At Glendale Community College, Adapted Physical Education is offered to all students registered with DSPS.  Our programs and classes offer a variety of physical and recreational opportunities designed to help students gain self-confidence, build physical fitness, and develop social skills.  Our classes focus on the importance of personalized physical activity programs. The composition of each student’s activity program varies from one individual to another. 

Participation in Glendale College’s Adapted Physical Education program can:

1. improve physical fitness and motor skills necessary for activities of daily living;
2. develop positive self-image and feelings of self-worth; and
3. build skills and abilities which will enable participation in both academic and leisure/recreational pursuits.

For more detailed descriptions of the Adapted Physical Education classes available, click here!

Contact Information:

Dr. Lee Parks, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology - Adapted Physical Education
Email: lparks@glendale.edu 
Phone:  (818) 240-1000  x5557 

Laura Matsumoto, OTR/L
Professor of Kinesiology - Adapted Physical Education & CS/IS - Access Technology
Email: lauram@glendale.edu 
Phone:  (818) 240-1000  x3192

Kinesiology Division Page