Inclusive Programing
Purposeful and Meaningful
ISF, Inc. programming is not just an activity-based program. Children do not simply attend our programming to occupy their time. ISF, Inc. programming is designed to occupy their time in a purposeful and meaningful manner that will facilitate the advancement of physical, social, and emotional skills. We provide professional consultation and interventions tailored to meet your child’s needs. Participation in the program includes a comprehensive assessment that identifies the child’s mind-brain-body performance capacities. Through formal and informal assessments and observations, we design programming to maximize your child’s performance. Progress notes provide parents with insight into the child’s abilities and capabilities.
Inclusive Sports and Fitness, Inc. programming is designed utilizing best-evidence approaches in neuroscience, health sciences, mentor programming, coaching, physical fitness, and sports performance training.
Programming includes small developmental groups to facilitate the advancement of functional skills to increase communication, social interaction, and cognitive-behavioral skills.
Our sessions are uniquely designed with structured activities to maximize engagement and participation in typical sports activities or mainstream activities.
ISF programming incorporates interactional or relationship-based practice by providing structured supportive mentoring with typically-developing children and young adult mentoring. This practice facilitates improvement in socio-emotional-behavioral competency and positive social engagement. Moreover, These activities provide opportunities to improve motor skills and the ability to participate in sports activities.
Field Trips
ISF offers site-based programming for schools and community-based centers affording individuals with different abilities an alternative and safe environment to learn skills needed to encourage life-long physical fitness. Included is science-based, technology-driven programming that utilizes best evidence approaches to facilitate a healthy lifestyle and encourage life-long physical fitness. The ISF facility, with its state-of-the-art equipment, provides an engaging environment for athletes of all ages. Virtual and exergaming equipment provides a popular and fun mechanism to encourage physical strengthening and toning. Athletes are placed in small groups for instruction on proper exercise, while facilitating socialization.
Program Benefits:
- Advancement of function and performance skills through physical fitness training-induced neural plasticity
- Enhancement of cognitive and behavioral functioning
- Social and emotional skill-building through interactions with trained youth and peer mentors
- Health, wellness and weight management
- Exergaming, virtual and augmented reality
- Professional and parent collaborations
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Athletes are benefactors of all current research innovation
Pre-K Program
Children who demonstrate difficulty with foundational gross motor skills will benefit from our program. Our skilled interventions target deficits and have proven success in advancing performance. We provide evidence-based, data driven interventions that focus on advancing the whole child. The ISF Pre-K program runs year-round with 12-week sessions for children aged 3-5. The program includes a comprehensive evaluation. Also included is science-based, technology driven programming that utilizes best evidence approaches to facilitate participation in mainstream activities and meet standard milestones. The ISF facility, with its state-of-the-art equipment, provides an engaging environment for athletes of all ages. Virtual and exergaming equipment provides a popular and fun mechanism to encourage physical strengthening and toning. Computer analysis provides instant insights to on site Occupational Therapists as well as to caregivers at home.
Program Benefits:
- Advancement of function and performance skills through physical fitness training-induced neural plasticity
- Enhancement of cognitive and behavioral functioning
- Social and emotional skill-building
- Exergaming, virtual and augmented reality
- Professional and parent collaborations
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Children are benefactors of all current research innovation
Program Benefits:
- Advancement of function and performance skills through physical fitness training-induced neural plasticity
- Enhancement of cognitive and behavioral functioning
- Social and emotional skill-building through interactions with trained youth and peer mentors
- Health, wellness and weight management
- Exergaming, virtual and augmented reality
- Professional and parent collaborations
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Athletes are benefactors of all current research innovation
After School Program
Our 3 seasons of 12-week programs for grade school aged athletes meets twice a week and includes a comprehensive evaluation. Also included is science-based, technology-driven programming that utilizes best evidence approaches to facilitate participation in mainstream activities. The ISF facility, with its state-of-the-art equipment, provides an engaging environment for athletes of all ages. Virtual and exergaming equipment provides a popular and fun mechanism to encourage physical strengthening and toning. Computer analysis provides instant insights to on site coaches as well as to caregivers at home. Peer mentors provide encouragement and model appropriate behavior.
Adult Program
Our 3 seasons of 12-week programs for post high school individuals meets twice a week throughout the year. The program consists of sciencebased, technology-driven activities that utilize best evidence approaches to facilitate a healthy lifestyle and encourage life-long physical fitness. The ISF facility, with its state-of-the-art equipment, provides an engaging environment for athletes of all ages. Virtual and exergaming equipment provides a popular and fun mechanism to encourage physical strengthening and toning. Athletes are placed in small groups for instruction on proper exercise, while facilitating socialization.
Program Benefits:
- Advancement of function and performance skills through physical fitness training-induced neural plasticity
- Enhancement of cognitive and behavioral functioning
- Social and emotional skill-building through interactions with trained youth and peer mentors
- Health, wellness and weight management
- Exergaming, virtual and augmented reality
- Professional and parent collaborations
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Athletes are benefactors of all current research innovation
Program Benefits:
- Advancement of function and performance skills through physical fitness training-induced neural plasticity
- Enhancement of cognitive and behavioral functioning
- Social and emotional skill-building through interactions with trained youth and peer mentors
- Health, wellness and weight management
- Professional and parent collaborations
- Athletes are benefactors of all current research innovation
- This free of charge program is made available through ISF fundraising efforts and the support of our friends and communities
Summer Program
ISF offers a summer program affording individuals with different abilities an alternative and safe environment to learn skills needed to encourage life-long physical fitness. Included is science-based, technology-driven programming that utilizes best evidence approaches to facilitate a healthy lifestyle and encourage life-long physical fitness. The ISF program provides an engaging environment for school aged athletes. Socialization and group activities encourage physical strengthening and toning. Athletes are paired with a “buddy” peer mentor who offers encouragement and models appropriate social behavior.
Fees: No charge