TRiPS (Therapeutic Recreation In Public Schools)
The TRiPS program is conducted by graduate students in therapeutic recreation
and is part of a grant from the State Department of Education. The graduate and
undergraduate students conduct therapeutic recreation programs in Special
Education Classrooms in Knox and surrounding county schools. The students
conduct initial assessments of the children, conduct programs, and write progress
notes and case studies.
The TRiPS program typically involves 6-8 grant staff, 10-15 additional UT
students, and approximately 90 children each week from the various schools.
The following is a list of schools in Knoxville where the TRiPS program is
currently taking place:
Bonny Kate Elementary
Fulton High
Holston Middle
Rocky Hill Elementary
Seymour High
Seymour Primary
South Doyle Middle
West Hills Elementary
The TRiPS program is conducted by graduate students in therapeutic recreation
and is part of a grant from the State Department of Education. The graduate and
undergraduate students conduct therapeutic recreation programs in Special
Education Classrooms in Knox and surrounding county schools. The students
conduct initial assessments of the children, conduct programs, and write progress
notes and case studies.
The TRiPS program typically involves 6-8 grant staff, 10-15 additional UT
students, and approximately 90 children each week from the various schools.
The following is a list of schools in Knoxville where the TRiPS program is
currently taking place:
Bonny Kate Elementary
Fulton High
Holston Middle
Rocky Hill Elementary
Seymour High
Seymour Primary
South Doyle Middle
West Hills Elementary
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Camp Clubhouse
A program for children with spina bifida. It
has been conducted by the University of
Tennessee Therapeutic Recreation program
since 1997. The program is sponsored by Dr.
Preston Smith, Pediatric Urologist for
Children's Hospital in Knoxville.
A program for children with spina bifida. It
has been conducted by the University of
Tennessee Therapeutic Recreation program
since 1997. The program is sponsored by Dr.
Preston Smith, Pediatric Urologist for
Children's Hospital in Knoxville.
Clubhouse involves 25+ children, ages 5 and up, who have spina bifida and are
patients of Dr. Smith. The approximately 40+ UT students who participate in the
program plan, organize, and conduct the Clubhouse program under the direction
of Dr. Gene Hayes. The program is held over a weekend at a local outdoor
education center in East Tennessee. The program is conducted during the fall
semester.
patients of Dr. Smith. The approximately 40+ UT students who participate in the
program plan, organize, and conduct the Clubhouse program under the direction
of Dr. Gene Hayes. The program is held over a weekend at a local outdoor
education center in East Tennessee. The program is conducted during the fall
semester.
The Vision Camp
A program for children who are blind or with significant
visual impairments has been conducted in conjunction
with Knox County Schools vision program since 2000.
The program involves 35+ children from grades 1-12 and
approximately 50 University of Tennessee students. Two
vision specialists from Knox County Schools recruit and
select the students to attend and help secure funding for
the program. The UT students organize and conduct the
weekend program and work with a UT sorority to raise
funds for the program. The program is conducted during
the month of March.
A program for children who are blind or with significant
visual impairments has been conducted in conjunction
with Knox County Schools vision program since 2000.
The program involves 35+ children from grades 1-12 and
approximately 50 University of Tennessee students. Two
vision specialists from Knox County Schools recruit and
select the students to attend and help secure funding for
the program. The UT students organize and conduct the
weekend program and work with a UT sorority to raise
funds for the program. The program is conducted during
the month of March.
Camp Koinonia II
This camp was started in the fall semester
of 2002 because of the many children who
had attended Camp Koinonia in the past
and had "aged out" of that program. There
are very few opportunities for young adults
over the age of 22 with mental retardation
and other disabilities to engage in
appropriate leisure/recreation programs.
The program involves more than 25 participants and more than 30 University of
Tennessee students. The UT students plan, organize, and conduct the entire
weekend program during the fall semester.
This camp was started in the fall semester
of 2002 because of the many children who
had attended Camp Koinonia in the past
and had "aged out" of that program. There
are very few opportunities for young adults
over the age of 22 with mental retardation
and other disabilities to engage in
appropriate leisure/recreation programs.
The program involves more than 25 participants and more than 30 University of
Tennessee students. The UT students plan, organize, and conduct the entire
weekend program during the fall semester.
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