Teen (13-20) / Young Adult (21-35) Programs

Day	Program	Place
Monday	* Intro to Golf	Mohansic Golf Course, Yorktown
Tuesday	Cooking Fun	Site 1 - 1st Presbyterian Church, Yorktown Site 2 - Elmsford
	* Dinner Friends	Lower/Mid Westchester Restaurants
Wednesday	* Dinner Friends	Northern Westchester Restaurants
	Music Lovers	S. Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry
Thursday	Active & Fit: On Your Feet or In Your Seat	Lower/Mid Westchester
Friday	Rec Night	Pleasantville
	* Social Club	Site 1 - Yorktown Site 2 - Lower Westchester, TBA
	Social Circle	1st Presbyterian Church, Yorktown
	Teen Time	Site 1 Yorktown Community and Cultural Center Site 2 Lower Westchester, TBA
Saturday	Club SPARC	Pace University, Pleasantville
	Gotta Dance	Mid County, TBA
	* Film Fans	Site 1 White Plains Site 2 Cortland Manor
	* Film Production Workshop	Pace University, Pleasantville
	* Horseback Riding	Site 1 - Chessfield Farms, Mahopac Site 2 - Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Cold Spring

*Indicates Medicaid funding. Fees enhance respite with additional program benefits. Please see registration info for further details.

NEW! LINK-UP: Learning Independence in the Community

Does your young adult have more leisure time than anticipated upon leaving the school system; home without structure, productive involvements or companionship? Our innovative daytime program engages young adults seeking alternatives to part-time employment and day habilitation. LINK-UP’s weekly schedule of recreation and life skills experiences supports higher ability participants with a 1:4 staff ratio. Activities promote life learning and experience in community integration, personal development, leisure time use, socialization, community service, pre-vocational skills, travel training, money management and daily recreation activities. Learn about the neighborhood by being in it!!! See our brochure for more information, or register here.

• Place:
  Location TBA based on participants’ residence
• Cost:
  $50 per day – 40 weeks, installment plan available
• Time:
  Tuesday and Thursdays, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Start Dates:
  9/8/11 – 7/12

Monday

* Intro to Golf

Personalized instruction is provided in a small group lesson, preparing you to understand and enjoy the game of golf. Learn body mechanics and golf techniques such as your stance, pivoting and swinging. Practice golf etiquette, picking out a club and finding your way around the golf center. Become familiar with making your way around the clubhouse and golf course. Practice on the driving range and the putting greens, then play one or two holes.

• Place:
  Mohansic Golf Course, Yorktown
• Time:
  7:00 – 8:00 pm
• Start Dates:
  Summer 6/4/12
• Cost:
  $160/8 weeks

Tuesday

* Dinner Friends

Have a night out on the town enjoying dinner with friends. We sample new restaurants and foods each week. Restaurant choice and location is determined by group consensus. E-mails provide weekly directions for each location. Participants build independence as they learn to manage money, understand safety and good judgment in the community, and interacting during a meal.

• Place:
  Lower/Mid Westchester Restaurants
• Time:
  6:30 – 8:00 pm, 1st & 3rd weeks
  (can coordinate w/ Cooking Fun)
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/4/11, Spring 2/7/12
• Cost:
  $135 + meals/7 weeks, $270/14 weeks

Wednesday

* Dinner Friends

See description on Tuesday

• Place:
  Northern Westchester Restaurants
• Time:
  6:30 – 8:00 pm, 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/5/11, Spring 2/8/12
• Cost:
  $135 + meals/7 weeks, $270/14 weeks

Music Lovers

Sing-along, dance and play percussion instruments in our high energy, interactive, joyful music program. Activities encourage social connections, improved receptive and expressive language, communication and musical self-expression. Share your enthusiasm through dance, performing a solo, choose and learn new songs. Lively theme night festivities with our own “Elvis” and more.

• Place:
  S. Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry
• Time:
  Teens: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/21/11, Spring 2/8/12,
  Summer 6/6/12
• Cost:
  $185/14 weeks, $370/28 weeks,
  Summer $100/8 weeks

Thursday

Active & Fit: On Your Feet or In Your Seat

Ages 18 and up.

• Place:
  Lower/Mid Westchester
• Time:
  6:30 – 7:30 pm, 7:30 – 8:30 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/22/11, Spring 2/9/12,
  Summer 6/7/12
• Cost:
  $185/14 weeks, $370/28 weeks,
  Summer $100/8 weeks

Athletic Club

Enjoy being part of our skills-based athletic club and explore a variety of recreational sports and active games while meeting new friends, having fun and keeping physically fit! Warm-up, drills and adapted games include basketball, baseball, soccer, track, hockey, volleyball and more. Participants need to be able to follow directions and engage in team activities.
Ages 18 and up.

• Place:BOCES, Yorktown
• Time:7:00 – 8:00 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/22/11, Spring 2/9/12,Summer 6/7/12
• Cost:$185/14 weeks, $370/28 weeks,Summer $100/8 weeks

Friday

NEW! Rec Night

Teens with Asperger Syndrome often feel that they don’t quite “fit” in either programs for typical kids or those for students in special education. Rec Nights is a haven where socialization is encouraged and supported without pressure. A comfortable environment for teens to develop friends, participate in activities you choose, and find free time with others an enjoyable part of life.

For Ages 12-20.

• Place:
  Pleasantville
• Time:
  7:00 – 9:00 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/14/11, Spring 3/2/12
• Cost:
  $260/10 weeks, $520/20 weeks

* Social Club

Looking for a great time on Friday nights? The Social Club is where it’s at for young adults in their 20’s. Discover this social “oasis” to meet old and new friends, listen to music, try new activities, enjoy discussions, games, snacks, parties and be a part of the community. This is a supportive environment to learn leisure skills, practice independence and develop leadership. Monthly trips may include: movie and dinner nights, bowling, theatre, golf, billiards, swimming, hiking, summer cruise, baseball game, sports club and wherever your imagination takes us!

