Flocktown Students Learn How to Play Adapted Sports with Students at The Matheny School

Staff members of The Matheny School in Peapack recently brought their sons and daughters to work and then gave them a full day of education about everything that goes on in the school -- from classroom instruction to adapted physical education to art and music. The Matheny School is part of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center, a special hospital and educational facility for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities.

The visitors included three students from the Flocktown-Kossmann School in Long Valley -- third grader Tyler Fraumann, son of Matheny School technology coordinator Alex Fraumann, and twin brothers John and James Ebert, fourth graders who are Alex Fraumann's nephews. The Flocktown students and other visitors saw how Matheny students benefit from the latest technology such as SMART Boards and Tables and iPads. They also attended several classes, from preschool to high school. They participated in a variety of adapted sports, and it was an eye-opening experience for many, giving everyone a better understanding of the challenges and triumphs experienced daily by The Matheny School students and staff.

John Ebert said his favorite adapted sport was soccer, followed by miniature golf, while brother James liked climbing a rock wall and playing soccer.