The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Welcome Back, Explorers!

We were so excited to see our new Clubhouse site at St. Johns in Berkeley for the first time. It's a fabulous space and we have lots of room to play. We can use two outdoor areas. One is great for having snack, doing art, etc. The other, we can use for races, relays, and ball games. Even when it rains, we don't have to worry anymore since the indoor room is very spacious, too. We love it!

Today, we explored the new site and familiarized ourselves with the new space by playing some of our favorite Clubhouse games. We played "Freeze Dance," bowling, and with the parachute. We also created new Clubhouse placemats by attaching different collage materials to contact paper.
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