Making Friends Social Group (Ages 12-15) Ongoing Class
This social group is for everyone! We value diversity, inclusion and friendship. Learn social skills through practice. ADHD, Autism, Neurotypical, Neurodiverse/Neurodivergent welcome here!
ARI Learning by Carly Filewich Inclusive & Social!
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What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
⭐️ Get Ready to Chat, Play, and Laugh with this Long Running Class! ⭐️ ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜♾️ Together we : -Are Building an inclusive learner community -Practice conversation and social skills -Get noisy sometimes -Discuss topics that are learner-led -Hear about far away places -Meet learners with similar interests -Develop positive ways to introduce ourselves to new people -Teach each other -Might make lasting friendships -Appreciate each other's values, abilities and beliefs 💬 Join in on the fun and take your turn sharing how your week was or any topic that is interesting to you right now. From the latest show series to new music we love, we facilitate connection through conversation. Each of our groups manage conversation gently to ensure everyone is heard. 🦄 As the masterminds behind the class, we will kick off each session with a round table on weekly interests and conversation prompts to keep the chat flowing. But, hey, if the group wants to switch things up and chat about unicorns or UFOs, we are all ears! 🛸 🎲 And once we've exhausted our chat meters, we'll dive into a group activity. Think Gartic Phone, Pictionary, Guess the phrase/word, Scenario, 20 Questions and sharing what we like to play. ✏️ 🚊 We believe in celebrating neurodivergent joy! Info dumping, special interests and stimming are all a part of this group. 📚 🥳Come and join the fun!🥳 📌 As this is a social group that is learner led with no curriculum, videos will not be shared with families to protect learner privacy. 📌 🟢 Please message me to let me know if you have other ideas for focused or themed social clubs! 🟢 **New to Outschool? Use our coupon for a $20 discount! ARILearnin20 ** ☑️ We are ESL Friendly, CEFR Level B and C. ☑️ 🔔This group is trauma informed. That means we don't play around with potentially traumatic topics including murder and violence. All topics are welcome for discussion but trauma will not be our party theme. This includes murder mystery games. Thanks for understanding this effort to provide a safe space (in a short time) for all. 🔔
Learning Goals
Social classes satisfy BC’s curriculum/BC Ministry of Education for K–12 around communication studies through: acquiring and presenting information; focusing on intent and purpose in delivery; and connecting and engaging with others.
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Learning Needs
We are a Neuroaffirming Organization! We support learners with different needs and meet them where they are at. In our social groups, we can read out the chat, we can scribe and we keep the class together and don't use breakout rooms.
Parental Guidance
This is a facilitated, not an instructional class. There is no content on "How to" make friends. This is a social space where learners are encouraged to share things that are important or interesting to them. Practice is the best learning.
Learners are invited to co-create our meetings. Bring your ideas and passions to class. This group is trauma informed. That means we don't play around with potentially traumatic topics including murder and violence. All topics are welcome for discussion but trauma will not be our party theme. This includes murder mystery games. Thanks for understanding this effort to provide a safe space (in a short time) for all.
Occasionally we use external websites to play games.
This class is designed and delivered to support learners in achieving a high school diploma. By engaging in communications studies using an online platform, learners can engage with audiences and cultures that they may not otherwise be able to access. The online classroom enhances the learner’s opportunities to consider diverse perspectives, acquire information and present information for many purposes and audiences. The following are examples of competencies that are developed and supported in this classroom.
Connecting and engaging with others
Students communicate with intention and purpose.
Acquiring and presenting information
- From BC’s curriculum/ BC Ministry of Education for K-12. Please ask us if you’d like detailed competencies based on your learner.
Joined October, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree from University of Portsmouth
2 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Victoria
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from McGill University, Canada
Carly has been running inclusive and supportive social groups for kids for over 10 years. With her Bachelor's of Child and Youth Care, with early childhood education specialization from the University of Victoria, she has years of experience coaching the anatomy of conversation and is constantly learning about humans. Carly coaches all of instructors in the methodology of this class to provide consistency.
Yvonne is a musician with a BMus from McGill University who has been leading social groups on Outschool with Carly since August 2022. Linda is a talented art instructor and has been facilitating group learning for many years. We believe in inclusive social groups were we get the chance to interact and learn more about each other.
We are cool with awkward moments and silence. Growth happens in discomfort. We leave space for connection. We do make sure everyone gets a turn to speak, keep things safe, and as much as possible, we try to stay out of the way.
This is a learner driven class. They are getting to know new people. We are curious about the subjects learners bring up in class that we don't know about, but we know enough to back off if the group is connecting over something that we've never heard of. They aren't here for another adult perspective.
We see their strengths. Every person has value to offer and we are passionate about making an open space for learners to share and connect.
We laugh at all the jokes 😉
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Live Group Class
$17
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 30 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
2-12 learners per class
