Special Needs Enrichment
Changing Lives
through SNAAC
Special
Needs Academic & Arts Center
After School Enrichment Program
Pre-School through 6th Grade
12-18 year old Integrated Program
Charley Moskowitz LMSW,
Director, 472-3300, x361, E-mail:
moskowitzc@jccmw.org
About the Director
Mission:
To provide enrichment programs that are appropriate for children with ADHD,
speech/language delays, Learning Disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD or
any social and emotional problems.
SNAAC is a
non-sectarian program that provides scholarships and 1:1 assistants.
Approach:
A combination of teamwork, opportunity, and encouragement is all a child
with special needs requires to be successful at SNAAC. With small
classes, in a warm nurturing atmosphere, your child will succeed at those
activities in which she or he wishes to participate. Self-esteem will be
cultivated, creativity will be encouraged and friendships will be developed.
Our staff includes a team of dedicated educators and therapists well known
in their respective fields. These programs are made available
through grants from UJA Federation of NY. OMRDD.
Sunday Funday
Sundays, 9:00am –
Noon
for Pre-K to 18 years old
Fall Sessions begin Sunday
October 17, 2010
Pre-K
through 6th Grade
Join us for an all-inclusive program which includes Sports, Social Skills, Speech,
Art, Computer, Yoga, Gymnastics, Music and Theatre. Small groups with individual attention! Groups will be divided by
ability and age.
13-18 Year Old Integrated
Group
Teens with special
needs and teens peer volunteers will meet for 3 hours featuring Sports,
Social Skills, Human Development, Computers, Art, Music and Theatre.
Parents, grandparents and
caretakers group meets once a month on Sundays.
 SNAAC SUNDAY/FUNDAY
SESSIONS
SUMMER: July 11, 2010 - August 15, 2010 (6 weeks) (Pre-K - 10
years old)
FALL: October 17, 2010 - February 13, 2011 (13 weeks)
SPRING: March 6, 2011 - June 19, 2011 (13 weeks)
*End of the Year Theatre Troupe Performance June 18, 19, 2011
SNAAC After School Programs
Fall: October 19, 2010 - February 9, 2011 (16 weeks)
Spring: March 8, 2011 - June 21, 2011 (13 weeks)
Pre-K Social Skills Wednesday and Thursday.
1st - 3rd grade (4:00-5:00pm) Social Skills
Classes are personalized to support each child's individualized needs.
Circle of Friends
Ages 20 -adult
Led by Alyssa Rapko, M.S.W.
These groups provides venues for individuals ages 21 and older who identify
themselves as having special needs, to gather on a regular basis and enrich
their social lives by planning activities based on mutual interest.
Call Alyssa at x229 for exact dates.
Volunteering and Community Service
We offer 12 and
13 year-olds a chance to participate in our Bar/Bat Mitzvah project by doing
volunteer work on Sunday/ Funday. In addition, high school students
volunteer for their community service requirements. All volunteers receive
full training by our staff.
SIB CONNECTION
OPENING SESSION October 20, 2010
featured in the New York Times, WNBC, and in Pennsylvania State
University textbook The Development of Children
Ages 6-15
16 year olds become assistants!
4:00-5:30pm weekly Led by
Charley Moskowitz, LMSW
SIB CONNECTION provides a therapeutic support group for siblings that have
brothers and sisters with special needs. It gives them the unique
opportunity in a confidential group to:
- To meet other siblings for
peer support.
- To have an opportunity to
discuss, share, and work through concerns, problems and feelings with
other siblings.
- To learn how to handle the
many situations experienced by other siblings like themselves.
- To learn that they are not
alone. A support group for parents of children in Sib Connection
will be offered once a month.
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Matan at the JCC - The Gift of Jewish Learning for Every
Child
With Jewish educators, special educators, and educational consultants and administrators, MATAN
offers self-contained religious school classes meeting once a week, in
addition to family Jewish holiday celebrations and programs. For more
information visit the MATAN’s website at:
www.matankids.org. MATAN classes can
be scheduled back to back with Sunday Funday and SNAAC programs.
Jewish Holiday
Celebrations for Special Needs Children and Their Families (MATAN)
MATAN offers Jewish
holiday celebrations in a structured and supervised low-key environment,
which takes into account children’s special needs. These programs are both
educational and fun for the whole family. If you’re interested in receiving
information about dates, times, etc., e-mail
deena@matankids.org.
Watch for details about our December Chanukah and late February Purim
events!
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Birthday
Parties Customized for Children with Special Needs:
Sports or Gymnastics*
3-10 years; *must be 4 years old for gymnastics
Sundays, 2:00-3:30pm
Sports parties will also be offered on Saturdays,
3:00-4:30pm
$415/members for 12 children
$25.00 additional fee per child for 15 children
Participate in a sports or gymnastics
party geared to your child’s ability. Food (must be kosher) and party favors
not included. Registration fee required.
Coordinated by Charley Moskowitz.
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 About the Director, Charley Moskowitz,
LMSW
Charley
Moskowitz has worked for the past twenty years with children with special
needs. Earning her M.S.W. from Fordham
University, she went on to work with Pediatric HIV, Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (S.I.D.S.), Pediatric Hospice and Maternal Child
Health. Formally the social worker at Towards Tomorrow, she brings her
expertise to the SNAAC program. As the Director of the
Special Services Enrichment Program at the JCC of Mid-Westchester, she
continues to be involved with a personal hands-on
approach. In her spare time Charley Moskowitz has a private practice for
children and their families. She has and continues to
participate in the development of higher learning through the supervision
and mentoring of graduate students and has gained the
reputation of a dedicated educator.
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