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SOAR at Brehm: COURSE SUMMARY:
SOAR is excited to offer our newest program on the campus of Brehm Preparatory School, in Carbondale, IL! SOAR at Brehm is a great opportunity for families looking for a traditional summer camp, serving youth with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. Students will participate in a wide variety of exciting activities each day, including woodworking, pottery, photography, arts & crafts, canoeing, paintball, fishing, sports and much more/ On weekends, campers will take advantage of the many recreation opportunities in nearby Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville. These weekend excursions include visits to:
- The Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, John Hancock Observatory and Field Museum in Chicago;
- The Gateway Arch, Space Science Center, Challenge Learning Center, and Zoo in St. Louis; and
- A trip to Six Flags Theme Park and Water Park in Louisville.
SOAR’s nationally recognized program has successfully enriched the lives of young people for more than 30 years by placing special emphasis on providing each youth with opportunities to discover and develop his or her own learning abilities. Although best known for providing high adventure courses, SOAR recognizes that not every student enjoys sleeping in the outdoors. Therefore, we have designed this unique program specifically for youth to enjoy campus-style living while participating in a wide variety of exciting activities. This 21- day program allows students to explore their own gifts and strengths, to develop life and social skills, and to have FUN! This course also offers a service-learning component, allowing campers to give back to the local community. Contact SOAR today to learn more about this exciting, fun-filled adventure.
Counselors: Each is highly trained, with degree work in special education, outdoor education, secondary education, therapeutic recreation, or counseling, along with a deep understanding of our youth and the activities we facilitate.
Facilities: The Brehm campus is a state of the art facility including student dorms, fitness center, gymnasium, cafeteria, pottery studio, woodworking department, and more. Students will sleep in dorms while on campus, and stay in hotel rooms while on weekend excursions. Visit their website for more information at www.brehm.org
Transportation: Round-trip transportation is available between the Brehm campus and the St. Louis airport. Participants will travel in 15-passenger vans.
Equipment and Clothing: All activity equipment will be furnished with the exception of personal clothing, gear, and sleeping materials. Upon acceptance, each student will receive a complete gear list.
If interested, please contact Admissions Department at 828-456-3435 or admissions@soarnc.org
Quick Facts:
Dates:
Session I: 6/20/10 - 7/10/10
Session II: 7/18/10 - 8/7/10
Students: 14
Days: 21
Tuition:$4,400
Ages:11-18
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Philosophy: SOAR believes all individuals identified with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit disorder (AD/HD) possess inherent talents and gifts. These abilities can mean incredible success in adulthood once these students negotiate the challenging obstacles of childhood, adolescence, and a traditional education system, usually unable to respond to individual learning styles.
Therefore, the SOAR model is based on two fundamental principles. First, youth with LD and AD/HD flourish when they are encouraged to focus on their strengths in an experiential setting. The second principle acknowledges that success can be generalized by encouraging our students to develop and utilize strategies, enabling them to compensate for those challenging characteristics of LD and AD/HD. To this end, SOAR staff strive to ensure success for each student across a wide range of experiences. Such success, in turn, builds essential self-esteem and self-confidence.
Based on these two foundations, SOAR participants develop problem solving skills, effective communication strategies, increased self-awareness, and social skills. Program activities include a broad base of wilderness adventure experiences that empower students to make healthy choices, learn more about themselves, overcome challenges, and establish relevance from these experiences to other aspects of their life.
SOAR's Specialty Courses are open to SOAR alumni and students with the maturity and experience level to be successful on the course. Acceptance is conditional on the approval of the course director. Most specialty courses are led by one of SOAR's year-round staff including Jonathan Jones, John Willson and Logan Walters.
SOAR’s programs are designed to allow students the opportunity to increase their independence while away from home. Independence is gained through self-motivation and life skills instruction. With this in mind, we involve our students in many decision making processes, such as setting individual goals, developing group guidelines, as well as trip and meal planning. This also comes into consideration when developing SOAR’s communication policy, detailed in our Parent Handbook.
SOAR is dedicated to serving the needs of individuals with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit disorder (AD/HD) and is proud to be the finest: