SOAR Thru Summer
SOARing into Summer Fun!
SOAR thru Summer offers daily activities that ensure fun, safe, and enriching days for youth with developmental disabilities entering sixth grade through their eighteenth birthday. Participants enjoy fun group activities, skills-based learning, and field trips in the community.
- Education: Communication, Household Chores, Cooking, Community Navigation, Financial Literacy, Personal/Public Safety!
- Field Trips: Museums, Parks, Art Studios, Nature Preserves, Arcades, Mini Golf, Bowling!
- Fun: Games, Snacks, Crafts, Water Days, Reading, Sports, Messy Days, and more Shenanigans with friends!
2026 Details
- June 15-August 19
- Monday-Friday, 7:30am-6:00pm (Drop off and Pickup can be flexible within this timeframe)
- Rates: $1,015/week
- Location: SOAR Youth Hub (Appleton City Center: 131 E. Washington St. 2nd floor)
Youth who apply for SOAR thru Summer should be semi-independent and demonstrate appropriate behaviors to maintain a safe group setting. Aggressive behaviors that challenge the safety of other youth will be reevaluated.
1:3 Staff to Participant Ratio
Registration
SOAR thru Summer utilizes a best-fit application process rather than a first-come, first-serve basis. Any youth interested should complete the steps below and will be notified via mail in mid-April.
Deadline for registration is March 20, 2026
Step 1:
Step 2:
- If you need to adjust your dates after submitting, please contact Lisa McCallister.
Step 3:
- Please Note: Even if your child is not selected for every week listed in your application, they may still have the opportunity to attend. If there is an opening as the summer progresses due to increased capacity or cancellation, you may be contacted and offered any weeks that are not full!
CLTS and other third party payee’s accepted!
Sign up and payment by week. Please send Authorizations to Amay Forbusch, Accounting Clerk. [email protected].
Contact Lisa McCallister (920) 731-9831 x110 for more information.
SOAR Thru Summer Skills
Skills gained through SOAR Thru Summer participation include: Communication, Gross Motor Skills, Teamwork, Community Navigation, Critical Thinking, Self-Care, Decision Making, Fine Motor Skills, Conflict Resolution, Self-Confidence, Home Care, Sportsmanship, Following Directions, Physical Fitness, Reading/Comprehension, Social Appropriateness, Budgeting, Time Management, and Emotional Regulation.