❄️ACT Learning’s Winter Group Programs

CHILDREN’S FRIENDSHIP GROUP

Ages: 9 to 12
Dates:
January 14 to April 1, 2025 (no session week of March Break)
Time: Tuesdays, 5 to 6 PM
Location
: Colonnade
Cost: $1000

The Children’s Friendship Group is an 11-week program in support of neurodiverse elementary school-aged children who struggle to make and maintain friends.

What to expect:

  • A fun and welcoming environment for children to learn skills to meet and make friends.
  • An evidence-based, skill-building group for children.
  • Weekly caregivers’ group (held at the same time as the children’s group) to get the tools and knowledge to become social coaches for your children.

TEEN NEURODIVERSITY GROUP

Ages: 13 to 17
Dates:
January 23 to April 3, 2025 (no session week of March Break)
Time: Thursdays, 5 to 6 PM
Location
: Lancaster
Cost: $700

Calling all teens! Our 10-week teen group is a chance to make friends and take part in activities (suggested by youth) in a warm and welcoming space!

What to expect:

  • Soft coaching around social skills, group rules, boundaries, consent etc.
  • Teens collaborate with group facilitators to choose activities they want to participate in.
  • Crafts, video game night, board games, low-cost outings etc.

2SLGBTQIA + TEEN NEURODIVERSITY GROUP

Ages: 13 to 17
Dates: January 23 to April 3, 2025 (no session week of March Break)
Time: Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 PM
Location: Lancaster
Cost: $700

Our upcoming 2SLGBTQIA+ 10-week group is a chance to make friends and take part in activities (suggested by youth) in a warm and welcoming space! This group will be a place where you can share, laugh and hang out with like-minded people!

What to expect:

  • Soft coaching around social skills, group rules, boundaries, consent etc.
  • Teens collaborate with group facilitators to choose activities they want to participate in.
  • Crafts, video game night, board games, low-cost outings etc.