Iowa Educational Services for the
Blind and Visually Impaired (IESBVI)
www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us
2016 Summer Programs
Something for Everyone!
Camp Abilities
June 12-16 Yoga for the
Body & Mind
June 19-23
Big City O & M Camp
June 12-17
Girls’ Night Out
June 18-19 Camp
Explore
June 26 -
Expanding July 1
Our World
(Younger Students)
June 20-24
Planes, Trains Expanding
& Automobiles Our World
June 26 – July 1 (Older Students)
June 27-July 1 RoboTech
Academy
July 10-14
In collaboration with:
-Iowa School for the Deaf
-Easter Seals/Camp Sunnyside
-Area Education Agencies A Walk in the Woods
-Local School Districts July 10-15
Note to Parents Regarding Transportation:
Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers both residential and day camps during the summer.
For residential camps, parents will be responsible for transporting their child to and from the camp location
on the first and last day of camp.
For day camps, parents will need to transport their child
to and from the camp daily.
JUNE
CAMP ABILITIES
June 12-16 * Location: Iowa Braille School, Vinton - Residential Camp
Target Population: Students 7-13 years of age that are interested in sports, recreation, and leisure. Students should be predominately independent with self-care and have few behavioral concerns.
Whether you are running around a track, hitting a beeping ball, dancing, skating or catching a fish, come prepared to be active and involved in various sporting/leisure activities. Be prepared to amp up your fitness routine and make lots of friends. Individual, leisure, and team oriented activities will be the focus of this camp.
Contact either Carla Morrow at 319-310-8597 (e-mail: ) or Brandon Schellhorn at 515-249-6312 (e-mail: ) with questions.
BIG CITY O & M CAMP
June 12-17 * Location: Martin Hall at Iowa State University – Residential Camp
Target Population: This camp is for students in grades 8-12 who use a cane to travel, are independent in their daily living skills, and want travel experience in a larger city.
Each full day of camp, students will have the opportunity to serve others through volunteer activities (i.e., serving meals through Food at First and making no-sew blankets for Project Linus). They will also practice cane travel skills in a larger city, bus travel skills with a cane, and practice independent daily living skills. After the independent living skills training is complete each evening, the students will have some fun with such things as playing goal ball, swimming, and even having fun on a climbing wall!
Contact either Deena Recker at 641-814-3428 (e-mail: ) or Kaylyn Wright at 712-828-0933 (e-mail: ) with questions.
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT
June 18-19 (Please Note: The date was originally published as June 24-25)
Location: Iowa Braille School, Vinton & Waterloo – Residential Camp
Target Population: Girls that are independent in basic self-help skills such as toileting and dressings.
Girls’ Night Out works on many independent living skills including; money handling and budgeting, safety skills, independent travel using a city bus and taxi, and social skills. Girls with visual impairments get an opportunity to spend time with each other, have fun, and make new friends. Girls who plan to attend both Girls’ Night Out and Yoga for the Body & Brain will have transportation provided from Waterloo to Iowa Braille School for the Yoga for the Body & Brain camp.
Contact Lisa Lutz at 319-361-9154 (e-mail: ) with questions.
YOGA FOR THE BODY & BRAIN
June 19-23 * Location: Iowa Braille School, Vinton – Residential Camp
Target Population: Students in grades 3-12. Ability to follow directions and enthusiastically engage in activities. Students who enjoy an energetic lifestyle and demonstrate independent living skills. Students who are interested in body awareness, physical health, learning yoga, and breathing strategies to calm stress and anxiety.
Students will learn about the body/brain connection. Active yoga practice will be held at a minimum of twice daily to develop body/brain awareness. Research has found that exercise impacts learning. Classroom strategies will include learning how the parts of the brain impact mood and body function. Learning will occur throughout a variety of experiential activities, crafts, journaling, and social interaction to develop body awareness and discover the strength of the body and mind to achieve goals. Students will also participate in the preparation of nutritious snacks to fuel the body and mind.
Contact Phyllis McGowan at 319-361-9124 (e-mail: ) with questions.
