camp Pegasus presents…
…a new 1/2 day summer creative arts social skills intensive called…
Mini pegasus- art of friendship
Program Overview:
Participant profile: Well-regulated behaviorally independent neurodiverse children with ADHD, autism, learning differences, and anxiety. Campers are broken into two age groups: 4-5 year-olds (pre-K and K), and 6-8 year-olds (first grade and up).
Duration: Six weeks, broken into three 2-week sessions from July 8th-August 16th
Meeting time: Half-day summer social skills intensive program: 9am-12pm
Location: The offices of the Art of Friendship/Child and Family Art Therapy Center: 600 Haverford Rd. Haverford, PA 19041
Mini-Pegasus- Art of Friendship is the social skills summer “camp” program that preceded and spawned Camp Pegasus! Featuring…
Small group size & ratios: up to six children in the 6-8 year-old groups; up to five children in the 4-5 year old groups; each group has two staff: one therapist and one assistant.
Daily social skills lessons from Mike Fogel’s Art of Friendship Social-Coping Curriculum (used at Camp Pegasus & The Art of Friendship social skills groups)
Structured activities for successful social practice: Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Free Play with Coaching
Our ultra-positive social skills training approach featuring Targeted Positive Reflection (T.P.R.), our original positive reinforcement token-economy system, carnival style reward system, and compassionate social coaching.
Beloved Camp Pegasus community-building traditions such as singing the CP Morning Anthem, The Goodbye Song, Relaxed snack together, and Wacky Wednesday themed dress-up events.
Our loving atmosphere and a sense of belonging to an accepting & encouraging community that ”gets” your child
Parent support & training: You will receive daily emails detailing the social lessons and language so you can reinforce them at home. Plus, Mike Fogel provides workshops to empower parents and caregivers to support your child and reinforce their acquisition of social and emotional coping skills.
Tuition: 1 session fee = $1,275; any 2 sessions = $2,550; all 3 sessions = $3,825 (3% discount is offered when you pay by cash or check)
How to Enroll: Visit our ‘How to Enroll’ Page HERE.
A message to the community about closing the original Camp Pegasus Program in 2023
September 8, 2023
To our dear, DEAR community,
Basking in the glow of another fabulous summer, we are grateful for all the campers, parents/caregivers, and staff who made magic happen. What a wonderful summer we shared just now. I’ll never forget the magic we conjured together, manifested by all the laughter, singing, playing, dancing, creating, acceptance, heart, and social growth. Incredible, really…a transcendent experience...again.
As always, our goal is to be transparent and thoughtful in our communications. With this in mind, we want to share the difficult news that Summer 2023 was the last for Camp Pegasus. This decision has not been easy and nor do we take it lightly in any way. We made the weighty decision the time has come to sunset the program. Economic and workforce conditions have made it impossible to run the full program with the safety and quality that we all have come to expect. This trend had been evident across the camping industry before the pandemic, and it accelerated and significantly impacted Camp Pegasus over the last few years. While we hate to create any sadness, loss, or gaps in supports for our beloved community, we explored a range of ways to reorganize, but there was no path forward for the program as currently constructed. We will never forget the wonderful relationships, joy, and learning we all shared. In reality, we are thrilled to “go out on top” after a magical 2023 season and eleven-year run. Stay tuned for announcements of adaptations and new opportunities to come…
Whether you spent two weeks or eleven summers we are grateful for your trust, enthusiasm and support. It really has been a remarkable journey and rather than focusing on the sad ending we would like to celebrate all we accomplished together. Let’s treasure the memories of all the positive experiences and growth at camp and reflect with gratitude for our time together.
To our campers: You are truly special people, and we adore you! You will always be our TEAM FOR FUN!
To our parent/caregiver community: We loved all the wonderful collaboration and sharing our support strategies with you. There will be seminars and consultation opportunities in the future, so stay tuned. Keep advocating for your child’s needs and for the needs of the neurodiverse population!
To our staff: You were the hardest working, accepting, and loving team ever assembled. Your dedicated support for our campers was nothing short of heroic and inspiring. Without you camp would not have been possible – period.
To our professional referral sources, collaborators, and colleagues: Thank you for the trust. Your referrals, feedback, collaboration, and support made Camp Pegasus possible.
Although Pegasus will no longer take flight, my Art of Friendship Social-Coping Program lives on via my private therapy practice, the Child and Family Art Therapy Center (CFATC). In four area locations, Haverford, Paoli, Plymouth Meeting, and Center City, CFATC provides social skills groups and individual therapy with parent support and training. Several of the clinical staff from Camp Pegasus provide therapy at the Center, and would love the opportunity to continue to support our campers’, and all children’s, social and emotional growth. Stay tuned for announcements regarding social skills and therapy opportunities for campers, new parent-professional support seminars, and books and other resources about our social-coping skills curriculum and training techniques.
We will miss the old, original Camp Pegasus, but look forward to new challenges and opportunities. As always, ONWARD AND UPWARD.
With Love, Mike Fogel
