Cooking with Friends - Junior.
Budding chefs can experiment with their talents in this social group that also develops teamwork and the life skills needed for cooking and cleaning. There is also opportunity to try new tastes and textures.
Duration
45min sessions, 'block booked' per term, run weekly or fortnightly
Cooking with Friends - Senior.
Budding chefs can experiment with their talents in this social group that also develops teamwork and the life skills needed for cooking and cleaning. There is also opportunity to try new tastes and textures.
Duration
45min sessions, 'block booked' per term, run weekly or fortnightly
Social Skills School Holiday Intensive - Junior
A primary school group for improving social awareness and play interaction skills, as well as learning how to make and keep friends
.
Duration
1 hour session per day, 5 days in a row - 'block booked'
Goals
- Improve social awareness
- play interaction skills
- identify and name emotions
- make and keep friendships
Social Skills School Holiday Intensive - Senior
A senior Primary group that challenges & develops skills for winning & losing, coping with bullying and facilitates making genuine friendships in a ‘team’ environment.
Duration
1 hour session per day, 5 days in a row - 'block booked'
Goals
- Emotions for home, school and playground
- Making & keeping friends
- Winning & losing
- Bullying & cyber-bullying
- Teamwork
Transition into High School Intensive
A social group that helps children facing high school to know they are not alone. Stepping into life at High School is made easier by talking about and preparing for what to expect. They learn strategies on how to cope and who to talk to when they need to.
Duration
January School holidays:
2 hours per day, 'block booked' -
5 days in a row
Goals
- Develop awareness & understanding for Commencing Year 7
- Be able to start Year 7 with confidence
- Develop skills required to participate in High School life
- To enhance organisational skills: Home & school
- Skills to help manage High School workload, Assessment Tasks & exams
Handwriting Club
A fun filled ‘fine’ motor activity based group that develops teamwork, social skills and improves handwriting skills
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Duration
7 x 1 hour sessions 'block' booked per term, run weekly
Goals
- Improve handwriting
- Hand strength
- Spatial awareness
- Fine motor pencil control
- Socialisation around a common activity
Craft Zone
A creative space where groups of children can socialise, problem solve and develop sequencing skills essential for task completion and life skills.
Duration
1 hour sessions 'block' booked per term, run weekly or fortnightly
Goals
- Life skill development
- Peer socialisation
- Common interest / hobby
- Self confidence
- Sequencing & problem solving
Secret Agent Society
A fun espionage themed social skills program that targets anger and anxiety issues. It teaches children how to feel happier, calmer and more brave, so that they can make and keep friends
.
Duration
10 x 1.5 hour sessions per term, run weekly - 'block booked'
Goals
- Social skills development Program.
- Learn how to feel happier, calmer and braver.
- Teaches children how to make and keep friends
- Fun, espionage theme
Boys Stuff - Puberty & Hygiene
A fun group that provides a way to explore the natural changes from tween to teen years.
Duration
5 x 1 hour sessions per term, run fortnightly - 'block booked'
Goals
- Social awareness around puberty and associated hygiene
- Life skills: routines & task sequencing
- A few things about girls
Girls Stuff - Puberty & Hygiene
A fun group that provides a way to explore the natural changes from tween to teen years.
Duration
5 x 1 hour sessions per term, run fortnightly - 'block booked'
Goals
- Social awareness around puberty, menstruation and associated hygiene
- Life skills: routines & task sequencing
- A few things about boys
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Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a constant thread through all that we do here at Sensory Smart OT.
SEL includes curriculums derived from:
Please contact us to assess the suitability of each of the groups for your particular needs.