Septa Kids

SEpta Kids
Recreation I.E.

Westport Septa is pleased to report that due in large part to Septa's advocacy, programs for special-needs kids are now being offered by Westport Parks and Recreation and the Westport/Weston Family Y. For kids who are not yet ready for these programs, see the array of offerings from The Pilot House in Fairfield.

Westport-Weston Family Y

Contact: Randee Bok
Senior Director Mahackeno Outdoor Center and Community Programs.
Phone: 203-226-4221 x10.
Fax: 203-227-1945
Email: RBok@Westporty.org

Summer at Camp Mahackeno
The Special Cares program offers children with physical and mental disabilities a traditional day camp experience. Contact Randee.

Spring registration began on February 11, classes begin March 3.

This Spring's offerings include In Shape for Kids W/Special Needs (fitness), Y-SEPTA Hoops (basketball), and Sibshops (for brothers and sisters of siblings with special needs.)

For full information, see the mailed-out printed catalog and/or register online. To find the special-needs classes online, go to the search page and search on keyword special.

Aquatics. If your child cannot be mainstreamed in a group swimming lesson, contact Martin Slattery, 226-8981 x119 for information about other options.

Good news! The new Companion Locker Room.
In response to our pleas, the downtown Y has converted a storage room into a fully equipped changing room for parents with opposite-gender children and adults with disabilities.

Westport Parks & Recreation

Contacts:

Cyndi Palaia
Program Specialist
cpalaia@westportct.gov
Phone: 203-454-6106

The Spring/Summer Program Guide is online now.
See Inclusive Recreation programs for special-needs kids: soccer, cycle club, and basketball at the beach.

Family changing rooms. In response to our pleas, some restrooms at Longshore and Compo Beach now have a "Family Restroom" sign. The doors can be locked to provide privacy for parents with opposite-gender children and adults with disabilities.

The Pilot House in Fairfield

The Pilot House is a Special Needs Resource Foundation that provides programs and resources for families raising children who have developmental disabilities. Its after-school and Saturday classes are held at the Fairfield Woods Middle School.
See the online program schedule.