National Sports Center for the Disabled

I was able to take a day of work to go skiing with my middle school students. They went up to Winter Park to take ski lessons with the National Sports Center for the Disabled 3 times this winter. It was so fun to watch them! Some of them really improved after a course of 3 sessions. They all got excited about it too! It's amazing what a little technology, and creative people can come up with to help people with disabilities ski. The girl you see above is blind and non-ambulatory (does not walk). She was going on the chair lift, skiing blues, and even the terrain park! She used her body weight to shift from one side to the other to stay up while someone was behind her with the reigns. She had a blast!
With some of my middle school buddies eating lunch on our break from skiing.
Taking the magic carpet up to the top of the hill. Each of the students had 1-2 volunteers that skiied with them and taught them all day. It's a great program!


Precious.
The whole group.

One of my students making it down the hill, doing great!
Another one coming down. He loved it!

Opportunities like these choke me up. It really shows me how limitless God is to see what these kids are capable, and the joy they get from it. I am so grateful to be in a job that reveals this joy often!

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