Plano Social Skills Classes

[Guest guest]

I will be teaching another round of social skills classes this fall through

Plano Parks & Recreation. The details are below.

Gaylen Tharp

SOCIAL GAMES CLASSES

Every other Sunday, 10/8 - 12/17

Oak Point Recreation Center, Room C

Corner of Jupiter & Spring Creek in east Plano

Level 1 (Ages 5+) – meets 2:00-3:00pm – $55

Designed for kids at a pre-social, pre-conversational level that are ready to

participate in small group games and activities. This class focuses on the

very basics of social interaction including turn-taking, cooperating with

others, group play, pretending and self-expression. (Older kids with limited

conversational ability or who need more primary interactive experiences are

welcome

in this group.) – Maximum Size – 8

Level 2 (ages 7+) – meets 3:30-4:30pm – $55

Designed for kids who have an interest and ability to actively participate in

group games and detailed conversations but need help in building friendship

and cooperative group skills. This class focuses on expanding the

participants' ability to share their thoughts and ideas, work with others in a

collaborative way and understand the give and take of a friendship. Maximum Size

– 10

Plano residents and those living in PISD may begin registering on Saturday,

8/26. Those in other areas may begin registering Wednesday, 8/30. There is an

extra $4 facilities fee for non-residents. These classes tend to fill up

quickly so register early through one of the following methods:

1. Online at www.planoparks.org

You will need to get a family ID and PIN number by first calling one of the

Plano

recreation centers. Oak Point tends to be the easiest one to get through –

. You can find the other rec center numbers on the website.

When you have a family ID and PIN number, click on this link to go to the

site

where you can register:

http://parks.planotx.org/econnect/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N\

& aid=13313

If that doesn't work, you can go to www.planoparks.org, click on the link on

the left of the main page that says " leisure online " , then click on

" programs " , then

" Therapeutic " and then find Social Games.

2. In-person at any of the Plano Recreation Centers. You can find a listing

and

addresses for these at www.planoparks.org.

3. By phone, starting 8/28, through Joan or Addy by calling .

If you have any questions about the actual classes, please contact Gaylen

Tharp at googahly@... or .