Empowering Individuals. Supporting Communities.
Teens and adults with Down syndrome (ages 16+) are invited to join our Book Club! We finish each book with a fun movie screening. Since we’ve just completed Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, come enjoy the movie with us on July 8th. Following the movie, Book Club will take a short break and resume in […]
Summer Stars is a free program for children with Down syndrome aged 7-12 or in grades 1-6. Through a variety of thoughtfully designed activities, including games, crafts, and outdoor play, the program helps children make progress on their IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals while supporting their overall development. Summer Stars will take place Monday-Thursday from […]
Join our Dance program with Molly from Arts in Motion and our intern Molly! This is an adaptive program for all of our school-age members aged 7-12. We stretch, dance, and play fun percussion instruments while we listen to fun music! Please register HERE if you would like to participate! Please email program@dsawm.org if you have any […]
Join our Dance program with Molly from Arts in Motion and our intern Molly! This is an adaptive program for all of our teens and adult members aged 13 and older. We stretch, dance, and play percussion instruments while we listen to participant-selected music! Please register HERE if you would like to participate! Please email program@dsawm.org if you […]
Summer Stars is a free program for children with Down syndrome aged 7-12 or in grades 1-6. Through a variety of thoughtfully designed activities, including games, crafts, and outdoor play, the program helps children make progress on their IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals while supporting their overall development. Summer Stars will take place Monday-Thursday from […]
Join us on Thursdays from 4pm-5pm for Drumming with Josh from Arts in Motion! This program is for members of all ages and it will be a fun opportunity to work on your rhythm and make some music with friends. Please register HERE if you would like to participate! Please email program@dsawm.org if you have any questions.
DSAWM has Cooking Capers every other week in the summer. Cooking Capers is a program led by GVSU nutrition students to teach independence in the kitchen for members 12 and older (members 12-15 must have a guardian present). We work on goals and learn kitchen safety, measurements, and more! We cook a delicious 3 course meal each week and […]
Summer Stars is a free program for children with Down syndrome aged 7-12 or in grades 1-6. Through a variety of thoughtfully designed activities, including games, crafts, and outdoor play, the program helps children make progress on their IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals while supporting their overall development. Summer Stars will take place Monday-Thursday from […]
The Developmental Sports program, in partnership with Special Olympics and Autism Support of Kent County, is designed to introduce children with developmental disabilities, ages 7-13, to a variety of physical activities. This program will be on Mondays from 4pm-5pm. Each week, we focus on teaching the basics of sports, helping participants develop essential athletic, cognitive, […]
This summer, teens and adults with Down syndrome (ages 12 and up) are invited to join Rapid Runners, a fun and supportive running program where we train together for the LMCU Bridge Run 5k on September 14th! We meet at the pavilion at Manhattan Park to warm up, then participants are paired with volunteers to walk/run […]
160 68th St. SW, Ste. 110
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Located inside the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center
616-956-3488
Monday – Thursday | 9:00am – 5:00pm
