Marion’s Way Summer Camp is an intensive summer language enrichment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing incorporating a language-rich environment and instruction with a focus on developing listening and spoken language skills.
Theme-based learning experiences incorporated into language, cognitive, and literacy activities for children will support social, emotional, and pre-academic development. Technology will optimize auditory access. Parent participation and training will support carryover of these skills to home and family environments.
Applications will be considered on a first come first serve basis based on eligibility requirements.
Eligible Students:
- Ages 3-5
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- English spoken language levels of 2 years-5 years
- Participation is required for a speech/language, learning, and hearing assessments at the Marion Downs Center (MDC). This will include 1-2 clinic visits
- Parents participate in all parent information sessions
- Referral from parent, teacher, early intervention provider, speech-language pathologist, or audiologist
- Release of Information from clinical and school audiologist also needed
Schedule and Location:
- The 2-week program meets from 9:30-12:00 on Monday-Thursday mornings from July 15th-July 25th with an extended afternoon option
- There will be a Parent Information Session on Friday July 12 at 3:30pm
- Assessments are completed in June at the MDC (4280 Hale Parkway, Denver 80220)
- Marion’s Way Summer Camp meets at the Anchor Center (2550 Roslyn Street, Denver 80238)
Tuition and Scholarships:
- Tuition is $400 and includes 2 weeks of preschool and 2+ parent information sessions
- There is a non-refundable registration fee of $50
- Participation will not be limited by family’s financial resources
- Scholarships are available
All applications are due by April 15, 2024 and can be emailed to contact@mariondowns.org