Saturday Social Skills Classes

The Saturday Social Skills program is specifically designed to give 8 - 10 year old students, with average to above average cognitive ability, the opportunity to directly learn and practice social skills in an affirming and supportive small group environment.

Many students who struggle to form social relationships respond well to direct instruction, role-playing, and structured cooperative activities. This class is targeted toward students who need extra instruction and practice in order to successfully navigate social situations.  The program is a good fit for students who experience difficulty with social interactions due to attention disorders, language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, non-verbal learning disorders or anxiety disorders.

Some skills will be practiced more than once, through a variety of activities, but new topics will be introduced in each session as well. Because the class size is small, lessons can be tailored to meet individual and class needs.  Topics will include:

• Getting to know someone new
• Joining in
• Starting and maintaining conversations
• Respecting personal space and boundaries
• Giving and receiving compliments
• Showing understanding for others’ feelings
• Cooperating and compromising
• Dealing with mistakes
• Being flexible
• Problem solving
  

Session Information

Classes are held at Groves Academy in St. Louis Park, MN.  The program is open both to students enrolled at Groves Academy and to students from any other school.

The cost for the 6-week session is $300.  Each class has a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 8 students and is filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

All classes meet on Saturdays from 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Session dates for Spring 2010 are April 10^th – May 15^th.  

 

Registration and information materials may be found in the documents at right. 

 

Social Skills Class for Teens

Groves Academy will sponsor an extended 10-week session of the social skills class for teens again this spring, starting on March 2, 2010. The Practicing Social and Conversation Skills program is specifically designed to give 13-17 year old students the opportunity to review and practice important social skills in an affirming and supportive small group environment.

The goal of the class is to learn new skills and increase confidence while having fun and forming new friendships.  Teen-friendly dinners and engaging dinner conversation topics will be part of each week’s experience. The lessons will be specific to teens and reflect the real life situations they encounter with peers and family.  

Each week a new, identified social skill will be presented and practiced.  Class curriculum is targeted toward students who need the confidence, experience and practice to successfully take part in conversations and social exchanges.  New skills will be practiced repeatedly through a variety of fun activities and games.  Added to the spring session will be material aimed at helping students realize the power they have to shape the experiences and events in their lives.  We’ll fuel their curiosity about becoming their best, most effective selves and move them toward awareness of their radiant potential.

Classes will be held at Groves Academy in St. Louis Park, MN.  The program is open to students enrolled at Groves

Academy as well as other young adults in the community, and is geared toward high-functioning students who would benefit from improved competence and confidence in everyday social situations.  Classes are kept small to ensure highly personalized instruction.  Classes will have a 5-1 student/teacher ratio with a maximum of 10 students (minimum of 6) per session.

Classes will meet on ten Tuesday evenings (Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23, April 6, April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4 and May 11) from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.  The cost for the 10-week session is $595 which includes dinner and beverages. 

 

Registration for the Spring 2010 Social Skills Class has ended. Please return to this website for information regarding the Fall 2010 session.

For questions or additional information, please email jane@teledinc.com or alyssahendlin@gmail.com. More details and registration forms are also available here.