Broadway Connections

Broadway Connections was created in 2009 by CCTA and the Loyola University of Maryland’s Clinical Center to serve youth and teens ages 11-19 with disorders of social communication; including Down Syndrome, Autism, and Autism Spectrum disorders, among others. The goal of the program is to assist participants in furthering their social communication skills within the context of a musical theatre program, enlisting the support of specialists in speech pathology, special education, music, and theatre. Peer volunteers participate as fellow actors, modeling behaviors and interactions for participants. In 2010, Expanding Horizons joined forces with a third partner, the Howard County Public School System, working with special needs teens in the county’s high schools under a grant from the Horizon Foundation. Broadway Connections is currently represented with a program at Glenelg High School, under the direction of Kassidy Sharp, Glenelg Drama teacher and CCTA Director.