One Sweet Ride

It was a beautiful Friday in April, when the students I work with, in the Lifeskills room at West Rockhill Elementary, were presented with an adaptive bike. This bike is amazing! It has many features to accommodate every child in the room! No matter what physical limitations  any of the children have, they were all able to ride this bike! How cool is that! One of the greatest joys for me is to see these kids being kids. They were given that chance with the addition of this bike to our classroom. Each child took a spin on it inside, the later that day, we took them outside to try it out! The features are user friendly and easy to adapt for each child. What an amazing gift this was to our students.

Preston's March for Energy is the charity that donated the bike. They have a "pay it forward" concept where once an organization or individual receives a bike, they fund raise so that someone else can get a bike. What an awesome idea!

Physical exercise is so important for all individuals. It is imperative that we provide the means for all children to participate in some sort of movement. At Smart Kids Creative Movement, our classes are adapted to fit the children who are enrolled in each class. Students with disabilities participate in classes side by side with typical students. Each warm up, breathing exercise, movement sequence, craft, and game are developed for each class, with the participants in mind. Movement sequences and yoga poses are adapted for those students who have individual challenges including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder,Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Emotional Sensitivity, and Sensory Integration Disorder. If you have a child or know a child who would benefit from our program, please contact Jessica Reese at 215-738-6357.

Click on this link, or copy and paste in your browser, for the article showing the presentation of the adaptive bike to the students at West Rockhill Elementary School. http://www.phillyburbs.com/blogs/news_columnists/phil_gianficaro/one-sweet-ride/article_de5a4508-d310-5ce4-a1b5-ce8c49337884.html

For information on Preston's March for Energy click on this link.  www.prestonsmarch.org.

For information on Dragonfly Yoga, click on this link, or copy and paste in your browser http://dragonflyyogakids.com