Adult Services
Students thrilled to see their Latham Players friends perform
The Latham Players performed their “Love Show” in honor of Valentine’s month before an enthusiastic audience of Latham School students, staff, friends, and family members last Friday night. A wide variety of love songs were chosen, from the Beatles to Broadway to old standards and current pop songs. Artistic Director Dinah Lane said, “I am so…
Read MoreLatham Players Year-in-Review: Performances in the Community
In this blog series, we’re sharing a sampling of the Latham Players’ community events this past year. The group of 14 performers from Latham Centers’ Adult Program entertain at venues throughout Cape Cod – singing at church services, nursing homes, and Latham events, performing on local cable TV, and joining with CapeCodCAN in musical productions…
Read MoreLatham Players Year-in-Review: The Donkey Wedding
Performing Arts News: In Part 2 of our blog series highlighting this year’s Latham Players performances, we express our sincere appreciation to The Players for making the wedding of miniature donkeys Esther and Esau such a memorable occasion. Latham Centers’ therapy donkeys Esther and Esau “got hitched” on May 11th at Taylor-Bray Farm in Yarmouth…
Read MorePerforming Arts News: Highlights from “Schoolhouse Rock” Musical
Spring was a busy and rewarding time for Performing Arts at Latham. In May, our students presented “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.”*, a one-act, full-length musical. Featuring music from the 1970s cartoon, the students sang and danced their way through 11 musical numbers and almost 50 pages of script. Highlighted performers were members of the Latham…
Read MoreCongratulations to our Track and Field Special Olympians
Athletes from our Adult Services program had a fantastic day at their Special Olympics Track and Field event last month. Everyone really enjoyed themselves, and many, MANY medals were awarded. Latham’s Adult Services team did an amazing job supporting our Special Olympians in their achievements, and it was a great day of athletics, sportsmanship, and…
Read MoreA memorable outing for Latham sports fans
Adult Services Case Manager/Vocational Counselor Debra Anderson submitted highlights from a recent outing: Eric T. and Matthew L. were thrilled to get up close and personal with the 2018 World Championship Boston Red Sox trophy at the Jonathan Bourne Library. The guys were also able to view Boston Championship rings from The New England Patriots,…
Read MoreBuilding Community: Peter Cooper’s Year-In-Review
Thanks to Case Manager Debra Anderson, we have an exceptional “Year-In-Review” to share. Debra documented Peter Cooper’s 2018 highlights, and as you’ll see, community-building is something our Adult Services staff and residents are truly mastering: For the residents of Peter Cooper, 2018 proved to be a successful year of building community relationships. We’re looking forward…
Read MoreLatham Players perform at recent holiday show
The Cotuit Center for the Arts was rocking to the sweet sounds of the holidays at last month’s Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network (Cape Cod CAN) holiday show. The Latham Players performed holiday classics at the show and were accompanied by jolly Santa (aka Max M). As part of Cape Cod CAN’s December show, the…
Read MoreAdult residents finish Special Olympics flag football season at State Games
Residents from Peter Cooper and their teammates on the Greater New Bedford Whalers flag football team competed at the Special Olympics State Games last month. The Whalers participated in 3 games on Saturday, November 17th at Franklin High School. We are so proud of our Special Olympians – CONGRATULATIONS ON A TERRIFIC SEASON, GREATER NEW BEDFORD WHALERS! …
Read MoreLiving Healthy and Happy with PWS: Jolly Jaunt reflections by Derek
The writer, Derek Montecalvo, is a participant in Latham’s Adult Services Residential Program and has shared numerous articles on our blog about his experience “living and thriving” with Prader-Willi syndrome. Here, Derek reflects on a recent fundraiser for Special Olympics: Living Healthy and Happy with PWS By Derek Montecalvo On Sunday, December 2nd, I ran…
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