Scituate High School Best Buddies 2019-20

REGISTRATION IS FULL, PLEASE EMAIL programregistration@corsefoundation.org to be placed on wait list

PLEASE NOTE IF YOUR CHILD IS ON AN IEP OR 504 

 

THE LARGEST CLUB AT SHS is Back!!!

Each Month There will be at 1 IN-school AND 1 AFTER-school Meeting

PLEASE NOTE VERY IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE POLICY BELOW

Informational Kick-off Meeting: Thursday, September 26   3:00pm  Cafeteria

REGISTRATION BEGINS Thursday, September 26 and Fills VERY Quickly

 Maximum Registrations = 100

Best Buddies provides strong peer mentor and social thinking training opportunities as well as many field trips and social activities for ALL students to participate!   

The SHS chapter of Best Buddies International enhances a caring and compassionate school community that practices inclusion, involvement, peer assistance and acceptance of differences.  Interested students will apply for the program through an online PARENT registration.  Members will attend training programs throughout the year plus additional field trips and activities in and after school. Trainings provide members with sufficient knowledge and skills to enable them to serve as peer supports for students with disabilities, while all students get to enjoy activities and field trips in an inclusive, accepting and relaxed social atmosphere. We will offer activities periodically each month IN-school on Tuesdays and AFTER-school on Thursdays at 3:00pm with end time based on event.  Tentative Schedule is posted below.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is expected and evaluated each term for continued participation. We are offering both IN and AFTER-school opportunities to accommodate ALL student schedules.  If you play a sport or are a member of another club, please discuss your monthly Best Buddies after-school sessions with your coach or advisor in advance.  All Best Buddies Registrants will be required to attend AT LEAST 1 activity first quarter AND 2 in and/or after-school activity each of the following quarters.  Attendance will be taken; it is the student's responsibility to sign in.  Attendance sheets will be sent to the Guidance Office to confirm active participation in this program.  

Application Process:

  • Parent Required to Complete On-line Registration                                                                                                          WITHOUT THE PARENT REGISTRATION, THE STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A SPOT

REGISTRATION IS FULL, PLEASE EMAIL programregistration@corsefoundation.org to be placed on wait list and PLEASE NOTE IF YOUR CHILD IS ON AN IEP OR 504

  • Applicants selected by SHS Staff Advisors; Maximum is 100 students, so please have parent submit application as soon as possible. 
  • Questions?  Please contact Julie Meredith, Gail Varrasso or Joe Pumphrey

Sponsored by:

Scituate CORSE Foundation (Community of Resources for Special Education) 

Where

Scituate High School 

Contacts:

Julie Meredith, Gail Varrasso and Joe Pumphrey

Registration Information: 
programregistration@corsefoundation.org

www.corsefoundation.org

The CORSE Foundation (Community of Resources for Special Education) was established by a group of dedicated parents and educators to raise funds to provide high quality and affordable programming, training and resources that will benefit children with special needs, their parents and educators throughout South Shore Massachusetts.  CORSE has designed an innovative model within a blended framework of integrated and specialized social, academic, recreation, therapeutic and work skills development programs so children with special needs can reach their full potential.  Our variety of programs are staffed appropriately through customized staffing ratios and special education expertise so ALL children, those with and without special needs, can successfully participate together within their community. 

Register Now! 

PLEASE NOTE: There is a glitch in the constant contact system where some registrations get reset to blank before confirmation. The company is aware of the issue and working on it. Please try again immediately and it should go through. If it does not, email corsefoundation@comcast.net and we will register you. 

If you are registering more than one child, you will need to register under 2 different email addresses.  We apologize for this inconvenience, but it is a requirement of this particular software. 

PLEASE REMEMBER:  To keep our programs as affordable as possible, CORSE supplements 75%-100% of all our programming costs and is run entirely by unpaid volunteers.  Thus, our administrative overhead is only 4.9%. In order to continue our beneficial programs, please consider a donation to CORSE when you register. ALL donations are greatly appreciated! 

 

For 2019, these programs have been generously supported by grant funding received from the Grace E. Brooks Trust, Evan Henry Foundation, Edwin Phillips Foundation, South Shore Playhouse Associates, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation as well as our community fundraising supporters.