Project Insight

Project Insight (P.I.) is a division of the the San Francisco, California Recreation & Parks Department which provides recreational and learning activities for hearing-impaired and vision-impaired children, teenagers, young adults.

Founded circa 1990, Project Insight is based at Wawona Clubhousecite web |url= http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=3072 |title= Project Insight website|format= html |publisher= (includes [http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=3072#photos photo albums] from skiing, rock climbing and white water rafting trips) ] in the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, two miles south of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Participants, staff and volunteers use American Sign Language.

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Purpose and activities

Because deaf and hard of hearing youth are often isolated from their hearing peer group and excluded from recreational and group social experiences, Project Insight:
* Strives to integrate young people with disabilities into the general community,cite web |url= http://www.gilroydispatch.com/sports/contentview.asp?c=80210 |title= Sense of stroke |format= html |work= Gilroy Dispatch |date= 29 October 2003 |quote= ] while supporting their individuality, independence, dignity, and cultural diversity
* Promotes learning and development, focusing on self-expression, teamwork, education and building cognitive, social and motor skills
* Provides a variety of recreation, outdoor adventure and cultural activities, including::* After school homework clubs, arts and crafts, cultural events, parties, etc.:* Golf:* Hiking (Yosemite National Park is a favourite destination):* Rock climbing:* Skiing:* Taiko drummingcite web |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/16/BAG4CL6QQ31.DTL |title= Robinson Wadsworth — musician, adventurer |author= Nanette Asimov |format= html |work= San Francisco Chronicle |date= 16 September 2006 |quote= Taiko drumming — thunderous and thrilling — was tailor-made for his kids at Project Insight, decided Mr. Wadsworth, who kept a set of drums at the Recreation and Park Department. The drums were so loud that many youngsters could hear their sounds, [P.I. Director] Metcalf-Tobin said. Even those who were profoundly deaf could feel the drum's vibrations. "They'd just go wild on it," he said. ] cite web |url= http://www.pen.ntid.rit.edu/events/exchanges/2003/taiko-drumming.php |title= Taiko Drumming at NTID |publisher= Sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf and PEN-International with support from [http://www.sftaiko.com/ San Francisco Taiko Dojo,] Grand Master [http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=4878 Seiichi Tanaka] and Project Insight staff member Artist in residence ( [http://www.pen.ntid.rit.edu/gallery_new.php?gallery=/newimages/events/exchanges/2004/Taiko%20Drumming%20at%20NTID/med/&photo=1&max=20 photo gallery] ). |format= html |date= Three week program, February 1-21, 2004 ] :* White water Rafting

References

ee also

* Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre
* Youth Leadership Camp