2024 PEATC Parent and Youth Empowerment Summit (PYE), Sept. 7, 2024 in Williamsburg (Waitlist Available)
Description:
2024 PEATC Parent and Youth Empowerment (PYE) Summit (Waitlist Available) - PEATC is pleased to announce the 2024 Parent and Youth Empowerment (PYE) Summit on Saturday, September 7, 2024, for Virginia students with disabilities (ages 14-22) and their parents! Accepted participants will be empowered to understand and advocate for their child's secondary school learning and postsecondary outcomes from topic experts, while youth will increase their knowledge to be effective self-advocates through related activities.
This year's theme is "Dream Big, Think Big!"
Registration priority: Spaces will fill quickly, and you may be placed on a waitlist.
- July 08, 2024 – Registration opens for 1st-time attendees in the Roanoke area and west
- July 15, 2024 – Registration opens for 1st-time attendees
- July 22, 2024 – Registration opens for all
The $35 registration fee will be refunded to those who attend the Summit in its entirety and includes:
- Summit admission for youth self-advocates (ages 14-22) and parents/guardians (at least one adult is required to attend the entire Summit).
- Breakfast and lunch for registered attendees of the Summit (families have the option to pay for meal vouchers for family members that are not attending the Summit).
- One-night hotel accommodations for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Rooms sleep up to 6 people (2 beds and a pull-out couch). Includes water park passes for those in the room (up to 6 people).
- Limited additional night's stay for Saturday, September 7, 2024 will be available for a cost of $50 (paid by participants and NOT refundable)
Event details:
8:00 am – 8:45 am: Registration Pick-Up
8:00 am – 8:50 am: Breakfast and Vendor Visits
9:00 am: Summit Kick-Off
2:30 pm: Summit Concludes
This event is for Virginia residents only! Spaces are limited. You must receive a confirmation from the PEATC office to attend this event and you must commit to participating in the ENTIRE Summit.
Date(s):
9/7/2024 8:00 AM ET - 9/7/2024 2:30 PM ET
Location(s):
Great Wolf Lodge 549 East Rochambeau Drive Williamsburg, VA 23188