Social Skills Classes

Student drop off classes are for parents who understand the benefits of RDI but do not have the time to begin RDI at home.  Our classes are developmentally staged and students will be assessed prior to starting a class.
Learners
Through play with a variety of materials, Learners will develop the foundational skills necessary for social engagement including joint attention, social referencing, and emotion sharing.  Physical movement is emphasized as students learn to coordinate their actions with social partners.  These foundational skills will get the student ready for the next level which is Social Partners.
  
Monday 4-5                 
4 week  session $140
Social Partners
Students begin to take on greater responsibility for maintaining the coordination of their actions with social partners. Our apprentices practice co- regulation, and co- creation in small groups with an adult guide as they learn how to regulate and repair communication breakdowns, and to begin to enjoy variation and novelty increasing flexibility.  
Tuesday 515-615            
4 week session $140
Saturday 10-11                             4 week session $140
Teammates
Students experience teamwork, problem solving, and collaboration as small groups work together to reach a common goal. Working together as a team increases understanding of multiple perspectives,  compromise, and the ability to remain coordinated with their partners while integrating ideas, interpretations, memories, and  resources. 
Wednesday 4-5  
4 week session $140
Saturday 11:15-12:15
4 week session $140
Explorers
Students explore and experiment in order to consider new ideas, perspectives and responses from a curious, playful perspective.  Students will try out new ideas and ways of experiencing themselves in an environment where they feel safe to see what happens with no expectations of success and no penalty for mistakes.  Topics explored include: perspective taking, flexible thinking, problem solving strategies, comparing and contrasting, different but same, grey area thinking, good enough thinking best fit and more.  
Wednesday 5:15-6:15
4 week session $140