(13-Adult) Designed for students who have mild intellectual disabilities who can participate in a class with a 4:1 ratio. Learn fitness and wellness skills in a fun and social environment. Class may include weight room exercises, team games, yoga, swimming, outdoor activities and nutrition instruction. Students must be able to ambulate independently.

(8-Adult) Prerequisite: Students must be able to swim a minimum of 15 yards independently. This class is designed to prepare students with disabilities for more advanced competitive swimming and focuses on the basic steps and progressions of the four competitive strokes: front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke and butterfly.

This beginning kayaking class teaches flat and moving-water kayaking basics while increasing fitness. Students progress from on-land demonstrations and practice to flat-water navigation. Kayaks are recreational/touring types. Helmets and PFDs are provided and required. This adapted class offers additional staff supervision and support with one staff member for every three students.

(13-Adult) Students enjoy practicing warm-ups, basic dance moves, cool-downs, expressive free movement using with like scarves and ribbons and other creative movements. This class will help students increase strength, improve flexibility, decrease muscle tension and boost coordination using movement to promote emotional, social and physical integration.

(6-11 yrs.) See the best that our park has to offer with topics that fit your interests. Explore different features of the park with hands-on science and nature activities tailored to young people with disabilities. Topics vary by date. Parents must be accessible during the program but are not required to register.

(6-12 yrs.) This is a learn-to-swim class designed for students with disabilities. Students engage in activities to overcome fear and gain basic swimming and water safety skills. Skills include entering and exiting the water safely, blowing bubbles, floating and the introduction of arm and leg action with assistance. Parent/caregiver participation may be required.

(6-12 yrs.) Prerequisite: Swimming 1 or equivalent skill proficiency. This is a learn-to-swim class designed for students with disabilities. Students should be comfortable entering the water on their own, blowing bubbles, and using their arms and legs to swim with assistance. Skills include floating on both front and back, gliding and swimming without assistance. Parent/caregiver participation may be required.

(6-12 yrs.) Prerequisite: Swimming 2 or equivalent skill proficiency. This is a learn-to-swim class designed for students with disabilities. Students should be able to swim at least two body lengths without assistance. Skills include treading water, retrieving objects and swimming on both front and back without assistance. Parent/caregiver participation may be required.

Through play and individual attention, preschoolers and their parents work on adjusting to a new environment. Focus is on entry and exit skills, water safety, blowing bubbles and arm and leg propulsion on the front and back. Parent participation is required.

(10-17 yrs.) Class is designed for students with disabilities on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. Students learn kicking, punching, blocking and sparring skills and forms as they improve confidence and flexibility. Martial arts uniforms are required. Extra fee for belt testing.

(16-Adult) Class is designed for students with disabilities on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. Students learn basic kicking, punching, blocking and sparring skills and forms as they improve confidence and flexibility. Martial arts uniforms are required. Extra fee for belt testing.

(5-10 yrs.) Class is designed for students with disabilities on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. Students learn basic kicking, punching, blocking and sparring skills and forms as they improve confidence and flexibility. Martial arts uniforms are required. Extra fee for belt testing.

(6-12 yrs.) This slow-paced Sanowar Fitness class is designed for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Class aims to increase cardiovascular health and develop balance, agility and coordination while learning developmental soccer skills.

(13-Adult) This class for individuals with intellectual disabilities focuses on basic yoga positions to improve strength, balance and flexibility and introduces breathing techniques for physical and mental relaxation. Please bring a mat. Parent/caregiver participation may be required.

(6-21 yrs.) This event is designed for participants with Autism and their families to learn about fishing on World Autism Awareness Day. Learn how to fish together through basic fishing education and a guided fishing opportunity at Lake Fairfax Park. All equipment is provided. Participants 16 and older must have a valid VA fishing license. Family participation is required.

Students with physical disabilities (cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, MS, etc.) work at their individual ability levels as they pursue their personal fitness goals. Shallow water exercises and swim program improve body awareness and increase range of motion, flexibility and muscle tone. Wheelchair users welcome. Caretaker/family member participation may be required.

Classes take place in depths of less than five feet. Skills include entering and exiting water, floating, gliding on front and back, breathing techniques, and using arms and legs to perform front crawl and elementary backstroke. Parent/caregiver participation may be required.

(2-5 yrs.) Led by a board-certified music therapist, this class is open to children of all abilities and is designed to foster developmental, social and emotional skill acquisition through specialized music activities. Children will engage in singing, movement, instrument play and mindfulness to learn a variety of fundamental skills.

(8-Adult) Prerequisite: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards in the front and back while circle swimming with other swimmers. This is competitive training for swimmers who may want to participate in Special Olympics. Swimmers are coached in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.

(8-Adult) Prerequisite: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards on their front and back. Prior competitive experience is not necessary. This is competitive training for swimmers who may want to participate in Special Olympics. Swimmers are coached in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.