Capes Clinic week #1

Man I finally found some time to sit down and write a post! So I was a little nervous going into Tuesday night because I didn't know how our kids would do while working with complete strangers. I was really surprised and also pleased at how comfortable they seemed with us as soon as we entered the gym. One of our children, (Katie) was smiling all night. She was just very enthusiastic about the stations and you could tell that she didn't get to do things like this very often. Our other child (Ben) was also very enthusiastic. He had excellent coordiantion and he didn't struggle to catch on to the activities. In the pool, both of them were great and I know from week to week that both of them will be loving the water more than ever. I was really pleased with the first week and I am excited to get to know our other child that was absent and see these children learn and grow.

Capes Clinic Week #1

I loved our first day at the Capes Clinic. Our group had 2 kids with Down Syndrome (one child wasn't there) and they could not have been any more fun and well behaved. They listened very well to all the instructions that were given, and rarely needed one of us to demonstrate how to do something. One of the children was a little more advanced and could do more things than the other, so we'll have to do things a little bit differently between the children. All in all, it was such a fun experience, and I'm more than excited about watching these children progress and help them develop. -Jody

Our first day at CAPES was awesome! We got to meet most of our kids, although one was unable to be there. Two of the students in our group have Downs Syndrome. They are so great! They listen well to instructions and are extremely friendly. The hardest part for me was when we initially got in the water. One of the kids was so excited and it was difficult to keep him from diving under the water. But when he was able to focus he followed directions really well. The best part was watching how proud the kids were of the accomplishments that they made. I'm looking forward to getting to know them better. I love our group!
-Lauren

CAPES Day 1

So I'm not sure if this is how I'm suppose to do it but I'm going to write what I want to here anyways. So CAPES Day 1 was AWESOME! everyone worked really hard, they participated and helped with our students! Oh my goodness our students; they are so cute, so smart, and so fun! I am supper excited to work with them again and see their progression as we go along. I am sad that B. was not here this week but am supper excited to meet B. in the weeks to come. Again, great job everyone and I look forward to next week!