Meet Our Programs – Teen Tastic
August 25, 2021
Teen Tastic – Focuses on building social skills with friends without Down syndrome by participating in team-based activities in a casual and fun setting. Skill development includes understanding compromise, turn-taking and problem-solving abilities. Recommended for ages 13-17 year olds
- Increase social skills, with a focus on group participation and increasing leisure activity options
- Increase language development with a focus on appropriateness, maintaining conversation and non-verbal social language
- Increase gross motor skills, with a focus on general health, fitness (strength and balance) and awareness of personal space
- Increase fine motor skills and self-help skills through participation in a variety of activities.
Teen Tastic – Táctica Adolescente Énfasis en construir las destrezas sociales con amigos sin el Síndrome de Down participando en actividades basadas en equipos en un ambiente casual y divertido. Desarrollo de destrezas incluye entendiendo soluciones intermedias o concesiones, tomar turno y habilidad de solucionar problemas. Recomendado para edades 13-17 años de edad.
- Aumentar destrezas sociales, con énfasis en la participación en grupo y aumento en alternativas de actividad recreativa
- Aumentar el desarrollo de lenguaje con énfasis en lenguaje apropiado, mantener una conversación y lenguaje social no-verbal
- Aumentar destrezas motor gruesas, con énfasis en salud general, aptitud física (fortaleza y balance) y sensibilidad de espacio personal
- Aumento en destrezas motor fino y destrezas de autoayuda a través de la participación en una variedad de actividades
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I would like some information about the teen taste program.
Hi Dawn,
Thank you for your interest in our Teen Tastic Program. Teen Tastic is for participants aged 13-17 and meets on select Saturdays from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the playhouse. Please contact our Program Coordinator, Katie Turner at kturner@gigisplayhouse.org for additional information. We hope to see you at the playhouse soon!