EXPANDED LEARNING CONCEPTS

Family Education and Support Programs
Coaching and Advocacy Services for Children with Learning Differences

 CHOICES© For Learning Different Children

A Direct Teaching Social Skills Program

 

Be part of an innovative direct teaching social skills program for children with learning differences.  This program was developed by the Shelton School in Dallas, Texas and is used to assist children with acquiring tools to effectively interact with peers and interpret non-verbal communication cues. Some of the

goals of the program include:

 

■Improved ability to create and maintain healthy peer relationships

■Develop effective problem solving techniques

■Create more positive interactions at school

■Improved interpersonal communication skills

■Improved ability to effectively communicate needs

■Reduced negative behaviour interactions

■Improved self-confidence

This program incorporates drama, art and role play to help children understand the core components of the program. The core components include: communication, problem solving and friendship building.

We will also be incorporating some of the key lessons from the "Knowing Yourself, Knowing Others" workbook by Barbara Cooper and Nancy Widdows. This workbook is used in the SuperKids social skills program in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Sessions will be available for CHOICES for Beginners (4 and 5 year olds). Classes are for 6 weeks and each session is one hour. The focus of CHOICES for Beginners is helping young children with emotional regulation, communication (verbal/non-verbal), play skills and making connections.

Sessions for CHOICES 1 will also be availble for students 6-8years of age. CHOICES 1 runs for 6 weeks and each session is 1 hour. 

 Summer Programs 

 THE SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE FULL!!

Please send in your registration form to get on the wait list for fall programs.

FULL-The CHOICES 1 (6-8 year olds) program will be offered on three Saturdays in August. The dates of the program are: August 7, 14, 21. There program time will be from 10-12pm.  The program is  FULL and we are creating a waitlist for future programs for students we cannot serve in the summer session.

FULL -CHOICES for Beginners (4-5 year olds) program will be offered on July 6,8,13,15 from 1-2:30pm.  The program fee is $125 and there are subsidies available for the program. The program is  FULL and we are creating a waitlist for future programs for students we cannot serve in the summer session.

Fall Program

The next school year program begins on October 16, 2010 and runs for six weeks. We will be running a CHOICES for Beginners group(4-5 year olds) from 1-2pm and a CHOICES 1 group for (6-8 year olds) from 2:15-3:15pm. Please contact us as soon as possible to get on the list for these programs.

** Program subsidy is available for these programs thanks to the Trillium Foundation.  The regular program fee is $125 for 6 weeks.**

Registration

EXCITING NEWS!!!

New program available this fall for parents and children.  Please see below for information on the Classroom Connections program starting this fall for Kindergarten children.

All sessions will be held at Oak Park Moms and Tots - 2530 Sixth Line Unit #9 Oakville , Ontario.

CHOICES for Beginners for the six week program is $125.

CHOICES 1 for the six week program is $125

Program subsidy is available for this program.  Please contact us for details.

 

 

Registration

For more information and registration for this program please contact:

Charlene Abrahams

CHOICES Lead Facilitator

Oak Park Moms and Tots

www.expandedlearning.ca

charlene@oakparkmomsandtots.ca

p.905.399.5078    f.905.257.4304

 
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CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS 

Introducing a new Kindergarten program offered at Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre this fall.  This program will be available to children that require additional support in the areas of language development, sensory integration and social skills. The programs are intended to provide opportunities for children to develop the necessary skills to be successful at school in a supportive and inclusive environment. The program elements will include:  literacy, numeracy, science and the development of social skills.  A direct teaching model that supports the development of skills that children require to learn effectively in classroom environments will be the primary method of instruction in the program.  There will be a maximum of 8 children in the Classroom Connections 1 program.

Three program formats are available in the Classroom Connections series. The programs will run for 8 weeks and the sessions will be offered in the following formats. Families may register for more than one program.

Program Fee: 8 weeks 

Program Start Date: Week of September 20th

Classroom Connections 1 $184

Classroom Connections 2 $184

CHOICES for Families $125

Tuesdays 1-3pm Classroom Connections 1 Kindergarten Program for children 

Thursdays 1-3pm Classroom Connections 2 Parent Participating Program

Fridays 1-3 pm CHOICES for Families –A Social Skills class for parents and their children. Siblings are welcome to attend this program. This program incorporates drama, art and role play to help children understand the core components of the program. The core components include: communication, problem solving and friendship building.

Please contact Charlene Abrahams for registration information and program details.

This program will be held at Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre

2530 Sixth Line Unit#9

Oakville

L6H 6T8