EXPANDING OUR WORLD (YOUNGER STUDENTS)
June 20-24 * Location: Norwalk Middle School – Day Camp
Target Population: Kindergarten-6th grade. Students must have a recommendation from their TVI to participate. Program activities will require independent movement and functional skill levels within 2 grade levels of current placement.
Program will emphasize the Expanded Core Curriculum. Students will participate in activities to increase awareness and skills in meal planning and preparation, budgeting, grocery shopping, household cleaning, recreation and leisure choices, technology, social skills, self-determination, compensatory skills, and orientation and mobility. Organization of the camp will include block scheduling of activities in expanded core curriculum such that students can be grouped to work on specific aspects of tasks. Large group activities will be used to address socials skills, self-determination, and recreational and leisure. Daily field trips will be used to integrate all skills in a natural setting as well as provide additional exposure to new concepts.
Contact Pat Nagel-Wilson at 515-480-5862 (e-mail: ) with questions.
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
June 26- July 1 * Location: Iowa Braille School, Vinton – Residential Camp
Target Population: Age 6-14. Students attending must be independent with the following: toileting, feeding, and dressing. They should also have basic orientation and mobility and age appropriate daily living sills. Students must be open to going out into the community to do activities and tolerate motion (doesn’t get motion sickness easily.)
This week-long camp will provide students with visual impairments an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with all things related to transportation and vehicles. During the camp, we will get up close and personal with real trains, automobiles, and an airplane! Other modes of transportation that may be explored could include a cable car, a trolley, a boat, a bus, a race car/stock car, a limo/corvette, a horse-drawn carriage, or a tractor/combine.
Contact either Wendy Miller at 319-540-7315 (e-mail: ), Chad Brown at 563-320-6255 (e-mail: ), Sara Larkin at 319-310-6070 (e-mail: ), or Todd Frank at 319-981-2346 (e-mail: ) with questions.
CAMP EXPLORE
June 26 – July 1 * Location: Camp Sunnyside, Des Moines – Residential Camp
Camp registration deadline is June 1. Please note that you will NOT be registered if you do not complete the Camp and Respite Application and Resident Camp registration forms found at www.easterseals.com/ia/camp by the June1 deadline.
Since there is no cost to you for your child to participate in this camp, please indicate on the financial portion of the registration form that Iowa Braille is the responsible financial party.
You are not registered for this camp by checking this camp on the Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (IESBVI) Camp Form.
Target Population: Students ages 6-20. Any age and ability. Must be eligible for Vision Services and on a current IEP (have not graduated with a diploma). This camp is offered by Easter Seals of Iowa. IESBVI staff collaborates with Camp Sunnyside staff to provide financial support as well as strategies of working with youth with blindness and visual impairments including children with significant impairments. Health services and overnight supervision is provided by Camp Sunnyside staff. In-service training for camp counselors to learn about adaptations for blind and visually impaired campers is provided by IESBVI staff prior to camp. IESBVI provides staff support during day and evening activities during the week of camp.
Camp Sunnyside offers a camp environment, with staff support, to practice Expanded Core Curriculum skills. Campers can increase Recreation, Leisure, and Social Interaction skills through exposure to a variety of campers, counselors, and cultures through participation in a variety of camp activities. Apply Orientation and Mobility skills with support in a natural outdoor unfamiliar environment. Practice Independent Living skills; specifically hygiene, dressing, and organization of belongings. Develop and demonstrate problem solving and self-determination skills. Have Fun!! Campers are a part of the residential camp at Camp Sunnyside and participate in scheduled activities with other camp participants. Structured program activities are planned by Sunnyside staff. Campers are supported during activities by adults responsible for 1-2 campers at a time, depending on student needs.
All campers MUST complete and turn in the 2016 Camp and Respite Application and Resident Camp registration forms through Easter Seals Iowa to participate in this camp.
The application and registration forms are now online at http://www.easterseals.com/ia/shared-components/document-library/camp-and-respite-forms/2016-camp/resident-camp-application.pdf
Print, complete, and return forms to:
Kate Killeen, Program and Support Specialist
Easter Seals Iowa, 401 NE 66th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313
E-mail: ; Phone: 515.309.2375; Fax: 515.289.1281
Contact either Kate Killeen with Easter Seals Iowa at 515-309-2375 (e-mail:
) or Phyllis McGowan with IESBVI at 319-361-9124 (e-mail: ) with questions.
