Campers Ages 8 to 12, Counselors-In-Training ages 13 to 16.
Offered on one weekend of every month, the purpose of the GOAL camp is to build self-esteem, self-confidence, leadership and social skills through outdoor (or indoor) adventure learning. Please see the website at www.goalasia.org.
Ages 6 to 16.
All children have individual cognitive strengths and weaknesses, as well as particular interests and affinities. It is often quite helpful to know what these are in order to maximize academic success and to plan curricular and extra-curricular activities. In this comprehensive testing process, children are actively engaged in learning about their own strengths and finding positive ways to enhance or capitalize on them.
It is sometimes difficult to keep track of progress, grades and homework in several different classes and with several different teachers. Our case managers check in with teachers each week, evaluate performance and make suggestions, and meet with or send a detailed email to adolescents and their parents to review the week’s work. If other professionals are involved (e.g., private tutors or doctors), case managers work with them to develop a reporting system that “pulls together the pieces” so that parents and kids are not overwhelmed by many sources of information.
For girls ages 11 to 13, and mothers of all ages
A fun mother-daughter preparation for adolescence. Get on the same page before you get there! This workshop helps moms and girls to talk about the hard issues: curfew, dating, drugs. We discuss body image, ambitions, and the experience of being a woman. These are all the topics you (and she) may find it difficult to discuss in three years’ time, so take advantage of this oasis of opportunity!
Ages 8 to 12
One of the most important skills a child can have is the ability to interact socially with others, and yet this skill is often underemphasized in school. This program is designed to help your child to develop assertiveness, read social cues, react appropriately, and interact socially. The important tools that will someday be needed to work cooperatively with a team, interview for a job, negotiate a business venture or even ask for a date are first learned through social interactions as a child. This class helps kids to develop, practice and hone those skills, and also to learn to deal with bullying and cliques, and to build confidence in social situations.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!