CUSR: Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation
Ages 16+ Each year, children in The Penguin Project take to the stage to perform a modified version of a well-known Broadway musical. What makes these performances unique, is that each role is filled by young artists with developmental disabilities. They are joined on stage with a "peer mentor"- children the same age without disabilities. Join […]
Ages: 5-35 Have you ever dreamed of riding horses beyond a mere pony ride? At Healing Horse Stables you will learn riding skills through an hour-long lesson including various exercises and activities from a P.A.T.H. (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) certified instructor. You will also have a ground lesson where you will learn how to […]
Ages 18+ Join CUSR as we visit Urbana's Market at the Square, full of produce, meat, dairy, honey, local beer and wine, flowers, handmade arts and crafts, and even more. After checking out the Farmers Market, we'll grab a quick lunch. Please be sure to bring money for items at the market and lunch. GOALS: Enhance socialization […]
Ages 18+ Join CUSR as we visit Urbana's Market at the Square, full of produce, meat, dairy, honey, local beer and wine, flowers, handmade arts and crafts, and even more. After checking out the Farmers Market, we'll grab a quick lunch. Please be sure to bring money for items at the market and lunch. GOALS: Enhance socialization […]
Ages 18+ Looking for ways to fill your Saturday nights? Join us for dinner and bowling! CUSR staff will pick a surprise restaurant 1 week prior to program. After dinner you'll head to Arrowhead Lanes for Cosmic Bowling. Fee includes your dinner and two games of bowling. *NOTE: STROBE LIGHTS MAY CAUSE SEIZURE ACTIVITY. GOALS: Improve […]
Ages 18+ Looking for ways to fill your Saturday nights? Join us for dinner and bowling! CUSR staff will pick a surprise restaurant 1 week prior to program. After dinner you'll head to Arrowhead Lanes for Cosmic Bowling. Fee includes your dinner and two games of bowling. *NOTE: STROBE LIGHTS MAY CAUSE SEIZURE ACTIVITY. GOALS: Improve […]
Ages 5-22 Fill your afternoon with games, sports, arts and crafts, cooking, field trips, and hanging out with friends! We will offer an amazing, as well as safe, atmosphere where we will laugh, play, grow, and learn new skills. GOALS: Improve verbal and social skills, build new friendships, gain self-confidence and independence, and expand knowledge […]
Ages: 13-21 Bring your friends to the bowling alley for some fun! Perfect your skills while socializing with your friends and meeting new ones. Participants will be assigned to lanes and can bowl up to two games. *Participants arriving late will bowl two games, if time allows. GOALS: Improve social skills, ability to interact with others, […]
Ages: 13-21 Bring your friends to the bowling alley for some fun! Perfect your skills while socializing with your friends and meeting new ones. Participants will be assigned to lanes and can bowl up to two games. *Participants arriving late will bowl two games, if time allows. GOALS: Improve social skills, ability to interact with others, […]
Ages 18+ We're traveling north to Skokie to visit the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. We will experience several exhibits that the museum has to offer while learning about and remembering those affected by one of the most significant world events to date. Admission, travel, and lunch are included in the program fee. GOALS: Enhance socialization […]
