Secret Agents Society SAS for 8+ year olds and SAS Junior for 5-8 year olds
What Is Secret Agent Society?Secret Agent Society (SAS) Program is an evidence-based, multimedia curriculum to help children improve their social and emotional resilience.
This breakthrough social skills program is used for children with a range of social and emotional challenges.• High functioning Autism / Asperger’s Syndrome• Anxiety Disorders• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)• Anger management difficulties• Other general challenges with friendships, teamwork, conversations or staying calm
SAS and SAS Junior teaches children how to:• Recognise simple and complex emotions in themselves and others• Express their feelings in appropriate ways• Cope with feelings of anger and anxiety• Communicate and play with others• Understanding levels of friendship• Cope with teamwork, games and ‘losing’• Cope with mistakes and transitions• Build and maintain friendships• Solve social problems• Detect the different between accidents, jokes & nasty deeds• Detect and understanding bullying• Prevent and manage bullying and teasing• Acknowledging personal strengths and goals Fun resources make every session enjoyable.Contact us now to book into the next program with one of our experienced program facilitators.
This breakthrough social skills program is used for children with a range of social and emotional challenges.• High functioning Autism / Asperger’s Syndrome• Anxiety Disorders• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)• Anger management difficulties• Other general challenges with friendships, teamwork, conversations or staying calm
SAS and SAS Junior teaches children how to:• Recognise simple and complex emotions in themselves and others• Express their feelings in appropriate ways• Cope with feelings of anger and anxiety• Communicate and play with others• Understanding levels of friendship• Cope with teamwork, games and ‘losing’• Cope with mistakes and transitions• Build and maintain friendships• Solve social problems• Detect the different between accidents, jokes & nasty deeds• Detect and understanding bullying• Prevent and manage bullying and teasing• Acknowledging personal strengths and goals Fun resources make every session enjoyable.Contact us now to book into the next program with one of our experienced program facilitators.
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Lego Challenge Club
For kids who need social and emotional support.
The Lego Challenge Group is a therapeutic program for building confidence and self esteem using Lego. We utilise active interaction to improve social skills, build resilience and promote emotional health.
Therapeutic aims include:Create a sense of belonging and connectionReduce stress and generate greater calm and relaxationImprove ability to self-regulateEncourage empathyStrengthen trust in othersIncrease resilience and enhance self esteemSupport a more confident and optimistic outlook on lifeBring about greater self-awarenessPromote expression and improve social skillsDevelop self-reliance and personal responsibilityExplore and express ideas, emotions and feelings
The benefits of therapy while playing with Lego
CognitiveLanguage and literacy skillsMathematics and scientific reasoningProblem solvingDecision makingThoughts and memory
PhysicalFine and gross motor skillsHand eye coordinationSpatial awarenessSensory conceptsManaging stress
EmotionalSelf-confidence and self-relianceSelf-regulation and impulse controlPersistence and resilienceSelf-awarenessEmpathy
SocialPositive communicationCo-operation and collaborationSelf-expressionNegotiation and compromiseRule formation and leadershipThe goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a formal learning environment.
The Lego Challenge Group is a therapeutic program for building confidence and self esteem using Lego. We utilise active interaction to improve social skills, build resilience and promote emotional health.
Therapeutic aims include:Create a sense of belonging and connectionReduce stress and generate greater calm and relaxationImprove ability to self-regulateEncourage empathyStrengthen trust in othersIncrease resilience and enhance self esteemSupport a more confident and optimistic outlook on lifeBring about greater self-awarenessPromote expression and improve social skillsDevelop self-reliance and personal responsibilityExplore and express ideas, emotions and feelings
The benefits of therapy while playing with Lego
CognitiveLanguage and literacy skillsMathematics and scientific reasoningProblem solvingDecision makingThoughts and memory
PhysicalFine and gross motor skillsHand eye coordinationSpatial awarenessSensory conceptsManaging stress
EmotionalSelf-confidence and self-relianceSelf-regulation and impulse controlPersistence and resilienceSelf-awarenessEmpathy
SocialPositive communicationCo-operation and collaborationSelf-expressionNegotiation and compromiseRule formation and leadershipThe goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a formal learning environment.
