Group Programs
Social Skills Groups (Ages 8 to 11 and 11 to 14)
CSI offers weekly social skills groups for 8 week sessions 2-3 times throughout the school year. Each group has 4 to 6 children in the same age range (e.g., ages 8-to-11), with most groups being single gender. These programs are designed for children with age-appropriate cognitive functioning who are experiencing difficulty in peer relationships. Topics covered include learning to listen, recognizing body language, improving conversational skills, recognizing and expressing feelings appropriately, demonstrating self–control, utilizing relaxation techniques, thinking positively, handling teasing, and solving conflicts. Each group is staffed by two licensed and/or school-certified psychologists.
For more information, please contact Dr. Mary Riggio at 610-526-5900 or mschlimm@brynmawr.edu
Blast Off: A Fun Summer Reading Booster Program
Certified reading specialists provide reading/language arts enrichment to children ages 6 to 10 for one-week sessions in August. Because Blast Off is designed to help children prepare for the return to school in September, review of summer reading/language arts assignments is included, along with reading and discussing texts and writing exercises. Blast Off meets Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jennifer Leach at 610-526-5900 or jleach@brynmawr.edu
Summer Writing Workshop (Middle and High School students)
Certified educational specialists assist high school students in becoming more skilled and confident writers during this 8-day summer writing workshop, which meets during mid-August for 2 hours per day. Each day involves working on a piece of writing as well as daily lessons in grammar and punctuation. Additionally, students read fiction and nonfiction texts, which they use as a basis for analytical writing assignments. They also practice writing answers to essay test questions. The main goal of the workshop is to help students think critically and communicate their thoughts clearly in writing.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jennifer Leach at 610-526-5900 or jleach@brynmawr.edu