From structured classes to peer-led activities, these programs create opportunities to collaborate, share ideas, and connect with others. Participants build confidence while developing communication and relationship skills that support meaningful connections in everyday life.
This instructor-led course examines common interaction concepts encountered in group and community settings. Through structured group discussion and instructor-led examples, participants explore communication patterns, group roles, and cooperative dynamics. Topics may include turn-taking models, teamwork structures, and approaches to collaborative problem-solving. Instruction focuses on understanding interaction concepts. The course is offered in a group learning format.
This instructor-led course explores how shared activities create opportunities to connect and stay involved over time. Developing friendships as an adult can be harder than expected, especially when routines are more screen-based and independent, so this course focuses on how in-person connections begin and grow. Through structured discussion and guided planning activities, participants practice starting conversations, noticing everyday social cues, and taking part in group experiences. The course also looks at how people find group opportunities and what supports ongoing involvement. Offered in a group format and time-limited by semester.
This instructor-led class is designed to help participants build the communication and social skills needed to navigate a variety of real-life situations with confidence. Through instructor-led discussions, role-playing activities, group exercises, and interactive games, participants will learn and practice skills such as starting and maintaining conversations, making and keeping friends, active listening, reading and understanding social cues, handling disagreements, and demonstrating respectful communication. Participants will explore common social situations that occur at school, in the community, during recreational activities, and online.
This instructor-led class is designed to help participants develop the cognitive, communication, and interpersonal skills needed to navigate school, work, community, and social environments successfully. Through structured lessons, interactive activities, role-playing exercises, group discussions, and real-world practice, participants will be taught both executive functioning abilities and social competencies in a supportive and engaging setting. Class topics may include conversation skills, active listening, perspective-taking, conflict resolution, self-advocacy, teamwork, recognizing social cues, managing emotions, adapting to change, and making informed decisions. Lessons are intentionally scaffolded to support ongoing skill development and continued learning from term to term. Each session builds upon previously learned concepts while introducing new strategies, activities, and executive functioning skills at an appropriate pace.
This instructor-led class uses improvisational games to help participants build confidence, communication skills, and social awareness. Through playful humor and theatre-based activities, participants practice thinking on their feet and expressing themselves creatively. The class creates a supportive space to strengthen social interactions and quick-thinking skills. Participants receive direct instruction on a variety of improv techniques, including active listening, accepting and building upon ideas (“Yes, And”), storytelling, character development, verbal and nonverbal communication, problem-solving, adaptability, and teamwork. Lessons are designed to teach participants how to think creatively, respond to unexpected situations, and collaborate effectively with others. The class promotes the development of transferable life skills such as self-expression, public speaking, emotional awareness, social communication, perspective-taking, flexibility, and confidence in social situations.
This instructor-led course breaks down shared activities so participants know what to expect and have ideas for how to take part. Through guided games, hands-on activities, and instructor-led discussion, participants examine how turns are structured, how ideas are shared, how plans are carried out, and how roles function within activities. Content focuses on expectations, sequencing of activities, and how participation continues across settings. The class is offered in a group learning environment and is time-limited by session.
This instructor-led class introduces participants to how shared activities and conversations are organized in virtual settings. Through structured online activities and guided discussion, participants examine how turn-taking works in video and chat formats, how ideas are shared, and how group expectations are followed in digital environments. Content focuses on understanding participation in virtual group settings, including how conversations begin and continue, how roles function in online activities, and how shared plans are carried out. The class is offered in a group learning format and is time-limited by session.
This instructor-led class focuses on helping participants develop a clear understanding of social boundaries and how they impact relationships in everyday life. Through structured lessons and interactive activities, participants will learn to recognize personal space, appropriate physical contact, and verbal communication across different settings such as school, work, and the community.Topics will include identifying safe vs. unsafe interactions, understanding consent, respecting others’ boundaries, and expressing one’s own boundaries in a confident and appropriate manner. Participants will also explore social cues, body language, and the differences between public and private behaviors. The class will use role-playing, group discussions, visual supports, and real-life scenarios to build practical skills that promote independence, safety, and positive social interactions. This service aligns with Self-Direction goals by enhancing community integration, interpersonal effectiveness, and self-advocacy skills.