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Art Therapy
Art Therapy for children and adults. Art therapy can be used to help a person cope with a major life event, such as a serious medical illness, divorce, natural disaster or the death of a loved one. Art therapy can also help people who struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and learning disabilities, and has been shown to help children with behavioral issues and developmental delays like autism and ADHD. Art therapy may benefit participants in the following areas:🎨Improve self-awareness🎨Reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression🎨Help deal with feelings associated with sickness, trauma, and grief🎨Improve communication skills🎨Boost self-esteem🎨Allow participant to see problems from a different point of view🎨Improve problem-solving skills🎨Managing emotional outbursts.🎨Communicate more effectively.🎨Develop fine motor skills. An Art Therapist will encourage you to:🎨Express feelings that may be difficult to verbalise.🎨Explore your imagination and creativity.🎨Develop healthy and sustainable coping skills and build on existing strengths.🎨Improve self confidence and clarify concerns and issues.🎨Identify personal meanings and metaphors in a safe, nurturing and social environment. Art Therapy is for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds – No special skills or prior experience with art is required!
Tailored Respite and Support Worker Services
We have some incredible people working with us and we go out of our way to ensure a good fit for you and your family. Whether it's for overnight respite or support worker services, you can be confident in the fact that your child is getting the best possbile care.
Recharge at home while your child has fun at respite in a safe and secure environment. Or simply alleviate some of the weekly time pressure by letting a support worker help you; picking up from school/kinder, taking out on social activities, or simply spending time with someone new to encourage independence.
No matter the reason, our fabulous support workers can help.
School Holiday Programs
Super Social and Sensory Sensitive
A day packed full of fun and subtle social learning opportunities in a therapeutically supported environment.
Our fun day out gives anxious children opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. This is a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone.
Activities may include movies, craft, cooking, games, sports etc. We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday group and play activities.
A day packed full of fun and subtle social learning opportunities in a therapeutically supported environment.
Our fun day out gives anxious children opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. This is a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone.
Activities may include movies, craft, cooking, games, sports etc. We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday group and play activities.
Social Skills and Emotional Well Being Programs
Social Skills Development and Resilience Building through play and imaginative creation with a fully trained Well Being Facilitator.
We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday activities.
The goal is for children to gain skills in social interaction, having fun with others, problem solving together, and learning to handle the challenges of social situations.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term programs include:
* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc. * Responding to interactions from others * Engaging in activities with others * Taking turns * Understanding emotions and expressing emotions * Gaining self-control * Anger management * Problem solving * Accepting consequences * Negotiating
Our Social Sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
*Listening *Peer games* Cooperation *Problem solving *Reading social cues* Initiating conversations *Making new friends *Emotional body cues awareness * Winning and Losing *Taking turns *Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with his or her peers through play; building social and emotional resilience with like-minded kids. The group provides the opportunity to build social skills through recreation with peers and helps in building confidence and support for independence.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone.
We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday activities.
The goal is for children to gain skills in social interaction, having fun with others, problem solving together, and learning to handle the challenges of social situations.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term programs include:
* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc. * Responding to interactions from others * Engaging in activities with others * Taking turns * Understanding emotions and expressing emotions * Gaining self-control * Anger management * Problem solving * Accepting consequences * Negotiating
Our Social Sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
*Listening *Peer games* Cooperation *Problem solving *Reading social cues* Initiating conversations *Making new friends *Emotional body cues awareness * Winning and Losing *Taking turns *Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with his or her peers through play; building social and emotional resilience with like-minded kids. The group provides the opportunity to build social skills through recreation with peers and helps in building confidence and support for independence.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone.
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Preschoolers Therapeutic Play
We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday group and play activities.
The goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a therapeutic play environment.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term program include:
* Listening skills and the ability to follow directions* Self-help skills e.g. independence and recognition of belongings* Positive self-esteem and confidence in a group situation* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc.* Responding to interactions from others* Engaging in activities with others* Taking turns* Understanding emotions and expressing emotions* Gaining self-control* Anger management* Problem solving* Accepting consequences* Negotiating
Our Therapeutic Play sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
* Listening* Peer games* Cooperation* Problem solving* Reading social cues* Initiating conversations* Making new friends* Emotional body cues awareness* Winning and Losing* Taking turns* Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with their peers through learning and play; building social and emotional resilience. The group provides the opportunity to learn and build social skills and helps in building confidence.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone and prepare for all the exciting new things they will eventually experience at kinder and school.
The goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a therapeutic play environment.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term program include:
* Listening skills and the ability to follow directions* Self-help skills e.g. independence and recognition of belongings* Positive self-esteem and confidence in a group situation* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc.* Responding to interactions from others* Engaging in activities with others* Taking turns* Understanding emotions and expressing emotions* Gaining self-control* Anger management* Problem solving* Accepting consequences* Negotiating
Our Therapeutic Play sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
* Listening* Peer games* Cooperation* Problem solving* Reading social cues* Initiating conversations* Making new friends* Emotional body cues awareness* Winning and Losing* Taking turns* Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with their peers through learning and play; building social and emotional resilience. The group provides the opportunity to learn and build social skills and helps in building confidence.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone and prepare for all the exciting new things they will eventually experience at kinder and school.
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Drumbeat Rhythm to Resilience
AWARD WINNINGEVIDENCE BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PROGRAM BUILDING RESLIENCE THROUGH RHYTHMProven Outcomes include:
Increased mental wellbeingIncreased knowledge and understanding of relationship issuesReduction in antisocial behaviourImproved emotional self regulationIncreased social and emotional learningIncreased empathyReduction in school based reportable incidences Our Drumming Programs are designed to develop skills in the following areas:Positive communicationHealthy relationshipsRespect for people and property (drums)Active listeningImagination growthGoal settingOur own responsibilitiesManaging our behaviourReading our emotions (anger)Social awareness and responsibilitiesMost of all have Fun!
Each session focuses on different relationship themes such as identity and social responsibility, values, dealing with emotions, peer pressure, harmony, communication and teamwork.
Increased mental wellbeingIncreased knowledge and understanding of relationship issuesReduction in antisocial behaviourImproved emotional self regulationIncreased social and emotional learningIncreased empathyReduction in school based reportable incidences Our Drumming Programs are designed to develop skills in the following areas:Positive communicationHealthy relationshipsRespect for people and property (drums)Active listeningImagination growthGoal settingOur own responsibilitiesManaging our behaviourReading our emotions (anger)Social awareness and responsibilitiesMost of all have Fun!
Each session focuses on different relationship themes such as identity and social responsibility, values, dealing with emotions, peer pressure, harmony, communication and teamwork.
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Super Sessions for School Starters
School Readiness Program
We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday school activities.
The goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a formal learning environment.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term program include:
* Listening skills and the ability to follow directions* Self-help skills e.g. independence and recognition of belongings* Positive self-esteem and confidence in a group situation* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc.* Responding to interactions from others* Engaging in activities with others* Taking turns* Understanding emotions and expressing emotions* Gaining self-control* Anger management* Problem solving* Accepting consequences* Negotiating
Our Super Sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
* Listening* Peer games* Cooperation* Problem solving* Reading social cues* Initiating conversations* Making new friends* Emotional body cues awareness* Winning and Losing* Taking turns* Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with their peers through learning and play; building social and emotional resilience. The group provides the opportunity to learn and build social skills and helps in building confidence and support for independence at school next year.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone and prepare for all the exciting new things they will experience at school.
We provide a comfortable and nurturing environment to develop your child’s attention and responses to everyday school activities.
The goal is for children to gain skills in problem solving and how to handle the challenges of social situations, whilst in a formal learning environment.
