Special Needs Enrichment

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Mission:
To provide enrichment programs that are appropriate for children with ADHD, speech/language delays, Learning Disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD or any social and emotional problems.

SNAAC is a non-sectarian program that provides scholarships and 1:1 assistants.

Approach:
A combination of teamwork, opportunity, and encouragement is all a child with special needs requires to be successful at SNAAC. With small classes, in a warm nurturing atmosphere, your child will succeed at those activities in which she or he wishes to participate. Self-esteem will be cultivated, creativity will be encouraged and friendships will be developed. Our staff includes a team of dedicated educators and therapists well known in their respective fields.  These programs are made available through grants from UJA Federation of NY. OMRDD.

Sunday/Funday
Sundays, 9:00am – Noon for Pre-K to 18 years old
Fall Sessions begin Sunday October 2, 2011

Pre-K through 6th Grade
Join us for an all-inclusive program which includes Sports, Social Skills, Speech, Art, Computer, Tai Chi, Gymnastics, Music and Theatre.  Small groups with individual attention!  Groups will be divided by ability and age and integrated when applicable.

13-18 Year Old Integrated Group
Teens with special needs and teens peer volunteers will meet for 3 hours featuring Sports, Social Skills, Human Development, Computers, Art, Music and Theatre.

Sunday/Funday Sessions

SUMMER: July 10 - August 14, 2011 (6 weeks)
FALL: October 2, 2011 - February 12, 2012 (13 weeks)
SPRING: March 4  - June 17, 2012 (13 weeks)
*End of the Year Theatre Troupe Performance June 16-17, 2012

SNAAC After School and Saturday Programs

Fall: October 15, 2011 - February 8, 2012
Spring: March 1 - June 13, 2012
Pre-K  Social Skills Wednesday and Thursday.
Classes are personalized to support each child's individualized needs.

Circle of Friends
Ages 20 -adult
Led by social worker

These groups provides venues for individuals ages 21 and older who identify themselves as having special needs, to gather on a regular basis and enrich their social lives by planning activities based on mutual interest.  Call Charley at x361 for exact dates.

Volunteering and Community Service
We offer 12 and 13 year-olds a chance to participate in our Bar/Bat Mitzvah project by doing volunteer work on Sunday/ Funday.   In addition, high school students volunteer for their community service requirements. All volunteers receive full training by our staff.

Through a grant make possible by the Z.B. & J.E. Butler Foundation, selected SNAAC teens will participate in the Special Needs Training Institute (SNTI), a program coordinated with Mercy College. Teens attend classes and work with autistic children while earning one (1) college credit.

NEW! TAI CHI (ages 8-16 with parent)
13 Saturdays, beginning October 15
12:00-1:00pm
$325

A certified instructor will introduce you and your child to the basic tenets of Tai Chi, which has been proven to improve balance, flexibility and muscle strength. It also helps alleviate the symptoms of asthma, increase one's energy level and agility, reduce stress and anxiety while improving overall well being. Limited to 6 students. Instructor:
Arnold Breisblatt


NEW! COMPUTER ANIMATION (ages 8-16)
13 Wednesdays, beginning October 26
4:00-5:30pm
$390

Students will create their own light-up talking puppets, develop storyboards, shoot their work and create animation! Special attention will be paid to student's individualized working style. Limited to 8 students. Instructor: Clay Haviland


NEW! WRITER'S WORKSHOP (ages 4-7)
13 Mondays, beginning October 17
4:00-5:30pm
$390

Students will increase their imagination and vocabulary, share ideas with others, and engage in the creative process while having fun.
Various activities, both verbal and the use of illustrations, will lead to a final group story project. It will be printed out for each child to have when the workshop is finished. Students must have some verbal skills but do not need written skills. Limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Marty Stone
 

Matan at the JCC - The Gift of Jewish Learning for Every Child 
With Jewish educators, special educators, and educational consultants and administrators, MATAN offers self-contained religious school classes meeting once a week, in addition to family Jewish holiday celebrations and programs.  For more information visit the MATAN’s website at: www.matankids.org.  MATAN classes can be scheduled back to back with Sunday/Funday.

Jewish Holiday Celebrations for Special Needs Children and Their Families (MATAN) 
MATAN offers Jewish holiday celebrations in a structured and supervised low-key environment, which takes into account children’s special needs. These programs are both educational and fun for the whole family. If you’re interested in receiving information about dates, times, etc., e-mail deena@matankids.org. Watch for details about our December Chanukah and late February Purim events!

About the Director, Charley Moskowitz, LMSW
Charley Moskowitz has worked for the past twenty years with children with special needs. Earning her M.S.W. from Fordham
University, she went on to work with Pediatric HIV, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (S.I.D.S.), Pediatric Hospice and Maternal Child
Health. Formally the social worker at Towards Tomorrow, she brings her expertise to the SNAAC program. As the Director of the
Special Services Enrichment Program at the JCC of Mid-Westchester, she continues to be involved with a personal hands-on
approach. In her spare time Charley Moskowitz has a private practice for children and their families. She has and continues to
participate in the development of higher learning through the supervision and mentoring of graduate students and has gained the
reputation of a dedicated educator.