Welcome to Club Connect!
Extraordinary Camps For Extraordinary People
Dr. Laurie Stephens, our Director of Clinical Services, created these fun and educational “camps” for children with Asperger’s Disorder and High Functioning Autism. These two-week programs are designed to help reinforce and expand children’s social development in an interactive, supportive and structured environment.
“Kevin had a great time! He learned how to better cooperate and constructively communicate his feelings in the social groups. He also made some lasting friendships which he treasures! We are looking forward to the next camp!”
—Claudette & Darryl Dunn
“Campers” will engage in a wide realm of activities including Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Science Projects and Working as a Team on Special Events to name just a few. By participating in these activities, “campers” learn how to have conversations, how to read non-verbal cues, how to work as a team and make and keep friends and how to manage their frustration.
“Club Connect” camps are held at Education Spectrum. Those children between the ages of 10 to 15, who are fully verbal and require no individual behavioral support, are welcome to apply. All potential campers will be interviewed to ensure they are a good match for this exciting program.
Club Connect is held during the summer and at special times throughout the school year. For dates when Club Connect will be held, please call EdSpec at (626) 797-1500.
The Mind That’s Mine Camp
Recent research has highlighted the lack of appropriate training for adolescents with autism spectrum and related disorders to prepare them for higher education upon graduation from grade school. Studies have shown that regardless of how bright a student may be, success at the college level is dependent upon numerous skills including knowing how you learn, social interaction skills, executive functioning (organization) and problem solving skills.
Education Spectrum offers a two-week summer program incorporating the research-based The Mind That’s Mine curriculum designed by Dr. Mel Levine. The program runs 5 hours a day, 4 days a week for 2 weeks. Attendance at every class is mandatory in order to benefit from the full program.
The Mind That’s Mine is a program designed to teach students about how their minds work and how they can best use their own unique mind. The program was developed by the All Kinds of Minds Institute founded by Dr. Mel Levine. The curriculum encourages students to discover how their minds work, what their learning & social strengths are, and what they can do to make their minds work better. Especially helpful for students with learning and social differences, the program helps all students to recognize, tolerate, and respect individual differences in learning and behavior. It is particularly helpful in facilitating student’s understanding of how they think and learn, and how to advocate for the types of learning accommodations they will need in higher education.
The program will includes interaction lessons on:
- Learning Disorders and the Human Brain
- Thinking about Thinking
- Paying Attention-Keeping the Mind and Body in Control
- Memory – Using the Brain’s Storage System
- A Special Code Called Language
- Solving Problems and Thinking Up Ideas
- Skill Building: How Your Mind Learns to do Things
- How Your Mind Helps You Behavior and Socialize
- Putting it All Together
- What’s Ahead