Some of the topics taught and experienced during our term program include:
* Listening skills and the ability to follow directions* Self-help skills e.g. independence and recognition of belongings* Positive self-esteem and confidence in a group situation* Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc.* Responding to interactions from others* Engaging in activities with others* Taking turns* Understanding emotions and expressing emotions* Gaining self-control* Anger management* Problem solving* Accepting consequences* Negotiating
Our Super Sessions provide safe and sensitive social time where your child can practice:
* Listening* Peer games* Cooperation* Problem solving* Reading social cues* Initiating conversations* Making new friends* Emotional body cues awareness* Winning and Losing* Taking turns* Sharing
Our experienced facilitators encourage your child’s interactions with their peers through learning and play; building social and emotional resilience. The group provides the opportunity to learn and build social skills and helps in building confidence and support for independence at school next year.
Our fun groups give anxious children the opportunities to make new friends; to feel included and try new things away from their usual environment. These groups are a great way for your child to expand their comfort zone and prepare for all the exciting new things they will experience at school.
Move it Move it Monday
Move It Move It Monday - a program to help children develop balance and movement skills.
Children develop at different rates, for some children, co-ordinating movement and being able to throw, catch and balance develops naturally; however some children require additional help to enable them to perform complex motor movements required during everyday sport based activities.
The purpose of the movement group is to improve the necessary underlying skills needed to perform the complex gross motor movements. Complex Gross motor movements are needed in many sports and activities, such as football, basketball, throwing, catching, balancing and skipping.
The main aims of the Move It Move It group are:• To improve hand eye co-ordination, targeting, throwing and catching skills• To improve balance and gain confidence in directional movement
Which children are appropriate for the Move It Move It group?
Children who are having difficulty performing simple and complex movements are appropriate for the movement group. Children who often find sports difficult, appear uncoordinated or clumsy and who struggle with the following movements are suitable for the movement group:• Throwing at a target accurately• Catching a beanbag, large ball or tennis ball• Jumping with two feet simultaneously• Hopping• Balance based activities• Team games• Basic ball handling skills
The Move it Move it group will be led by a qualified facilitator and children will be assisted in all activities by a 1:1 support worker. The group approach allows for Social Skill Development in a small group setting and helps to prepare your child for further community engagement and social activities.
Children develop at different rates, for some children, co-ordinating movement and being able to throw, catch and balance develops naturally; however some children require additional help to enable them to perform complex motor movements required during everyday sport based activities.
The purpose of the movement group is to improve the necessary underlying skills needed to perform the complex gross motor movements. Complex Gross motor movements are needed in many sports and activities, such as football, basketball, throwing, catching, balancing and skipping.
The main aims of the Move It Move It group are:• To improve hand eye co-ordination, targeting, throwing and catching skills• To improve balance and gain confidence in directional movement
Which children are appropriate for the Move It Move It group?
Children who are having difficulty performing simple and complex movements are appropriate for the movement group. Children who often find sports difficult, appear uncoordinated or clumsy and who struggle with the following movements are suitable for the movement group:• Throwing at a target accurately• Catching a beanbag, large ball or tennis ball• Jumping with two feet simultaneously• Hopping• Balance based activities• Team games• Basic ball handling skills
The Move it Move it group will be led by a qualified facilitator and children will be assisted in all activities by a 1:1 support worker. The group approach allows for Social Skill Development in a small group setting and helps to prepare your child for further community engagement and social activities.
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Literacy and Learning Support Not currently being offered
Ready Set Read, our fun yet highly effective approach to language development; this program avoids the anxiety attached to learning difficulties and helps children become confident learners. Reading for fun helps to improve all the obvious things; vocabulary knowledge, spelling and comprehension, but it also helps a lot with self-esteem. Confident readers are confident kids, they are more willing to take risks in other learning areas and develop a healthy growth mindset. They are less likely to be overwhelmed by new tasks or unsettling situations. The program focuses on building sound knowledge and language development, which has a positive outcome for reading and spelling, drastically reducing the anxiety of a range of learning situations. The program consists of 8 tutorial sessions once a week for 45 minutes.
