August Summer Social Skills SUMMER PROGRAM
ENROLLING NOW FOR SUMMER 2024 ..Space is very limited.
It’s a Social Skills Summer!!
Come join us at JDK Social Station to foster your child’s social and emotional development this summer.
Overview: At our social skills summer program we will be focusing on supporting positive social interactions among our students. Our fun-filled week is packed with exciting activities where all peers work TOGETHER! Come join us at JDK Social Station to foster your child’s social and emotional development this summer! At our social skills summer program we will be focusing on supporting positive social interactions among our campers. Each and every fun-filled week is packed with exciting activities where all peers work TOGETHER! We have a highly trained staff of ABA instructors, special education teachers , behaviorists and counselors with vast experience teaching social skills. We focus on peers initiating and maintaining play and conversations with their peers. Our program is modified to help meet the needs of each child that attends. Each week offers a new theme including sensory scientists, dynamite dinosaurs and much more. Each day looks like this : each age group starts with with themed yoga, a circle/group ( with focus on social skills) , gross motor activities, social skills groups, themed weekly curriculum activities and each afternoon a different " special” which include sensory taekwondo, art therapy, music and singing classes, fitness classes and much more! Each class size is about ten to twelve children in our inclusion program with 3-4 instructors in each class- in order to ensure each child is available to be successful working on their own individual goals.
Who: Ages 3 – 15 years old
When: July 29th - August 30th
9:00- 2:00 PM 9:00-11:30 AM and extended day
Before/Aftercare 8:00-5:00 PM
RUNNING 5 WEEKS THIS SUMMER!
* 2-3 days a week option available
Enroll a few days, a few weeks or the entire five weeks
August Summer Camp 2024 Curriculum
Week 1: 7/29-8/2 Camping: The Great Outdoors with learning about trees, birds, butterflies and more. Get ready for some outdoor fun and scientific exploring. We might even go on a bear hunt. We can sit around the campfire and sing some songs and have a little social s’mores cookout. (Social Skills: Interactive social stories: Asking others to play, joining in, Understanding rules of a game, dealing with winning and losing)
Week 2: 8/5- 8/9 Dino-mite Dinosaurs: Prepare yourself to travel back in time to 230 million years ago. We will be digging for dinosaurs, digging for rocks and minerals using magnifying glasses, and becoming cooperative paleontologists as we work together and learn how to share and take turns. (Social Skills: Interpersonal/friendship: getting attention in a positive way, sharing your friends and with your friends)
Week 3: 8/12-8/16 JDK Sensory Scientists: We will be scientists this week and explore sensory science fun! Creating slime, foam, playdough, science experiments, making volcanoes, tornadoes and much more! Imaginations are free to run wild as children discover how science, math, and reading all play a part! (Social Skills: Manners, setting tables, respecting one another, personal space, waiting, orienting to others)
Week 4: 8/19-8/23 Celebration Week- We love finding reasons to celebrate at JDK! We will celebrate a different holiday/special event each day. ( Birthday Day, Halloween, Winter Holiday Day and more!) We will end our camp with a talent show where everyone will get a chance to perform. (Social Skills: dressing up, what to do a party, trick or treating practice, birthday activities, performing for an audience, and much more)
Week 5: 8/26- 8/30 Under the Sea Week- We will be marine biologists and learn all about ocean life! From different kinds of fish to dolphins to sharks we will explore it all! We will create a saltwater density experiment and make our very own ocean zone in a bottle! (Social Skills: Manners, setting tables, respecting one another, personal space, waiting, orienting to others)
Activities utilized may include: Discuss-Demonstrate-Do with Structured lessons and problem solving techniques using video models, cooperative activities, peer modeling, role play, game play.
SUMMER CAMP OFFERS:
● Art Therapy ● Music Therapy ● Water Activities ● Sensory Taekwondo ● Mini Golf ● Sensory based activities ● Physical Education Classes ● Weekly Themes ● Morning Yoga ● Daily Social Skills Groups ● Singing Classes ● Wood Working ● Individualized goals addressed based on teacher observations, parent input, and IEPS/ progress report goals, etc. ● Group Occupational Therpay Classes ● Private one on one Speech and OT services *additional cost ( based on need)
● Daily reports to family to ensure goals are worked on and generalized
● Teachers provide individualized feedback to families to educate them on how to work on the goals addressed
Each week will be a different theme based on building social skills and peer interactions all while having fun
Price: Call for price. Child must attend a minimum of 1 week of camp. We accept all major credit cards/checks/affiliated with Perform Care/Hudson/Bergen County CMO and HBCBS of New Jersey* - insurance receipts given contact us for details
Please note there is no refund given once your child starts our program. We can work wih you on class credits due to illness/family emergency on a case by case basis.