Adventure Squad – Summer 2021
DEVELOPING SOCIAL & PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
THROUGH NATURE, SCIENCE, ART & CULINARY GROUP PROJECTS
for children 5 thru 8 years old
Adventure Squad is a small group therapy program focusing on social skills through project-based activities with a nature theme. The group will focus on developing social interaction skills by building awareness of peer perspective taking through cooperative and fun group projects. Group members will have opportunities to utilize the Emerge garden and explore nature, while being challenged with generating project ideas, gathering materials and executing plans for gardening, science, cooking and art projects. Projects will provide opportunities for group problem solving and teamwork, as well as negotiation and retention of individual roles and responsibilities within each project. This program will include social communication concepts from Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking ® curricula, and application of self-regulation strategies.
Goals include:
- Understanding concepts of Social Thinking curricula (e.g. Following The Group Plan, Keeping Your Body in the Group)
- Problem solving within a group context
- Executive functioning skills related to planning, praxis, sequencing and organization
- Tolerating challenges during project-based activities
- Cooperative play, teamwork and peer negotiation
When: Wednesdays, June 16th – August 18th
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Total Cost: $100 per session
Registration Information
To register, submit an electronic form.
Children are expected to attend every session (barring illness), as the sessions build on each other and group dynamics are an important component. These services are billed as Occupational and/or Speech Therapy services and many parents receive partial reimbursement from their insurance companies.
If your child is not attending therapy sessions at Emerge, we will be in touch with you to set up a brief free screening to determine if this program is a good match for your child.