 The Children's Village comprehensive and inclusive athletics program teaches lifelong lessons in teamwork, sportsmanship, and the importance of physical fitness. CV competes in the New York State Public High School Class C Basketball League as well as in interagency leagues in softball, soccer, flag football and track.
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But competition is not the primary focus of our program. The goal is for children to try activities that may be unfamiliar to them and to develop a lifelong interest, even passion, for healthy fitness activities. With an emphasis on safety, skill development and self esteem, CV residents are involved in:
- Camping in nearby Catskill mountains,
- Kayaking on the Hudson River,
- Snowboarding at various ski hills nearby,
- roller blading throughout our rolling hills,
- mountain biking, hiking and cross country skiing on our wooded trails,
- swim instruction in our indoor pool,
- team building on our high and low ropes courses.
 Best Friends Program
One of our most popular programs is Best Friends, a program designed for pure fun in which kids interact and play with dogs who are part of our Assistance Dog Training Program. Activities include movie nights (with the kids cuddled up with the dogs), walks in the woods, ball playing, romps in our enclosed play space, visits to street fairs, and visits to nursing homes in which the children introduce the dogs to senior citizens.
The recreation program is supervised by a trained therapeutic recreation specialist, assisted by recreation specialists and coaches, all of whom are trained to work with children and youth to provide activities that are fun, enriching and healthy.
New Student Center Planned
CV is in the process of building a large, state-of-the art Student Activities Center that will incorporate an upgraded indoor pool, a modern weight training room, a cybercafe, a sports center, recreation rooms for chess clubs, art, music and much more.
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