The mission of the Colorado Foundation for Conductive Education (CFCE) is to provide opportunities for individuals with motor challenges to achieve optimal physical, cognitive, and social independence through the application of Conductive Education principles. Using Conductive Education (CE), CFCE supports the development of positive, active learners through a series of activities that provide opportunities for them to use and develop problem-solving skills. Children with disabilities learn strategies and techniques that help them achieve success and overcome the myriad challenges they face in their daily lives with the goal of developing life skills to increase independence in all areas of living.
The method is an intensive multi-disciplinary approach designed to enable individuals with motor disorders to achieve the most active, fulfilling, and independent life possible. CE addresses all areas of development: gross motor, fine motor, daily living skills (dressing, eating, transfers), speech and communication, social skills, emotional regulation, motor planning, and cognitive development. In CE, we look at 100% of the child, 100% of the time.
To provide opportunities for individuals with motor challenges to achieve optimal physical, cognitive, and social independence through the application of Conductive Education.
CFCE was founded in 2008 by a set of grandparents after their twin grandchildren, who have cerebral palsy, attended a Conductive Education summer camp in Arizona. After attending the four-week summer camp, the children had made significant progress in their skills, demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach.
The organization launched in a garage in Loveland, serving only seven children. CFCE now serves almost 100 students annually, and it continues to grow and expand its reach throughout Colorado. In the 14 years since its inception, CFCE’s focus has grown from small, after-school group sessions for school-age children to include school readiness programming for very young children, adult programming, and teacher and caregiver coaching at home and in schools.
Organization name
Colorado Foundation for Conductive Education
2008
Tax id (EIN)
26-3384935
Category
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, Youth Development, Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
2897 TWIN LAKES CIRCO, US
Arvada, CO, US
Loveland, CO, US
Denver, CO, US