Weekly Social Skills Classes
Session 1 (Fall) Registration is Open
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MONDAYS
4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Preschoolers
Ages 3-5
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4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Grade K/1 Recess
Ages 5-7
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5:45-6:45, Class Full
P&T Pals
Ages 6-9
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5:45-6:45, 1 Spot Left
P&T Pals
Ages 8-12​
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WEDNESDAYS
4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Preschoolers
Ages 3-5
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4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Play Group
Ages 4-6
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5:45-6:45, Class Full
P&T Pals
Ages 6-9
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5:45-6:45, Class Full
P&T Tween Girls
Ages 8-11
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THURSDAYS
4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Kindergarteners
Ages 5-6
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4:30-5:30, Class Full
P&T Pals Recess
Ages 6-9
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5:45-6:45, 3 Spots Left
P&T Pre/Teen Club
Ages 9-13
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5:45-6:45, 1 Spot Left
P&T Tween/Teen Girls
Ages 9-13​​​​
Please see below for:
General Program Information - Full Class Descriptions - Age Groups - Dates - Rates
Classes are subject to change based on enrollment
Class Description
Play & Talk Preschoolers
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, and participation in group activities. ​We welcome 5 preschool or pre-K-aged kids to join class.
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For kids 3 to 5 years
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Mondays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST​​
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Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.​
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
Play & Talk Play Group
Children will engage with a variety of age-appropriate toys and activities to support toy exploration, early functional toy play, and beginning stages of turn taking and sharing. Class instruction will be split between our instructional classroom and our indoor gym or outdoor gated playground. The class is designed for children who participate in a special education setting where they receive a mix of 1:1 and dyad instruction throughout their school day. We welcome 4 kids to join class.
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For young learners 4 to 6 years
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Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.​
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
Play & Talk Kindergarteners
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, participation in group activities, and social/emotional regulation. ​We welcome 6 kindergarten-aged kids to join class.
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Kindergarteners 5 to 6 years
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Thursdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 19, 26, Oct 10, 17, 24, Nov 7
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$360.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
Play & Talk Recess Club
Children use our indoor gym and gated playground to learn a variety of common recess games and activities. Class will also focus on skills like joining a group, sustaining play in a less structured time, conversation during play, and navigating emotions when winning and losing. We welcome 6 kids to join class.
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CLASS 1:
Grade K/1, Ages 5-7
Mondays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST​​
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CLASS 2:
Grade 1-3, Ages 6-9
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Sept 19, 26, Oct 10, 17, 24, Nov 7
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$360.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
Play & Talk Pals
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, emotional regulation, and participation in group activities.
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CLASS 1 & CLASS 2 are designed for children who are in a general ed/mainstream or special education setting who acquire skills in a larger group and do not require a 1:1 or 2:1 para. We welcome 7 kids to join each class.
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CLASS 1: Ages 6-9
Mondays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
CLASS 2: Ages 6-9
Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
CLASS FULL - JOIN WAITLIST
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CLASS 3 is designed for children who participate in a special education setting and receive a mix of 1:1, dyad, and small group instruction across most of their school day. We welcome 5 kids to join these classes.
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CLASS 3: Ages 8-12
Mondays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
1 Spot Left
Play & Talk Tween & Teen Girls
This class is for the girls! Join us in a safe, friendly environment as we dive into all things related to friendship including how to join a group, how to determine which girls have similar interests, how to initiate hanging out, and general conversational turn taking about common tween/teen girl topics. Girls will also dive into perspective taking, emotional regulation, and problem solving social situations. We welcome 7 girls to join each class.​​​
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CLASS 1:
Tween Girls, Ages 8-11
Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$420.
Class Full
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CLASS 2:
Teen Girls, Ages 9-13
Thursdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 19, 26, Oct 10, 17, 24, Nov 7
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$360.
1 Spot Left
Play & Talk Pre/Teen Club
A continuation of our Pals program, pre-teen and early teen kids
come together to further work on nuances of conversation, emotional regulation, understanding friendships and how to approach them, problem solving, and perspective taking. We welcome 7 kids to join class. ​
For kids 9 to 13 years
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Thursdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Sept 19, 26, Oct 10, 17, 24, Nov 7
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Nov 13
$360.
3 Spots Left
General Program Information
All weekly group Lead Teachers are elementary/special education teachers that hold certification as Board Certified Behavior Analysts. Our Lead Teachers include:
Kristina Quigley, Ed.M., BCBA
Ann-Marie Kuba, M.A., BCBA
Rachel Kraus, M.A., BCBA
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Placement into class is based on parent and teacher/therapist intake forms.
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We offer class options for children who receive education in special education settings receiving 1:1 support through those children in mainstream/gen education settings without and without diagnoses. All children are placed in peer groups with those that have similar learning styles, communication levels, and goals.
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All classes use evidence-based teaching strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis to support a range of social and play skills, specific to individual classes and individual learners.
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All Sessions include hourly classes meeting weekly for 6-7 weeks. Parents meet with instructor for the last 5-10m of group to debrief on the class and review strategies to support skills in the home and community. Kids remain in class to continue working on skills. An individual parent conference is offered at the of Session to review progress, data, and to discuss recommendations.
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Classes meet at 140 Mountain Ave in Westfield.