LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITH CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION
BOOST is a Conductive Education based year-round program located in Northern California. We serve children and young adults with Cerebral Palsy (quadriplegia, hemiplegia, diplegia, ataxia, athetosis), spina bifida, paraplegia, Multiplex Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, stroke, head injuries, and other brain-based motor delays.
Our Mission
“Our objective is to make a significant, life-changing impact on the mobility, independence and well- being of children with motor disabilities through the method of Conductive Education.”
History
Boost Conductive Education began in 2001 after two Sonoma County moms, Susy McBride and Cheryl Dvorak, vowed to find an easier way than traveling out-of-state to help their daughters with cerebral palsy, Alexa McBride and Katya Dvorak, get the care and support they needed to progress. Recognizing the need for Conductive Education in Northern California, Susy and Cheryl developed Boost by bringing together highly trained conductors, dedicated teenage volunteers, and motivated parents of children with motor disabilities.
About BOOST Conductive Education
BOOST is a Conductive Education based year-round program located in Northern California. We serve children and young adults with Cerebral Palsy (quadriplegia, hemiplegia, diplegia, ataxia, athetosis), spina bifida, paraplegia, Multiplex Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, stroke, head injuries, and other brain-based motor delays.
Check out our different services and programs!
History
Boost Conductive Education began in 2001 after two Sonoma County moms, Susy McBride and Cheryl Dvorak, vowed to find an easier way than traveling out-of-state to help their daughters with cerebral palsy, Alexa McBride and Katya Dvorak, get the care and support they needed to progress. Recognizing the need for Conductive Education in Northern California, Susy and Cheryl developed Boost by bringing together highly trained conductors, dedicated teenage volunteers, and motivated parents of children with motor disabilities.
Since 2001, Boost has focused on using Conductive Education to help maximize participants’ independence and quality of life, and improve the confidence and psychological well being of both Boost participants and their families.
In 2008, Boost became a program of UCP of the North Bay and Susy continued her commitment and support of this remarkable program. In 2013, Katie Lightfoot, a former Boost volunteer, became Boost’s Conductive Education Director and brought the program to a whole new level. Her dedication and UCPNB’s support Margaret Farman in lead, helped Boost grow.
A big dream came true when our first full time conductor teacher Saskia Kramer became the Boost Director. In August 2016, Saskia began working on developing Boost into a program with year-round Conductive Education activities. Since then we established our After school Program, we held our first Winter Camp in 2017 January with 8 kids and one conductor. In 2018 January we run our second Winter Camp with two conductors and two small groups.
Our significant Summer Camp has been successfully run in the month of July with over 20 families and a constantly growing multidisciplinary team that consists of Conductor teachers, Occupational Therapist, Behaviorist and a Marriage and Family Therapist.
In August 2017 we added an additional three-day Mini Intensive Program once a month to further the consistency of our services. Boost also provides individual and small group sessions during the weekdays.
Boost is a current member of the Association for Conductive Education in North America (ACENA).
Today we serve children on a daily basis, and provide with multiple session types where children can learn and reach their goals.
Our next goal is to open the BOOST Academic Classroom int the fall of 2018!
