary Education n Workforce Development n Vocational and Daily-Living Skills All students will participate in workshops that focus on time and money management, interpersonal skills, self-advocacy, recreation and leisure skills. As part of our five-week program, participating students will spend four days and three nights residing together, along with experienced support staff, at Eastern University while attending regularly-scheduled daily programming. This Independent Living Residency allows participating students to put critical daily-living skills they have learned into practice in a real world setting.

Variety- the Children’s Charity

2950 Potshop Road Worcester, PA 19490 610.584.4366 varietyphila.org

Variety Club Camp and Development Center offers day camp, overnight, ESY and vocational summer programming for children ages 5-21 with developmental and physical disabilities.

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Fragile X Southeast Pennsylvania2041 Waterloo Road Berwyn, PA 19312 610.212.2337 fragilex.org

The National Fragile X Foundation unites the Fragile X community to enrich lives through educational and emotional support, promote public and professional awareness and advance research toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile X.

JCHAI- Judith Creed Homes for Adults247 South Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610.667.7875 jchai.org

JCHAI’s family of programs offer supportive independent living for people with disabilities 18 years and older. Individuals are encouraged and assisted to develop their independence and daily living skills, while their lives are enriched with an array of opportunities to be active within the greater community.

MassMutual of Eastern Pennsylvania – Special Care Planning3701 Corporate Parkway, Suite 320 Center Valley, PA 18034 610.945.6936 financialguide.com/jeffrey-l-slavich

The Special Care Program’s holistic approach begins with a foundation of the key areas of traditional financial strategies including financial position, protection, investments, tax reduction strategies, retirement planning and estate planning. Special Care Planners specialize in addressing the additional planning dynamic that special needs’ families face including, life care planning, government program integration, family dynamics, legal and tax issues, financial resource management.

M. Leahy & Associates – Disability Life Planninging370 Eight Tower Bridge 161 Washington Street, Suite 700 Conshohocken, PA 19428 610.748.3492 Leahylifeplan.com

Michele Leahy & Associates guides families and persons with disabilities through the Special Needs Planning Process (including Person Centered Planning) by helping to navigate social services (including State and Federal Services and Waivers) as well as appropriate financial strategies to ensure quality of life and peace of mind. Together we can create and individualized referral network of legal and financial services.

New Avenue Foundation953 Rocklynn Road Springfield, PA 19064 610.328.3824 newfdn.org

New Avenue Foundation creates more meaningful lives for people with disabilities through innovative social, employment and housing programs. Our current social activities include the Media Farmer’s Market (our fifth year providing opportunities for craftspeople with disabilities) and our Community Cup Coffeehouse.

TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) tacanow.org/Pennsylvania

TACA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating, empowering and supporting families affected by autism. TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from autism diagnosis to effective treatments so that every child can reach their full potential. TACA is the only national organization focused solely on family support, education and empowerment.

VFES prepares children and young adults with special needs to realize their potential as contributing members of the community.Valley Forge Educational Services is dedicated to improving special education through innovative programs and by employing research-based practices. We offer a continuum of school-year and summer educational programs where our expertise in special education and clinical services is practiced and proven every day. The hallmark of our programs and services is our collaborative and holistic approach to the individual child. Each program fosters academic, therapeutic, social and emotional growth and sets the foundation to prepare students for success in life.