Registration for our 2021 program will begin in January, or you can fill out an online interest form at any time and we will contact you in early 2021.
If the facilities at which we host camp are still closed in May, Camp Abilities PA will be a virtual program again in 2021.
Camp Abilities PA @ WCU is an educational sports camp for youth ages 7-17 who are blind or have low vision. The purpose of the camp is to empower children to be physically active, improve their overall health and wellness, encourage them to make food choices that support an active lifestyle, and develop their confidence and self-esteem through sport and physical activity. Athletes receive one-on-one instruction during all physical activities and events. Camp Abilities PA is an overnight camp experience that introduces children to a variety of sports, including 5-a-side soccer, cross-country and track running, field events, tandem biking, and swimming, and provides opportunities to participate in goalball, football, golf, lacrosse, frisbee, and beep baseball.
Our Experienced Staff
Performance coaches at Camp Abilities PA are pooled from the adapted physical education program at West Chester University. Students in this program are majors in health and physical education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education, and have taken classes and trainings focused on teaching sport and physical activity to students with visual impairments. Head coaches are trained professionals in the fields of adapted physical education, adapted sport, occupational and physical therapies, and visual impairment who have experience teaching at Camp Abilities PA. All coaches have FBI fingerprints and background checks, as per PA state laws for teaching children.
Adapted Physical Education
CAPA is based on an adapted PE model. Athletes are given instruction with the modifications they need to be most successful. This includes modifications to instruction, equipment, and terrain such as tactile modeling, auditory balls, and tactile boundaries. For more information about adapted PE and the rights of students with visual impairments to access PE class, our staff has compiled an APE packet that details PA and national laws surrounding quality physical education for all.
Our Experienced Staff
Performance coaches at Camp Abilities PA are pooled from the adapted physical education program at West Chester University. Students in this program are majors in health and physical education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education, and have taken classes and trainings focused on teaching sport and physical activity to students with visual impairments. Head coaches are trained professionals in the fields of adapted physical education, adapted sport, occupational and physical therapies, and visual impairment who have experience teaching at Camp Abilities PA. All coaches have FBI fingerprints and background checks, as per PA state laws for teaching children.
Adapted Physical Education
CAPA is based on an adapted PE model. Athletes are given instruction with the modifications they need to be most successful. This includes modifications to instruction, equipment, and terrain such as tactile modeling, auditory balls, and tactile boundaries. For more information about adapted PE and the rights of students with visual impairments to access PE class, our staff has compiled an APE packet that details PA and national laws surrounding quality physical education for all.
Camp Abilities PA @ WCU
311 Sturzebecker HSC
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
CampAbilitiesPA@gmail.com
311 Sturzebecker HSC
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
CampAbilitiesPA@gmail.com
