AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

SPORTS

Physical activity is an important element of staying fit and healthy, and many of our residents choose to play sports to keep active year-round. All seasons are covered from intramural football in fall; ice skating on our pond in winter; to intramural basketball in spring and summer, there are endless opportunities to participate in these and other athletic activities on campus.  A complete work-out room provides for indoor exercise throughout the year.

Keeping healthy through sports and physical activity provides opportunities for residents to learn and develop leadership and team building skills, and introduces them to positive, adaptive extra-curricular activities.

INTERCOASTAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

For several years, we have been members of the RI Scholastic Inter-Costal Prep Basketball League. Try-outs are generally held on campus in the fall, with a full team and alternates selected for the season. Season practices and games are all held off campus, with the season running through late February to mid-March. Home games are held at the local town High School and away games take the Team as far as Block Island. Safety guides decision making around participation. Staff members often fill the bleachers to cheer the Team at home and nearby away games.

VISUAL ARTS AND PROJECTS

Agency-wide visual arts projects have become a part of the campus landscape.  Projects have included a walking labyrinth built by students in honor of a beloved clinician; student-drawn murals to represent the PRIDE motto; relics were created by students and placed throughout our 150-acres to become artifacts for future explorers to discover; and employees joined students to create a wall consisting of thousands of individually molded tiles that represent our community while celebrating our individuality.