The Bronx Times & Bronx.com: Bronx Pre-Schoolers Special Olympics

Bronx Pre-Schoolers Special Olympics
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Peter Milosheff on 01/24/2011 11:28:00
 
Developmentally-delayed three to five-year-olds engaged in fun winter-themed
activities designed to improve gross motor skills such as coordination, balance,
strength and agility.
Among the Olympics-inspired games is a fun twist on luge using scooter boards,
ice-skating with glittered paper plates covering the floor, and snow-ball fights
with crumbled paper. A medal ceremony will follow and the children will be
invited to create a large torch on the wall using pre-made painted hand-prints.
The New York Institute for Special Education, founded in 1831 as The New York
Institute for the Education of the Blind, is one of the oldest and most
respected schools in the nation that provides specialized services for children
with disabilities.