The Yachad Community goes rock climbing
It was an awesome day of climbing this Sunday at Central Rock Gym in Watertown with Yachad. Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities is a thriving global organization dedicated to addressing the…
Gordon College students take the lead in Adventure Education series in East Boston
Waypoint's longest standing program partnership has a new face: 9 students from Gordon College's Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) program have stepped up to practice their facilitation on a series…
Adventure Learning is Back at Somerville Public Schools
The Experiential Education model works! Waypoint's adventure-learning program is back for the second year in a row in the Special Education Department at Somerville Public Schools and the impact is evident in teachers'…
Days like this…
Some programs simply can't be captured in words or pictures. You just have to be there. This was one of those days. It was mid August and, as it sometimes…
Time on the Water with Assabet Valley Collaborative
There was no better way to beat the heat this week than on a kayaking program with Assabet Valley Collaborative. Although we had participants with varying kayaking experience, all were excited…
Kayaking with Sharon Collaborative and Boston University
We knew our program on Thursday July 21st was going to be memorable when a bald eagle flew over our opening circle. What a way to start the day! The fun and…
Partnering with Group Homes
Waypoint partnered with a Group Home from Newton for an exciting evening of paddling the Charles in Cambridge. Residents in this home and it's staff, started by a cohort of parents, have…
#summerofwaypoint
We kicked off the #summerofwaypoint last week with two kayaking programs in collaboration with the DCR Universal Access Program! The first group of the summer was the Charms Collaborative. We…
Recent Press
We were recently featured on Mass Realty, one of the top sites for Newton, MA Real Estate. Check it out here: People with Disabilities Discover New Strengths with Lexington's Waypoint…
Students of Waypoint – Then and Now
Last Friday's kayaking adventure marked a bittersweet milestone at Waypoint. It was our final adventure for a class of students from the Umana Academy in Boston that is dear to Waypoint's heart. This…