Targeting Expanded Core Curriculum skills
The program targets several ECC skills with particular focus on the following:
February 11, 2024 | 8:00 AM
Winter Ski Fest (LIMITED SPACE)
Overview Join us for Winter Ski Fest Students will gather on the Perkins campus on Sunday morning and then travel by bus to join others at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine for 4 days of downhill skiing instruction with Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation.
Overview
Join us for Winter Ski Fest
Students will gather on the Perkins campus on Sunday morning and then travel by bus to join others at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine for 4 days of downhill skiing instruction with Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation.
The festival is designed to create a unique social, recreational, and educational experience for skiers of all abilities. The group will stay at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel and return back to Perkins on Thursday evening.
To participate in this program, students must be independent with their daily living skills and have the endurance to participate in 4 full days of physical activity.
Space is extremely limited; acceptances will not be made on a first come first serve basis.
By the end of this program, students should:
- Gain skills in adapted skiing and be familiar with common ski terminology & techniques
- Learn about teamwork and make new social connections
- Be more confident in their ability to navigate around unfamiliar areas (i.e. hotel rooms, restaurants, ski lodge, etc.)
- Be aware of potential careers and/or volunteer opportunities in adapted recreation
- Feel more confident and comfortable explaining their needs and know how to request adaptations as they relate to involvement in sports
- Recreation & Leisure Skills
- Social Interaction Skills
- Orientation & Mobility
- Self-determination
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Please note that our program specifics subject to change in accordance with CDC guidelines. Pleas contact us for more information about any of our Outreach programs.