For further information about Activities at The Gengras Center, please contact:
Paul LoVoi at plovoi@sjc.edu or at 860-232-5616.
Activities & Events
Click here to view the 2010 - 2011 Gengras Center Activity Schedule
Activities and Events are a big part of The Gengras Center community.
Students are able to socialize with one another, as well as with
non-disabled peers in a variety of structured activites and events such as:
Performances
Annually, the Gengras Center conducts a Holiday Performance at the Hoffman Auditorium
on the Saint Joseph College campus. The Gengras Center encourages all students to be involved in our performances.
Chorus
Students have the opportunity to perform at various Gengras Center and Saint Joseph College events.
Rehearsals are held during school hours.
Our students participate in both the winter and summer games. Practices are held on a weekly basis during the school day.
Evening Activities
Activities are held in the evening on a monthly basis. Dances, Adventure Education Family FUNN Night, crafts, and an end of the year Prom are some of the activities offered.
Sports Teams
Sportsmanship and teamwork are emphasized. All practices and games are held during school hours.
Basketball
Soccer
Swim Team
Cross Country/Track
Volleyball
Community Experiences
Students apply skills in real life situations with trips to hardware stores, drug stores, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants,
shopping malls and parks. Students are trained to travel on public transportation.
Cultural Events
Cultural events such as attending plays or productions at the Bushnell Theater or Hoffman Auditorium, as well as in-school
events which bring in a variety of presenters and activities, such as storytellers, drumming workshops, and Irish step-dancing.
Educational Activities
Instructional-related experiences such as visits to the Science Museum, Beardsley Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Auer 4H Farm,
Fishing Derby, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Old State House, and the Capitol Building.