This program helps participants discuss one’s motivation for hygiene routines. Teaching, modelling, and practicing focus on the following targets:

• Washing 

• Bathing and Showering 

• Dental Care 

• Toileting and Bathroom Etiquette 

• Bedroom/ Sleeping Area Organization 

• Privacy

The skills covered in Caring for Myself are the foundations of developing healthy relationships with others and strengthening relationships with family members. 

Join us in person, for a friendship-themed cooking program. Participants learn to cook and prepare food items to increase their independence and comfort in the kitchen. We will learn kitchen safety & hygiene, basic cooking skills, along with social activities each evening.  

Participants will leave each session with new recipes to add to their collection, as well as items they have made to share with family & friends. Through exploring the social side of cooking, participants could use the recipes and skills learned to share with family and friends during a gathering.

Go To The Now! is a program that leads youth through a sequence of research-based mindfulness exercises - exercises that have been shown to boost attention, increase compassion, regulate emotions, calm the nervous system, enhance adaptability, and cultivate resilience.

Your youth will learn that mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment and observing one’s thoughts and feelings without judging them. At the heart of this practice is the idea that you are not your thoughts, and with this understanding, it becomes easier to know that challenging emotions (and even situations) are not forever - they will pass!

Increase neuroplasticity by moving from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

This program will focus on lessons such as;

• Mistakes help us learn

• Managing feedback & help

• Asking for help

• Chunking challenges

• Mistake myths

• Challenging your inner critic

• Using the W.O.O.P. method

GoStrengths! is a comprehensive social and emotional learning program focusing on 8 vital skills including goal-setting, optimistic thinking, problem-solving, resilience, character strengths, emotional regulation, social skills, and self-confidence.

Participants will learn & practice through activities, practice, animations and more! 

The GoZen! anxiety relief program is broken down into 8 modules that teach participants how to understand and control their anxiety and worry. And because stress, pressure, and challenges are part of everyday life, these are skills that can be used forever. 

Sessions use videos, activities, and practice to help cultivate social and emotional learning.

Looking to join the workforce or begin volunteering? Get Job Ready with our job readiness program.  Learn new skills or refresh some previously learned.  The program will include activities, games, videos, and role-plays to help get you ready as you begin employment.  During the sessions, each participant will create a resume, look for positions available, and experience an interview. Topics covered include; 

• Identifying strengths & weaknesses

• Resumes

• Interviews

• Cover letters

• Job search

• Networking 

• Workplace health & safety

• Social rules

• Work-life balance

• Employee relations

• Job performance

This program is best for youth/adults interested in future employment with average language skills.

Increase financial literacy with our Money Talks program.  Participants will learn through a mix of games, practice, videos, and other activities.  

Beginner Level Includes:

• Identifying money 

• Values 

• Adding coins & banknotes

• Prices of items 

• How to pay with cash

• Receiving the wrong change

Advanced Level Includes:

• Making purchases with cash or debit

• Budgeting basics

• Needs vs wants

• Cheques

• Tips & gratuities

• Taxes

• Types of savings & loans

• Travelling with money

Motivation & Organization is a 12-session program for those looking for support with learning to get organized and motivated at school.  Sessions will include video modeling, games, activities, and practice. Topics covered:  

• Putting Forth My Best Effort

• Planning Ahead

• Being on Time

• Note-Taking

• Organization

• Persistence

• Break it Down

• Flexibility

• Focus

• The Big Picture

• Memorization

• Mistakes

Help your little one increase their school readiness through our Sprouts Program. During these one-hour sessions, we will practice typical school activities & routines while focusing on social-emotional learning in a fun & supportive learning environment.  The ideal age for this program is 3-5 years.

Parents and caregivers are welcome to remain onsite, however, we strongly encourage not staying in the same room as your child.

Beginner;

• Identifying facial expressions in others

• Identifying the Zones

• Modelling emotions/facial expressions

• Identifying expected & unexpected behaviours in situations

• Identifying how they feel in each zone (body cues)

• Identifying what zone they are currently in

• Classifying feelings into zones

• Identifying that zones fluctuate throughout the day

• Identifying personal triggers

Advanced:

Regulating emotions is a life skill most people are constantly developing.  In these sessions, we will look at flexible thinking, how to develop a positive mindset, the size of the problem, as well as how to identify triggers and manage intense emotions.