Working Together / Building Community / Taking Care of Our Children
Cycling for Autism
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Plainfield Central/Memorial School - Plainfield CT
This event will include four 'rides' throughout Plainfield and surrounding towns:
- Metric Mile Ride - for professional/experienced riders who will journey on a 62 mile course.
- Amateur Ride - for anyone who would like to participate in a 30 mile ride.
- Family Ride - for approximately 10 miles throughout the villages of Plainfield.
- Pee-Wee Ride - for children who would like to participate in a Bike Safety Course and ride the grounds of Plainfield Central School.
NO QUESTION:
There is no question that our community schools need help. Programs focused on teaching and working with autistic children add another burden to already under-funded educational programs. Towns are required to provide teachers and space for the special education programs, but then the challenge becomes a scramble to find equipment, tools and supplies suitable for children with autism, finding and funding personnel to staff this new classroom.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS:
The immediate physical needs are usually child size tables chairs and desks.
Cubbies, tables, room dividers, mirrors, appropriate toys, music players and earphones are also needed. Ideally an indoor “play-scape” would save dress-up and dress-down time when children need organized physical activity.
FUTURE GOALS:
We’d also love to be able to provide funds for---
--- yearly, pre-semester training for teaching assistants.
---teacher in-service training.
---scholarships for regular classroom “volunteers”.
---a summertime activity program for children in the autism spectrum.
REALITY CHECK Ideal (link) vs.
REAL (link)
Contact: Chas@GramiesKids.org chasnan@att.net
Mail: GramiesKids PO Box 101 Plainfield, CT 06374
