06.07.25 Kayaking Carter School 9:00am-3:00pm

Read carefully before signing up:

This is a unique program for Carter School students and their families. Carter high school students have the most complex learning, medical, and physical disabilities in Boston Public Schools. We anticipate somewhere between 10-15 families will attend this event. We will have food catered for lunch for all, including volunteers. For volunteer roles for this program, we need highly experienced kayakers as well as folks to help coordinate on land to help families, play with siblings, help us transfer students into boats. If you have any questions about the fit of this program for you as a volunteer, please email [email protected] before signing up. It's Eileen's favorite day of the year :)

If this is your first time volunteering, please also fill out our volunteer sign up and read our volunteer eligibility requirements.

Instructors: Eileen (617-544-7116), Oscar, Dan, Tim

Location/Parking: South Beach (also known as Membership Beach) at Hale Education. Approximate address is 573 Dover Road Westwood, MA. This location is approximately 1 mile down the road from the main entrance at Hale Education. We will put a Waypoint sign at the gate to South Beach. There is a large parking lot for people to park their cars. Then you can walk down the paved path to the beach.

Conditions: Paved path, wooden path, grass, sandy beach. Water conditions are flat with no current.

Bathrooms: There will be bathrooms open for only us!

Schedule:

• 9am: Volunteers arrive, unload boats, prep space, prepare boats with adaptive setups, discuss the day, and discuss participants
• 10:30-11am: Participants start arriving
• 11am: Kayaking begins while other families sit at the picnic tables and eat lunch and hang out. Students are rotated in and out of boats while some safety boaters stay on the water. Volunteers help make sure families are ready for their turn to kayak and serve food.
• 2pm: Program ends and families head home
• 2-3pm:Volunteers and staff clean up and debrief

What to bring:

• Comfortable sneakers or hiking boots or shoes that can get wet if you're helping with kayaking
• Clothes that can get wet
• Towel
• Sunscreen/bug spray
• Hat/sunglasses
• Water bottle
• Snack
• Lunch if you have dietary restrictions or allergies (feel free to email Eileen to ask about food menu)
• Extra layer or raincoat in case it gets cold and/or rains
• Small backpack or bag to carry your things