HOMESCHOOL ARTS CONNECT Social Enrichment Program
1 day/week | Drop-off
Co-ed | 12–3 PM
October 20 –December 17| 8 weeks
Tuesdays ages 5–7
Thursdays ages 8–10
Know an extraordinary kid who …
Struggles to feel at ease with other kids?
Dysregulates in social situations?
Shuts down emotionally when peers don’t follow their ideas?
Melts down during free play?
Avoids fun group activities?
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ARTS CONNECT Homeschool Enrichment programs can help your child learn how to
TRUST their feelings
PRACTICE self regulation skills
UNDERSTAND the thoughts & needs of others
RESPOND to peers in kind & healthy ways
BECOME a “Yes I Can!” kinda kid
ARTS CONNECT Homeschool Enrichment programs can help your child learn how to
TRUST their feelings
PRACTICE self regulation skills
UNDERSTAND the thoughts & needs of others
RESPOND to peers in kind & healthy ways
BECOME a “Yes I Can!” kinda kid
Our learning approach is
Waldorf-inspired
Stories provide the launch for each arts-based learning module.
Conversational
Active listening & sharing practices offer social emotional awareness of self and other perspectives.
Experiential
Creative Process provides hands-on learning and integration of core social learning.
Self Reflective
End of Day Review invites each child to share what they practiced that day, how it felt to try new challenges, & their chosen trackable Goal for the week ahead.
Rhythm of the Day
Arrival & BYO Lunch or Snack
12 –12:30pm
This slow start approach allows kids & families to start off unhurried and relaxed. Kids can have BYO nibbles, free social time or play outdoors while getting ready for a fun, focused & social afternoon. Parents can check in or share about how the week has been or take a beat to connect with other parents.
Community Circle & Social Skill of the Day
12:30 –1:15pm
Circle time sets the focal point of what we will be practicing throughout the day and over the next week. Circles may include movement games, rhythmic play, song creation, and collaborative group game structures to help each child explore the social skill target of the week. Groups facilitated by a Creative Arts Therapist each week.
Social Goal Setting
1:15pm –1:30pm
Circle time ends with each child developing an “ I will” goal that can earn them stars throughout the rest of the day and across the week ahead at home and in the community. Points can be cashed in at the end of each month at our community goal party!
Studio Arts Activity Blocks
1:30pm – 2:45pm
Creative activities will vary from week to week and may include: outdoor nature arts projects, collaborative game play, art studio time, and child-inspired creative projects.
Activities will be guided & children will be encouraged to “pod” in small groups to help build social practice time into their creative play.
Wrap Up Reflections Circle
2:45pm – 3pm
Each day will end with a wind down circle where children will be asked to share how they worked on their social goal for the day. Acknowledgements and appreciations will reinforce effort & awareness for all children present that day.
Meet our Director:
Hi. I’m Karen - lifelong dancer, artist, and nature enthusiast! I believe learning about life through engaging in life adventures is the best way to stoke curiosity, courage, and connectivity - the essential ingredients for navigating these rapidly changing times.
As a therapist, much of my work is holding space for traumatic experiences, sorrows, and worries. …
