Groups

We run group programs at the centre during most school holidays.

We're running our very popular groups in the upcoming school holidays:

"Ready, Steady, School" for children starting school in 2025. This group equips your child with the necessary skills to get ready for school, both in the classroom and out in the play ground, in a fun and friendly setting.

Dates: 21st-23rd January 2025

Time: 9am-10.30am

11.30am-1pm

"Funky Fingers and Rad Writing" for Years K to Two who need a bit of a boost with fine motor and handwriting skills before entering a new school year or between terms.

Dates: TBC April 2025

Time: 10am-12pm

Literacy Booster groups aim to increase reading accuracy and comprehension along with developing spelling and writing skills in a fun and friendly way.

Dates: TBC April 2025

"Social Skills and LEGO® Therapy" groups for children as well as small group therapy sessions for children 4yrs+, are designed to develop language and social communication skills using LEGO® building projects, and assigned roles within the project, as the foundation for developing these skills.

Dates: 14th-16th January 2025

11.30am-1pm

Ready, Steady, Run!

The school holidays can be a good time to work on running and movement skills. Studies show us that gains are made at a much quicker pace when skills and motor patterns are practiced multiple times a week.

School holidays running skills workshop will be on again in the January school holidays. The program is aimed at children 7-12yrs who have not previously participated in weekly running groups. It is a fantastic way to introduce your child to activities which will improve their running ability and the agility skills needed to participate in field sports and playground games to their full potential. This workshop also serves as a great introduction to weekly running groups which occur during term and which your child may also wish to participate in.

With numbers strictly limits, spots will book up fast, however a second group may be added if demand is high, so please enquire now.

Dates: TBC January 2025

**New Groups**

Community Access Group for Tweens and Teens

Is your child a pre-teen that is needing to build skills to independently access their community? Do they know what to do if they are lost? Can they manage money?

Accessing the community without supervision can often be overwhelming and challenging to teach tweens. These school holidays we are running a new group for primary school aged children ages 9-12yrs who are keen on accessing their community with more confidence

Dates: 14th-15th January 2025

9am-12pm

Arts and Crafts
NEW for these school holidays, and by popular demand, Kickstart Kids will be running an Arts and Crafts group for children aged 5-8 yrs old. Arts and craft is a fun way for children to express their creativity, get messy and build foundational skills.

The group aims to work on:

Fine motor skills and coordination between two hands.
Being able to plan and perform actions and sequence tasks (motor planning).
Coordinating motor actions with visual information (visual-motor integration) e.g. by copying shapes and drawings.
Cognitive skills, such as following instructions and maintaining attention to a set task.
Social skills
Sensory processing through messy play.

Dates: TBC April 2025
Time: 11.30am-1pm

Dungeons and Dragons Social Group

This is a brand new group which will provide social education in a fun environment, utilising role-playing games. The children (ages 8 and up) involved will take ownership of a character in a fantasy world, work in a team to overcome adversity and navigate their way to a successful outcome. Role-playing and narrative creation are great ways to strengthen social communication and language skills in a safe, fun and enjoyable environment.

Dates: 14th-16th January 2025

21st-23rd January 2025

2pm-4pm

Groups are very popular and places are limited.

To book, please contact the centre via phone, email, or the "Book an Appointment" button above.