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Scouts Canada - Northern Lights Council: 88th Polaris Scout Group
Are you seeking ways for your kid to connect with other kids?
Are you looking for a fun, activity based social group?
The 88th Polaris Scout group is geared towards youth with neurological or mental health conditions including sensory processing disorder, ADHD, learning disabilities, OCD, nonverbal learning disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders including Asperger's, anxiety, Tourette's, ODD, bipolar, schizophrenia, etc.
We are very excited about introducing the benefits of the Scouting program to youth who may not have had positive experiences in community organizations in the past. Our goal is to follow the Scouting program but structuring and supporting it in a way that ensures that our youth members experience growth, success and fun.
Scouts Canada is a volunteer-driven, youth focused, non-profit organization. Our mission is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. A mission which becomes even more important for youth with special needs.
The exact composition and activities of this group will be based on the needs and interests of the participating youth following the guidelines of Scouts Canada. Parent or caregiver participation is required to ensure a successful experience for all.
The group meets Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 in the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital gym. Feel free to stop by to check out our program. Call first to ensure that we are on site that week. Our first meeting of the year is Saturday, September 18. We run most Saturdays until June. The cost for the year is $215/youth. We are running a cub section (ages 8-10) and a scout section (ages 11-16). We will only be offering a beaver section (ages 5-7) if someone steps forward to lead this section.
For more information, please contact either Carmen at Scouts Canada (780-454-8561, email: cspence@scouts.ca) or the parent liaison/Cub leader Sabrina (780-461-2178, email: park_w@telus.net)
Make memories you'll keep forever and share the adventure of a lifetime.
SwimAbilities: Community Swimming Program
This community-based, leveled swimming program (click here for the official site) is geared for children ages 4 to 16, with special needs who need additional support to achieve their beginning swimmer goals and to increase their safety, independence, and enjoyment in and around the water.
There are four SwimAbilities levels:
Who Would Benefit?
Candidates for this program would benefit from a slower-paced, basic learn-to-swim program. Parents or aides who are in the water with the child, will also learn techniques to help support the child in learning and performing the swimming skills.
Locations Offered
The program is run through the City of Edmonton by certified Water Safety Instructors, with additional training to support children with special needs.
Questions?
Other swimming options are also available for students whose needs are not met by the SwimAbilities program. Please contact Laura, SwimAbilties Coordinator for further information on SwimAbilities or other swimming options for children with special needs.
1000 Friends: Give the Gift of Safety
If you've ever had to keep track of a person who wanders, you know the anxiety faced by families of children, adults and seniors with special needs who can easily wander and become disoriented. Keeping loved ones safe is one of the biggest worries of family members. Today, tracking devices like the EYEZ-ON EZ 100 can make it easy for families to keep track of their loved ones on their home computer, laptop or smart phone. Sadly, though, not every family can afford a tracking device.
That's why EYEZ-ON is calling for 1000 Friends to collectively donate one thousand EZ 100 tracking devices to be made available to families who need these devices to keep their loved ones safe.
Become a Friend. Give the gift of safety. To donate a tracking device for one year, click here.
To see the official 1000 Friends site, click here.
Mike Lake's Pancake Breakfast A Huge Success
A big thank-you goes out to Mike Lake (MP for Edmonton - Mill Woods - Beaumont) and his constituency staff for a terrific pancake breakfast on August 21. Despite the clouds, the crowds came out to meet Mike, learn more about autism, and raise $18,822.11 for ASEA's programs and services! Thank you to everyone who made it a success!
