Club 21 Learning And Resource Center Inc

CLUB 21 LEARNING AND RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO BE FULLY INCLUDED.

TOOLS FOR THE JOURNEY CLUB 21'S TOOLS FOR THE JOURNEY CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 28 AND 29, 2022. THE INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL FORMAT MADE THIS YEARS CONFERENCE ACCESSIBLE TO PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND FEATURED 2 FULL DAYS OF LIVE AND PRE- RECORDED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS. THE VIRTUAL FORMAT ALLOWED US TO OFFER 17 RENOWNED SPEAKERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE SPEAKERS AND EACH OTHER IN THE LIVE ZOOM SESSIONS. THE CONFERENCE THEME WAS IDENTITY AND 96 ATTENDEES EXPLORED CULTURAL IMPACTS - RACE AND DISABILITY; ABLEISM AND DISABILITY AWARENESS; MEDICAL AND WELLNESS; AND ACADEMICS AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. ALL 17 SESSIONS WERE RECORDED AND COULD BE ACCESSED ON THE TOOLS FOR THE JOURNEY PORTAL FOR 2 MONTHS WHICH GAVE ALL THE PARTICIPANTS THE FLEXIBILITY TO VIEW ALL THE PRESENTATIONS.

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

STEPPING UP IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE PREPARING TO TRANSITION FROM EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THEIR REGIONAL CENTER TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BEGINNING AT 18 MONTHS AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY ELEMENTARY YEARS, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES PARENT EDUCATION AND CORRESPONDING CHILD LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN EACH MONTHLY PARENT SESSION, AUGUST THROUGH MAY, PARENTS LEARN TO BECOME THE MOST EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE OF THEIR CHILD'S IEP TEAM. MATH, LITERACY AND SOCIAL COMPETENCY ARE COVERED IN THEIR CHILD'S CONCURRENT CLASS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED, ALLOWING PARENTS TO REINFORCE SKILLS AT HOME. TEACHER AND MEMBER

CLUB 21 LEARNING AND RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO BE FULLY INCLUDED.