Social Skills: Ages 11-14
About this course
Ages 11-14 – “Improv for Interaction” Social Skills Group
Offered both ONLINE & IN-PERSON
– ONLINE via Zoom: Tuesdays 3:30-4:15pm PT
– In-Person at The Wallis – 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills CA 90210: Wednesdays 4:15-5:15pm PT
Tuition can be covered by your local Regional Center | Vendor # PW7471
Using improvisation, theater games and role-play, students in our “Improv for Interaction” classes practice skills needed for positive social interaction. Participants will increase their capacity to focus, take and follow direction, and ease anxiety. Among the themes this class will touch upon are:
- Initiating conversation and play
- Building communication skills
- Participating in non-preferred activities
- Self regulation and comfort
- Completing a task from beginning to end
- Dealing with bullying
- Leadership and taking direction from peers
- Working together in small groups
- Identifying emotions
- Team building and group decision making
- Self-advocacy
- Non-verbal communication.
This class, like all Miracle Project classes, is neurodiverse and includes neuro-typical peer role models – called “co-actors.” If interested in volunteering as a co-actor, please click here.
If interested in this class, please fill out the initial intake form and someone will contact you to schedule an intake.
Aplicacion al programa de habilidades sociales.
All participants attending The Miracle Project programming in-person are required to:
- Sign The Miracle Project’s Parent/Participant safety agreement (provided upon registration of the class)
- Complete COVID-19 Screening Forms before attending each in-person class.
- Wear masks at all times when indoors (regardless of vaccination status). Masks are not required, yet strongly recommended, for all outdoor programming.