Middle school is a huge transition for many students and places a high demand on organizational skills, attentional control, planning, initiation, and time management. This group is focused on the development of the executive functioning skills most salient to middle schoolers so that they can navigate numerous classes, extracurricular activities, and social interactions effectively. In this 10-week group, topics covered include… Check out “Gained skills and more about the group” below for more information on this group.

As students progress through high school, teachers and parents work together to build sufficient executive functioning abilities for independent living. Meeting the demands of high school requires integration of a wide variety of executive functioning skills. In this group, students will learn and then apply developmentally appropriate executive functioning strategies and tools to the areas they are struggling in most. Through group discussion, games, group projects, art, videos, individual writing/reflection, and direct feedback, students will learn about what they can do to be more self-sufficient in high school and beyond.

In fourth and fifth grade, teachers begin reducing external support and expect their students to rise to the increased demands. However, some students benefit from more explicit instruction, modeling, and practice before they can successfully meet those demands without support. This group focuses on introducing developmentally appropriate executive functioning skills for older elementary students through games, group challenges, art, videos, storytelling, group discussion,individual writing/reflection, and direct feedback.