Special Needs Social & Enrichment Lab
Ages 5-8
A Place to Feel Welcomed and Celebrated.
Every child deserves a place where they feel welcomed, supported, and celebrated.
The Special Needs Social & Enrichment Lab is designed for children with autism, ADHD, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and other learning differences who benefit from additional support and a smaller learning environment.
Through hands-on activities, games, STEM challenges, art, sensory exploration, and cooperative play, children practice taking turns, communicating, sharing ideas, building confidence, and developing friendships.
Questions about whether this class is a good fit? Contact Laila.
A maximum of six children allows for individualized support.
Clear expectations and visual supports help children feel secure.
Hands-on activities are presented with flexibility and care.
Play and collaboration create natural opportunities for friendship.
Four Supportive Social Adventures
Each week combines a clear social-skill focus with playful, hands-on learning.
Welcome, Friends!
Social focus: Making new friends and learning routines.
- Welcome circle and getting-to-know-you games
- Decorate a personalized name tag
- Create a friendship creature
- Practice telling the group about the creature
Let’s Build Together
Social focus: Sharing, taking turns, and teamwork.
- Feelings check-in
- Read a short story about teamwork
- Build the tallest tower using cups and blocks
- Test whether the tower can be tall and strong
- Celebrate teamwork with stickers and certificates
Helping Hands
Social focus: Kindness, helping others, and encouragement.
- Participate in a kindness circle
- Read a story about animals that escaped from the zoo
- Work together to find the animals
- Sort the animals into groups
- Discuss how everyone helped
We Can Do Hard Things!
Social focus: Confidence, perseverance, and celebrating success.
- Begin with a feelings check-in
- Visit the pretend Birthday Bakery
- Follow directions to complete bakery orders
- Deliver bakery items to customers
- Celebrate effort and accomplishments
Activities are led with clear expectations, flexible support, positive encouragement, and respect for each child’s individual strengths, communication style, and comfort level.
Give your child a place to connect and shine.
Join us for four welcoming weeks of friendship, creativity, hands-on enrichment, and confidence-building.