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Five visually impaired students in blue space suits and sunglasses stand in front of a model rocket ship

SCIVIS Space Camp

U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Meet at Perkins) 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL

About the Event Grades 4-12: For the 26th year, Perkins will be bringing students from all over the Northeast to participate in Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCIVIS). SCIVIS offers several exciting programs and activities designed to educate young people about aviation and the space program. Camp and Academy sessions…

A girl with an assistive walking device smiles next to a man who is crouching down to pose with her.

Everybody In! Walk/Move for Perkins

Perkins School for the Blind campus 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA

Join us on Saturday, October 1 at Perkins School for the Blind and help build a world that sees people with disabilities for what they can do, not what they can’t.

A visually impaired student, in a pink sweatshirt and white helmet, holds onto a rope with one hand while a staff member looks on with a smile.

Outdoor Adventure Weekend

Perkins School for the Blind campus 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA

Overview Join us for Outdoor Adventure Weekend Looking for an exciting and challenging activity? Look no further than the Outreach Outdoor Adventure Weekend! Students will be challenged to reach new heights, and to develop skills essential for team building, problem-solving, communication, goal setting, and many other valuable life experiences. This…

A young woman wearing glasses and sitting in front of a laptop smiles toward the camera while a young man uses his cell phone in a chair next to her.

2022 Annual Meeting

Perkins’ Board of Trustees cordially invites you to the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Members of the Corporation.

Cooking Weekend

Students with visual impairments ages 14 -22 will explore kitchen safety, equipment adaptations, grocery stores and recipes, and to learn how to move more confidently in your home kitchen.

Hand on a mixer, operating the leader

Radio/Podcasting Weekend

Perkins School for the Blind campus 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA

Overview Join us for Radio/Podcasting Weekend Have you ever wanted to host your very own podcast? Perkins Outreach will be partnering with Emerson College to give students a chance to do just that! Come learn new skills, and enjoy the chance to get your voice heard. Work together with friends to…

Cartoon girl with red hair in blue shirt and red pants holds a painting palette in her left hand and paints a picture of the sun with her right hand.

Creative Arts Weekend

Overview Join us for Creative Arts Weekend Come explore your creative side and experience the world of creative arts visually, tactually, and/or through movement. We will discuss and examine the depths of the world of arts including tactile, visual, auditory, theater arts, and so much more! Targeting Expanded Core Curriculum…

Winter Ski Fest

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…