We have had fabulous success with this program, with participants all achiveing great results and enjoying reading much more. Just look at some of the great feedback we are receiving from happy parents: * This Reading program is fun, inclusive to all children and the results are amazing. My daughter Peyton has a hearing Impairment and needed assistance with her literacy skills. After a term of the program Peyton went up a whole level in reading also her confidence in herself, and other literacy components just flourished as well. Her writing and spelling as has also improved. The girls at Engage and Grow make this program fun and mix the ages which is great. The kids are challenged and improve so fast. Highly recommend this to anyone needing a little extra support with reading or any literacy.Kate Armistead
*Thank you Tammy for helping my little man!This time last year I was at my wits end, not knowing what to do. My grade 3 son was reading at a (barely) grade 1 level and I was unsure what to do next. I knew he was struggling and his self confidence was really starting to deteriorate. It upset me hearing him say words like “I just can’t Mum” or “I’m just stupid Mum” 😢So after just 7 sessions in Tammy’s literacy program, he is kicking goals. He actually WANTS to read now. He is finally happy at school. His teachers have noticed a huge difference and I think he has actually realised that this program is what has helped him 😊
So in short..... I cannot recommend this program highly enough.THANK YOU!!! 😘Andrea Spooner
Calming Art
CALMING ART was developed to help your child improve their overall well-being and learn how to lower their anxiety, improve self-awareness and self-esteem, strengthen relationships, regulate behaviours and develop social skills.
⭐️Studies show that children are often more inclined to talk about their problems whilst they are focused on something else.
Calming Art provides the brain with a soothing distraction and allows stress free discussion to flow in a safe environment, whilst learning essential social skills and resilience strategies.
⭐️Proven benefits of Calming Art for children:
*Improve Motor Skills
*Stimulate Creativity
*Help Learn about Boundaries, Structure and Spatial Awareness
*Improve Confidence and Self Esteem
*Help Self-Expression
*Reduce stress and boost mental clarity.
⭐️Calming Art builds capacity in the following areas:
*emotional awareness and regulation
*team building and leadership
*building friendships and working together
*personal space, following directions, having a positive attitude, sharing, and listening.
*asking for help, helping others, minding your own business, thinking before you speak, and working well with others.
*understanding perspective-taking, how to see different perspectives, being able to change your own perspective, respect the opinion of others, develop empathy, and use perspective-taking skills to solve conflicts
*understand social cues, read facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and read social cues in social situations.
*active listening, appropriate conversation topics, starting a conversation, showing interest, staying on topic, and ending a conversation
*the benefits of expected behaviours, in small group or classroom settings and behaviours with friends
⭐️Studies show that children are often more inclined to talk about their problems whilst they are focused on something else.
Calming Art provides the brain with a soothing distraction and allows stress free discussion to flow in a safe environment, whilst learning essential social skills and resilience strategies.
⭐️Proven benefits of Calming Art for children:
*Improve Motor Skills
*Stimulate Creativity
*Help Learn about Boundaries, Structure and Spatial Awareness
*Improve Confidence and Self Esteem
*Help Self-Expression
*Reduce stress and boost mental clarity.
⭐️Calming Art builds capacity in the following areas:
*emotional awareness and regulation
*team building and leadership
*building friendships and working together
*personal space, following directions, having a positive attitude, sharing, and listening.
*asking for help, helping others, minding your own business, thinking before you speak, and working well with others.
*understanding perspective-taking, how to see different perspectives, being able to change your own perspective, respect the opinion of others, develop empathy, and use perspective-taking skills to solve conflicts
*understand social cues, read facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and read social cues in social situations.
*active listening, appropriate conversation topics, starting a conversation, showing interest, staying on topic, and ending a conversation
*the benefits of expected behaviours, in small group or classroom settings and behaviours with friends
Also available on request
✅ Sensitive Movie Nights
✅ Sensitive Haircuts
✅ Sensitive Movement Classes
