Adaptive and Special Education Program
Ms Brittany Barry, Program Head
Since
1999, Hawaii Academy has been developing independent classes designed
to meet the needs of students challenged to obtain functional fitness
and autonomy. Whethere these challenges are congenital or aquired,
transitional or permanent, minor or devostating, the academy aspires
to do what it can to help promote lifetime fitness for students
of ALL ages and abilities. Obviously there are some limitating conditions
that prevent safe participation and those students that pose potential
threat to others must be closly monitored by personalaids, but the
objective is to progress towards improvements in personal fitness,
self-image, self-esteem, social intergration, and functional autonomy.
Our Adaptive and
Special Education classes are designed to assist participants with
special needs due to genetical, physiological, psychological, sociological,
economic, or other challenges. For those over sixty years of age,
see our senior exercise information Those members capable of functioning
without a personal aid are in other programs (e.g., Seniors, Flex
Fit program) or regularly scheduled classes. In the case you would
like to make special arrangements, schedule an adaptive education
off-site or propose a new one to Hawaii Academy (has to be related
to PE or Fitness), please contact our Special Events and Programs
Department Chair.