Peer Buddy Program
The New Albany Peer Buddy Program is a program for New Albany High School and NA Middle School students with special needs to be partnered with a high school peer buddy. The high school peer buddy club will plan numerous extracurricular social events during the year for which the peer buddies and their partners may choose to participate. The high school peer buddy will be a friend to a partner with special needs and will provide support in his/her community.
For more information about the Peer Buddy Program or to inquire about including your high school or middle school child with special needs in this program, please contact us at buddies at naspecialconnections.org.
The following links offer additional information and provide the form to include your child with special needs in the program:
NA Peer Buddy Program Advisor, Daphne Hess, is honored to announce that NASC was awarded the Adam Stuart Linhart Memorial Fund grant from the Columbus Foundation to sponsor the 2006-07 Peer Buddy Program! Adam was a young man who despite his strengths of charm, intelligence, artistic, mechanical and athletic abilities had a learning disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which made school quite challenging. By receiving this grant Adam’s life will be remembered in a positive light and will help the Peer Buddy Program to advance its goal of fostering friendships. Thank you very much for to the Linhart family your generous gift.
SOCIAL EVENTS: for our Buddies and Partners
- September NA Football Tailgate Party 6:30pm (Game starts at 7:30pm) Students will meet in the NA HS parking lot outside the football stadium for a tailgate dinner and games prior to the HS football game. We’ll sit at the game as a block and cheer the NA Eagles onto a victory!
- September 24th 1-4pm Our Buddies and Partners will help run the game booths at NASC’s Family Day on the Farm. This is our yearly community service project outing. Students will work one 1 3/4 hour shift.
- Sunday, November 5th “Field Trip” to the Children’s Theatre presentation of “Surviving the Applewhites” at the Park Street Theatre. Buddies and Partners will meet at the HS/MS Bus Loop at 2pm to ride a bus to the theatre to attend the play! Students and their families are encouraged to read the Newberry Honor book, Surviving the Applewhites. We will return to school at approximately 5pm.
- You must have RSVP’d to attend this event – tickets are purchased in advance.
- Wednesday, December 20th 1:00-2:30pm Reunion with Graduate Buddies & Game Day with Arts & Crafts and Ice Cream at the NA Library. Buddies and Partners will experience playing games and/or creating a craft project. We will enjoy make your own ice cream sundaes too while we socialize with current and graduate Buddies!
- Saturday, January 27th TIME CHANGED: 2:30 -4:00 pm BINGO for Prizes Come join us for an exciting series of Bingo Games with our Buddies to win prizes! Light refreshments provided.
- Friday, February 9th 6:00 - 8:30 pm – Basketball Tailgate Party in Gym Lobby prior to boys basketball game. We’ll eat pizza during the first part of the Boys JV Game and then watch the end of the JV and the whole Varsity Boys’ Basketball games.
- March – Bowling with our Buddies
EDUCATIONAL EVENING: November 7, 2007 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
“Strategies for Modifications for School and Home”
- Date: November 7, 2007
- Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
- Location: New Albany 2-5 Grade School Cafeteria
- Guest Speakers – Featuring Ms. Julie Abrams, New Albany 5th Grade Resource Teacher With Mrs. Ronda Andersen, New Albany 2-5 Counselor.
- The content of this evening This exciting opportunity for parents and staff will feature Ms. Abrams speaking about accommodations and modifications of the curriculum for school and home.
- Questions? Contact Holly Robbertz at 933-0551 or email at events at naspecialconnections.org
EDUCATIONAL EVENING: Spring 2008 March 4, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Date: Tuesday March 4, 2008
- Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
- Location: New Albany 2-5 Grade School Cafeteria
- Guest Speaker – Mrs. Sondra Williams
- The content of this evening NASC invited Sondra Williams to speak in the spring of 2006. Her presentation was very inspirational to our audience. We are very excited to have her speak at our Spring Educational Evening. Sondra is an adult with autism and a parent to four children with autism spectrum disorders and speaks to parents and professionals about autism spectrum disorders.
- Questions? Contact Holly Robbertz at 933-0551 or email at events at naspecialconnections.org
Social Events
NASC Morning Coffee
Tuesday February 5, 2008
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Tim Horton’s on SR 62 across from the NA firehouse
Why? Our Social Events provide opportunities for parents to mingle, share resources, and take a break from the challenges of raising a child with special needs. Participants will purchase their own food and beverage.
Questions? Contact Holly Robbertz 933-0551 or email at events at naspecialconnections.org
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