EXPANDING OUR WORLD (OLDER STUDENTS)
June 27 –July 1 * Location: Norwalk Middle School – Day Camp
Target Population: Students in grades 7-12. Program activities will require independent movement and functional skill levels within 2 grade levels of current placement. Recommendation of TVI required.
Program will emphasize the Expanded Core Curriculum. Students will participate in activities to increase awareness and skills in mean planning and preparation, budgeting, grocery shopping, household cleaning, recreation and leisure choices, technology, social skills, self-determination, compensatory skills, and orientation and mobility. Organization for the camp will include block scheduling of activities in expanded core curriculum such that students can be grouped to work on specific aspects of tasks. Large group activities will be used to address social skills, self-determination, and recreational and leisure. Daily field trips will be used to integrate all skills in a natural setting as well as provide additional exposure to new concepts.
Contact Pat Nagel-Wilson at 515-480-5862 (e-mail: ) with questions.
JULY
ROBOTECH ACADEMY
July 10-14 * Location: Iowa Braille School, Vinton – Residential Camp
Target Population: Ages 14 and up. Basic independence, self-care, and age appropriate daily living skills.
This week-long academy will provide students with the opportunity to learn skills related to a variety of technology including both hardware and software. Students will use IOS devices, computers, and notetakers. They will have a chance to program robots to do a variety of tasks. Students will also learn skills such as troubleshooting technology and contacting tech support when needed. Lastly, they will use technology for recreational and leisure activities/games and making music.
Contact either Sara Larkin at 319-310-6070 (e-mail: ), Chad Brown at 563-320-6255 (e-mail: ), or Todd Frank at 319-981-2346 (e-mail: ) with questions.
A WALK IN THE WOODS
July 10-15 * Location: Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs – Residential Camp
Target Population: Students with visual impairments, currently on an IEP between 7 and 16 years of age. Students should be independent with toileting, feeding, and dressing.
Walk in the Woods is a Summer Camp that gives students the opportunity to explore the world in a multi-sensory way. There will be variety of field trips where campers get hands-on experiences with nature’s wide array of animal and plant life.
Contact either Katy Ring at 712-310-4623 (e-mail: ) or Sarah Hynick at 712-577-0163 (e-mail: ) with questions.
2016
Summer Program Schedule
June 12-16 Camp Abilities- Iowa Braille School, Vinton
June 12-17 Big City O & M Camp- Martin Hall at Iowa State University
June 18-19 Girls’ Night Out- Iowa Braille School, Vinton & Waterloo
June 19-23 Yoga for the Body and Brain- Iowa Braille School, Vinton
June 20-24 Expanding Our World (Younger Students)- Norwalk Middle School
June 26 - July 1 Planes, Trains, & Automobiles- Iowa Braille School, Vinton
June 26 - July 1 Camp Explore- Camp Sunnyside, Des Moines
June 27 – July 1 Expanding Our World (Older Students)- Norwalk Middle School
July 10-14 RoboTech Academy- Iowa Braille School, Vinton
July 10-15 A Walk in the Woods- Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs
Iowa Educational Services for the
Blind and Visually Impaired
1002 G Avenue, Vinton, IA 52349
319-472-5221 or 800-645-4579 (Iowa only)
www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us
Please check the program(s) your child wants to attend.
Some programs have limited participation,
so register as early as possible.
Camp Abilities June 12-16Big City O&M Camp June 12-17
Girls’ Night Out June 18-19
Yoga for the Body & Brain June 19-23
Expanding Our World (Younger) June 20-24
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles June 26-July 1 / Camp Explore June 26-July 1 (Reminder: You MUST register your child through Easter Seals for Camp Explore. Please see camp details in this brochure.)
Expanding Our World (Older) June 27-July 1
RoboTech Academy July 10-14
A Walk in the Woods July 10-15
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