SocialSmarts by PoliteChild
Class session for 1st - 6th graders begins February 28, 2010!
Register?
2. Fax, mail or bring it by SAMBICA's main office.
SAMBICA
4114 W Lk Sammamish Pkwy SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
ATTN: SocialSmarts Registration
Fax: (425) 746-7082
Who and When?
Elementary Age SocialSmarts
(For children 6-12 years of age, 1st - 6th graders)
This class will be offered at SAMBICA on Sunday afternoons from 2:00-3:00 PM, beginning February 28th - April 25th.
The Breakdown:
Grades: 1st - 6th grade (6-12 years old)
Date and Time: Sundays from 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Session: February 28, 2010 - April 25, 2010
Class Length: 60 minutes
Number of Sessions: 8
Min/Max # Students: 8/14
Cost?
$155/course and includes Student’s Workbook, Parent’s Guide, interactive teaching tools, graduation tea and gift upon class completion.
Class Schedule
- February 28 - Class 1: Who Wants to be Nice - and Why?
Reasons (from a child's perspective as well as the adults') why it's important to behave nicely. What it says about you, how it helps in making friends, getting along, having an easier time in life, etc. Also basic class ground-rules are established.
- March 7 - Class 2: Thinking of Others
Good manners come from thinking of how others see you. Compassion, courtesy, kindness concepts presented. Putting others first.
- March 14 - Class 3: Please, Thank You, and Excuse Me!
Teaches use of these words and how important they are.
- March 21 - Class 4: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Covers concepts and practices of respect for self, respect for other people, places, and things. How to properly interact with teachers, adults, persons of authority, your peers... and more. Practice taking turns (speaking, playing…).
- March 28 (DOUBLE SESSION) - Class 5: Table Manners 1
How to set a basic table (for kids/family dinner purposes). Coming to table, proper sitting, how to eat with utensils, manners while eating; i.e., soup should be tasted, not heard (chewing, slurping, burping)
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March 28 (DOUBLE SESSION) - Class 6: Table Manners 2
Asking for food to be passed, how to ask for seconds, what to do when we DON'T like something. What to do when we're done eating (waiting for adults to finish, where utensils go). Clearing the table.
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No Class Held April 4 or April 11
- April 18 - Class 7: Meeting and Greeting
Shaking hands. What to say when we want to say hello. Who says hello first? How do we say goodbye? What do we say if we need to answer the phone (if it's ok with our parents).
- April 25 - Class 8: How to be Grateful and Gracious
A class on handling with grace those situations that don't go your way. Covers: appreciating what we have; jealousy vs. envy;. how to handle disagreements; dealing with rudeness.
SocialSmarts includes a Graduation Tea at which all of the key concepts the child has learned are brought together.
Class fees are due at registration, and includes all class materials, certificate for the student upon graduation, and the price of the tea for the student and one parent (additional parents or guests may attend at a nominal cost to cover refreshment cost.) Class size is limited as above to maximize the learning experience for the student.
