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Camp Lee Mar – Occupational Therapy Skills Program

Occupational Therapy Skills Program at Camp Lee Mar

Camp Lee Mar – Occupational Therapy Skills Program   Camp Lee Mar, offers a unique summer program, for our campers with a full educational curriculum incorporating a strong Academic and Speech program with traditional camp activities.   We reinforce occupational therapy skills, and goals in naturalized settings across our camp environment. This means not only Continue Reading…

Camp Lee Mar – Special Needs Summer Camps

Happy Children at Camp Lee Mar

Camp Lee Mar – Special Needs Summer Camps   Although Camp Lee Mar is a special needs summer camp there are many reasons why a camp program in general, special needs or mainstream, is great for any child!   Personal Growth and Problem Solving Skills At camp children exercise their brains and learn new skills Continue Reading…

Conquering COVID learning loss while having fun
at camp! – Special needs camps autism and
learning differences.

Campers at Camp Lee Mar learning During Covid

Conquering COVID learning loss while having fun at camp! – Special needs camps autism and learning differences.   So many of the conversations that we have had lately with parents revolve around helping their child gain back confidence in social skills. The past year has been hard for all of our campers and their families, Continue Reading…

Why Send Your Child To Special Needs Summer
Camps Like Camp Lee Mar?

Childrens at Summer Camp Special Needs Programs

Why Send Your Child To Special Needs Summer Camps Like Camp Lee Mar?   Choosing to send your child to a private special needs camp is the same as choosing to send a child to a private mainstream camp. There may be cheaper day programs in your area, or there may be free school programs Continue Reading…

What Are Executive Functioning Skills? – Summer Camp
Special Needs Programs

Camp Lee Mar Camper Working on Executive Functioning Skills

What Are Executive Functioning Skills? – Summer Camp Special Needs Programs   When a parent is looking for summer camp special needs programs or camps they may use a variety of searches:   “Autistic Summer Camps” “Summer Camp Special Needs” “Autism Summer Camps”   However, regardless of the wording of an online search each parent Continue Reading…

Special Needs Summer Camp Music Program?

Special Needs Summer Camp Music Program

Special Needs Summer Camp Music Program? – Why We Love Our Music And Movement Program At Camp Lee Mar!   “Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen   Our Music and movement program at Camp Lee Mar is specifically created to meet the needs of our campers with special needs.   Research has Continue Reading…

Special Needs Summer Camp “Dream Team”

Members of Camp Lee Mar Dream Team - Ari, Lynsey, and Laura

Special Needs Summer Camp “Dream Team”  – Why Ari, Lynsey and Laura are Camp Lee Mar’s “Dream Team!”   Between the three of them Ari, Lynsey and Laura have about 90 years of experience working at a special needs camp. What is so amazing is that all 90 years have been exclusively at Camp Lee Continue Reading…

Camp For Special Needs Children – Why is Social Dance the
most popular activity for our older campers?

Social Dance Activity for Campers at Camp Lee Mar

Camp For Special Needs Children – Why is Social Dance the most popular activity for our older campers?   Ask any senior camper what their favorite evening activity is at camp and you will get a very definite answer! – Social Dance!   Social dance is the highlight of the week for our campers. A Continue Reading…

What is so important about this camp T-shirt? – Camp for
Special Needs Children.

Camp Lee Mar Camp T-Shirt for Campers

What is so important about this camp T-shirt? – Camp for Special Needs Children.   A camp T-shirt is special in so many ways. It can remind a child of an amazing summer camp experience, their friends, and the comradery that is unique to overnight camp. It might be a camp T-shirt from a special Continue Reading…

Tips to Help Children With Special Needs Transition
at Summer Camps

Children With Special Needs

Effective Tips To Help Children With Special Needs Transition at Summer Camps   Who doesn’t like to be in their comfort zone? Being pushed out of your comfort zone at work, home or school is the reason why many people face challenges during times of transition. This is the reason that everyone, regardless of their Continue Reading…