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The Chicago Park District lists a six-hour youth program at McGuane Park on Dec. 30, with arts and crafts, gym activities, sports and other recreation. The event fee is $12.
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Arts and crafts sit alongside gym activities, sports and other recreation in McGuane’s Dec. 30 Out of School Program for youth with intellectual disabilities. The listing groups those options into one program window rather than a timed itinerary, so families looking for details about a particular activity or the day’s transitions should check with Special Recreation.
The Chicago Park District describes this as Out of School programming with arts and crafts, gym activities, various sports and other recreational activities. It does not name specific projects or sports, set an order for the activities, or say that every participant will take part in each type.
That leaves the listing useful for understanding the range, but not for planning around a particular activity. The event page gives one program window and no individual activity times; families who need a more specific plan can ask Special Recreation what to expect.
Further reading: Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The Park District describes its Sports, Recreation & Leisure programs for people with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays as opportunities for skill development, social connection and independence. Those are broad program aims, not promised outcomes or a detailed plan for this session.
The district says staff training to better serve Chicagoans with disabilities began in 1965, and that it played an integral role in Chicago becoming the birthplace of Special Olympics in 1968. That local history provides context for the district’s recreation programs; this event listing does not identify the Dec. 30 session as a Special Olympics activity.
Further reading: Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗ · Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
McGuane Park opened to the public in 1905 as Mark White Square. It was one of ten early park properties intended to bring recreation, education and social resources to Chicago’s tenement neighborhoods.
The Chicago Park District renamed the park in 1960 for John F. McGuane, who had lived across the street from it throughout his life and served four years on the district’s Board of Commissioners. The park profile also notes his World War I service and civic involvement.
Further reading: McGuane (John) Park ↗
The event is presented as a broad recreation block rather than a class-by-class timetable. That distinction matters if a family is considering attendance for one particular activity or needs advance detail about transitions.
The event is listed for 9 a.m.–3 p.m. local time.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event page gives the age range as “Youth” and describes the intended participants as individuals with intellectual disabilities. It does not provide a narrower age band.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event listing shows a $12 fee but does not explain what it covers.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
The event listing does not say whether advance registration is required or provide details about capacity, drop-off and pick-up, meals, or what to bring. For those arrangements, contact Special Recreation at [email protected].
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗
The Park District lists inclusion aides, sign-language interpreters, assistive-listening devices, information in alternative formats, and adapted equipment or techniques among its accommodation options. Its Special Recreation guidance says an assessment is used to determine whether inclusion services are necessary; these districtwide policies do not confirm which supports will be available for this session.
For the listed accommodations, the district asks patrons to contact [email protected] or (312) 742-4298 at least one week ahead. Its guidance gives a minimum of 72 hours’ notice for sign-language interpreter requests.
Disability Policy Office | Chicago Park District ↗ · Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗
The event is at McGuane (John) Park, 2901 S. Poplar Ave., Chicago, IL 60608. The park page directs visitors seeking public-transit directions to the CTA website but does not list a route. The event listing does not identify a particular building entrance or room; linked map directions can calculate a route from your starting point.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗ · McGuane (John) Park ↗
Arts and crafts, gym activities, various sports and other recreational activities. The listing does not specify individual activities or their order.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
It labels the range “Youth” and describes the program as for individuals with intellectual disabilities, without giving a narrower age band.
Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane | Chicago Park District ↗
Contact Special Recreation at [email protected] about program arrangements. For accommodation requests, contact [email protected] or (312) 742-4298; the district asks for at least a week’s notice for listed supports, with a 72-hour minimum for sign-language interpreters.
Special Recreation Programs | Chicago Park District ↗ · Disability Policy Office | Chicago Park District ↗
2901 S. Poplar Ave., Chicago, IL 60608
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