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Activity Objectives
Activity Objectives
We like to see education and enrichment that empowers, challenges, and inspires—prioritising curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.
We like to see education and enrichment that empowers, challenges, and inspires—prioritising curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.
Our objectives in striving to create meaningful and impactful experiences for children with special needs hopefully move beyond just "keeping them busy" to truly enriching their lives and supporting their families.
Promoting Holistic Development:
Physical Development: To enhance fine and gross motor skills, coordination, balance, and overall physical well-being through adapted sports, games, and sensory play.
Cognitive Development: To stimulate problem-solving, critical thinking, attention, memory, and learning through engaging and appropriately challenging activities.
Communication Skills: To improve verbal and non-verbal communication, listening comprehension, and expression through interactive games, sensory stories, and social exchanges.
Sensory Integration: To provide opportunities for children to explore and process various sensory inputs (textures, sounds, sights, smells, movements) in a safe and regulated environment.
Emotional Regulation: To help children identify, understand, and express their emotions in healthy ways, and to develop coping mechanisms for stress or overstimulation.
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIALISATION
LITERACY
LITERACY
VALUABLE 1:1 TIME
VALUABLE 1:1 TIME
PEER & FAMILY SUPPORT
Fostering Social Inclusion and Connection:
Building Friendships: To create opportunities for children with special needs to interact with peers (both disabled and non-disabled) and form meaningful friendships.
Developing Social Skills: To teach and practice social cues, turn-taking, sharing, cooperation, and empathy in a supportive group setting.
Reducing Isolation: To counteract the social exclusion often experienced by children with disabilities and their families by providing a welcoming community.
Promoting Acceptance: To encourage understanding and acceptance among all participants, fostering an inclusive environment.
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Confidence:
Achieving Success: To design activities that allow children to experience success and accomplishment, no matter how small, and build their sense of capability.
Encouraging Independence: To provide opportunities for children to make choices, take initiative, and perform tasks independently, where appropriate.
Recognising Strengths: To highlight and celebrate each child's unique abilities and contributions.
TURN-TAKING
FAMILY PARTICIPATION
Providing Respite and Support for Families:
Parental Respite: To offer parents and carers a much-needed break, knowing their children are in a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment.
Networking for Families: To create opportunities for parents and carers to connect with each other, share experiences, and build support networks.
Information and Guidance: To potentially offer advice, resources, and signposting to other services for families navigating the challenges of raising a child with special needs.
Tailoring and Accessibility:
Individualized Approach: To recognise and respond to the diverse needs within the "special needs" umbrella, adapting activities to suit specific disabilities (e.g., visual impairments, autism, physical disabilities). This includes considering communication methods, sensory sensitivities, and mobility challenges.
Accessible Environment: To ensure the physical and sensory environment of the activities is accessible and comfortable for all participants.
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