• Place:
  Site 1 – Yorktown
  Site 2 – Lower Westchester, TBA
• Cost:
  $575/30 weeks, Summer $225/5 weeks,
  2x week
• Time:
  6:30 – 9:15 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/16/11, Summer 7/5/12
  Tuesdays & Thursdays

Social Circle

The Social Circle is where it’s at for young adults in their 20s and 30s transitioning from living at home to residential placement. Have a typical experience socializing with peers at the end of the week, listen to music, try new activities, enjoy games, arts/crafts, community service, snacks, parties, and trips. Be part of the community in a supportive environment with guidance in leisure skills, independence, community integration and money management. Help choose trips such as: movies and dinner, bowling, golf, billiards, a sports club and more!

• Place:
  1st Presbyterian Church, Yorktown
• Time:
  6:30 – 8:30 pm
• Cost:
  $550 including trips/25 weeks,
  Summer $225 + trip fees/5 weeks
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/14/11,
  Summer 7/5/12 Tuesdays & Thursdays

* Teen Time

Looking for friendship, excitement, and unique activities? Spend your evenings hanging out with other teens in this supportive, social environment! Join trips, dances and parties, try art, games or community service, talk about teen concerns, bring your CD’s, have a snack and help plan activities! Trips may include: bowling, mini-golf, Battle of the Bands, dinner, movies, arcades, theatre, swimming, summer cruise, baseball game, nature walk, sports clubs, and festivals! SPARC specialists support leisure education, stress management, independence, self-expression, development of socialization skills and attitudes to make leisure time enjoyable.

• Place:
  Site 1 – Yorktown Community and Cultural Center; Site 2 – Lower Westchester, TBA
• Cost:
  $575/30 weeks, Summer $225/5 weeks,
  2x a week
• Time:
  6:30 – 9:15 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/16/11, Summer 7/5/12
  Tuesdays & Thursdays

Saturday

Club SPARC

Kids crave weekend play-dates but it’s not always easy for parents to make this happen. Club SPARC facilitates the formation of rewarding friendships by matching participants based on compatible interests and social skills. Kids learn about making and being a good friend through creative games and projects which encourage self-expression, conversation skills, problem solving and decision making skills, all while developing new interests and self-esteem.

For ages 12-15.

• Place:
  Pace University, Pleasantville
• Time:
  10:00 am – 11:30 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/15/11, Spring 2/4/12
• Cost:
  $325/12 weeks, $650/24 weeks

NEW! Gotta Dance

Hang out with your friends and enjoy dancing to popular tunes with the guidance and enthusiasm of SPARC’s dance specialist. Neither a dance “event” or purely instruction, just enough encouragement to feel comfortable joining in a spirited evening of dance with friends.

• Place:
  Mid County, TBA
• Time:
  2x monthly, 6:30-7:30 pm Adults,
  7:30-9:00 pm Teens*
• Start Dates:
  Fall 10/1/11 Spring 2/4/12
• Cost:
  Adults $105/ 8 weeks (1 hr),
  $210/16 weeks
  Teens $150/8 weeks (1½ hrs),
  $300/16 weeks

*1st & 3rd Sat.of month (Teens can combine schedule with Film Fans)

* Film Fans

Do you love going out with friends on Saturday nights, catching a movie and gabbing over dessert? Then Film Fans is the place for you! We have a night out on the town once a month to see a movie chosen by the group. After the film, we’ll hit a nearby restaurant for some yummy treats and SPARC’s group leader will facilitate a lively discussion and movie review. Build independence as you learn group decision making, money management and social conversation skills.

• Place:
  Site 1 White Plains
  Site 2 Cortland Manor
• Time:
  6:30 – 9:30 pm, 1x monthly (2nd Sat of each month) (can combine with Gotta Dance)
• Start Dates:
  10/15/11 – 5/12/12
• Cost:
  $175 + movie & dessert/8 weeks

* Film Production Workshop

Enjoy instruction in technical and creative movie making from SPARC’s professional producer/editors, with a social group of friends. Film neighborhood events “on location,” our own biographies, create fictional scripts, do movie reviews, make music videos and conduct interviews. Develop skills in camera work, lighting, props, editing, directing, critiquing and being on camera (optional.) Invite friends and families to our “Red Carpet Event,” a gala showcase of our filmmakers’ work. Our creative accomplishments can be viewed on YouTube.com/SPARCIncTV.

• Place:
  Pace University, Pleasantville
• Time:
  10:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/17/11, Spring 2/4/12,
  Summer 6/9/12
• Cost:
  $300/14 weeks, $600/28 weeks, Summer $160/6 weeks

* Horseback Riding

Adapted horseback riding gives participants new skills, a sense of accomplishment and a love for animals. Professional instruction in English style riding techniques helps riders gain independence while improving balance, posture, self-esteem, and concentration. The beautiful settings offer participants indoor and outdoor riding facilities, opportunities to groom and feed horses and have lots of fun. Individualized riding evaluation and goals are determined for each rider.

• Site 1:
  Chessfield Farms, Mahopac
• Cost:
  $240/6 week session
• Time:
  Lesson assigned between 9-10 am
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/10/11 & 11/29/11,
  Spring 3/5/12 & 4/28/12,
  Summer 6/16/12

• Site 2:
  Therapeutic Equestrian Ctr., Cold Spring
• Cost:
  $300/6 week session
• Time:
  Lesson assigned between 11 am-1 pm
• Start Dates:
  Fall 9/10/11 & 11/29/11,
  Spring 3/5/12 & 4/28/12,
  Summer 6/16/12