Description:
Camp Discovery in its fourth year, currently located in Pacific Palisades in a shared space with the Palisades Malibu YMCA services 100 children throughout the summer (never more then 50 per day) from all over Los Angeles County.
Camp Discovery provides a meaningful outdoor summer camp experience for children with mild to moderate special needs, ages 3 to 10. Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Early Intervention Play Specialists provide their services and train the counselors who each have a background in education and experience with special needs children. A 3 to 1 camper to counselor ratio helps the campers (who have a number of disabilities including, Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, Developmental Delays, Speech and Language Delays, Gross and Fine Motor Delays, Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Genetic Disorders) succeed and thrive.
Camp Discovery seamlessly integrates therapeutic interventions into the camp day so as to foster the campers’ self confidence, self esteem, language skills, fine and gross motor skills and their ability to interact effectively with their peers. All of these interventions help insure that these children continue to make strides during the summer and do not fall behind.
While at Camp Discovery, campers participate in traditional summer camp activities while making friends, often for the first time. This experience, in turn, fosters personal growth and accomplishment. The camp provides a safe, nurturing environment for the children and also brings together families with common issues and allows them to share experiences, offer emotional support and exchange information about other resources in the community. The children have a wonderful camp experience and the families have the joy of seeing their children thrive.
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