Go Team!

The After School Program had some fun with the pom pons during Movement class. Between the shaking, noise and colors, pom pons serve as great sensory objects.

Quintin: Feature Participant

Every other month, Out & About highlights a participant from Children Services. For March, we turn our attention to Quintin.

Quintin attends Swimming and Art Exploration once a week with the After School Program. At the start of every activity, Quintin runs up to all his friends with a huge smile and greets them with a high five. The Out & About staff admires Quintin's sincere approach to saying hi to all his friends. Over the holidays, Quintin attended a School Closure Day with another participant who was having a difficult day. He independently walked up to his peer, put a hand on his shoulder and said, "you okay?" The other participant responded, "Hi, yes." Quintin LOVES football and can name every NFL team for you. His enthusiasm for art and swimming with friends allows him to make the most out of activities with Out & About.

Bowling!

Every other Thursday we go bowling at Chipper's Lanes in Broomfield. They are a great venue and very accomodating to us, and always happy to see us! We bowl every other Thursday, alternating with Sports & Games. Here is a picture of Jessa and Ally bowling from the summer!

Bowling is a great activity for developing hand-eye coordination, as well as being a place to socialize with peers and develop friendships.  Bowling promotes sportsmanship and increases independence through skills acquisition.

Swimming!

Swimming has ALWAYS been a favorite activity at Out & About, for kids and staff alike! This school year we decided to offer Swimming on 2 days, Mondays and Wednesdays. They are our biggest days and really allow for some great socialization with peers. Here is a picture of Rachel and Erin in the pool.

Swimming is such a great activity for building motor skills as well as having fun! We work individually with participants to ensure safety and allow them to fine tune their swimming skills.

Summer Camp has come to an end and we have begun our first week of After School Program! This past summer was a huge success and tons of fun. Below you will find a picture of our Treks-n-Trees activity, during a fishing outing. We caught more fish this year than we ever have before!

After School Program is up and running but if you wanted any information about enrolling please contact me at mgalgoczi@imaginecolorado.org. We also have options for a full day of service during school closure days, and possible other days as well.

Carousel of Happiness!

This has been a very busy time around Out & About. Summer Camp planning is in full swing and we have an action-packed summer for you! We also had a week and half of full School Closure Days over Spring Break. It was such a successful week. The weather was great so we were able to spend time at the Zoo, various parks, and a fun trip to Gateway Fun Park. We also went to the carousel of happiness, here is a picture of Brittany & Evan on it.

The Carousel of Happiness is up in Nederland and has always been very accomidating to our group. Everyone (both participants & staff) love this activity. We will definitely be taking a trip up there again! Just a reminder that Summer Camp registration was due on April 23rd. If you missed the deadline and want to enroll please call me.

Sorry it has been a little while since the last blog update! We have been very busy with School Closure Days. Last week Boulder Valley & St. Vrain School Districts were on spring break. It was a week filled with fun activities for us! We were busy going to the Aquarium, Denver Zoo, Butterfly Pavilion, and Botanic gardens to name a few activities. We were lucky to have such nice weather, it made us all really excited for Summer Camp 2012. Below is a picture of Luca and Bethany during Art Exploration.

 

Remember that Summer Camp registration is due Monday, April 23rd. You can always contact me at mgalgoczi@imaginecolorado.org or 303-928-9766 with any questions!