Group Sessions for Social Interaction and Classroom Interactions

These sessions are conducted periodically, usually during the Singapore school holidays.  The Singapore school holidays are one week in March, four weeks in June, one week in September and six weeks in November and December.

MIX AGE GROUP

The sessions have a mix of different age groups.  The older children are encouraged to help the younger ones, interact with them, guide them and be their paired buddies. The younger children are taught to seek and ask for help from the older children.

WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES

Activities range from art and craft, simple snack making (allergies are taken into account), simple indoor sports and games, among others.  Topics range from simple science, simple geography, history, and others.

GOALS OF THE GROUP SESSIONS

To be comfortable in a small group environment

To be comfortable taking turns

To develop the awareness of the surroundings

To develop the awareness of the presence of others

To be comfortable sitting close to others

To learn group task completion

To learn meeting time deadline

To learn in a group

To learn to communicate with one another 

To learn to ask for help from peers

To learn to respond and give help to peers

To learn with another child or in a group

To learn to share materials and toys

To develop skills to function in a classroom

To develop focus and joint attention in a small group setting

WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG ARE THE GROUP SESSIONS?

Group sessions are conducted over three hours, daily over three days or over the course of a 5-day week (Monday to Friday).