MC 2024 Summer Offerings

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To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month , Morrissey Compton, in partnership with Menlo College, is hosting a 5K Color Run & Walk to help students thrive. So grab your family and friends for a day filled with color and fun to support education & mental health as we take strides toward a healthier, happier community.

S U M M E

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSIONS

STARTS

6/10

Friendship Forgers: 4th/5th Grade Bootcamp

6/10

Friendship Forgers: Middle School Bootcamp

6/24

Managing Big Emotions

6/24

Stress Less

R S E

7/8

Conversation Skills

Social Resilience: Handling Bullying, Rejection and Disagreements with Confidence

7/22

7/29

Dungeons and Dragons Social Skills Group

ACADEMIC SESSIONS

STARTS

S S I O N S

6/17

Slingerland Intensives

7/15

Creative Writing & Art Therapy

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SESSIONS

STARTS

Executive Functioning for Middle Schoolers

8/5

Executive Functioning for High School

8/5

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Social-Emotional / Academic Sessions

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Friendship Forgers: 4th/5th Grade Bootcamp Does your 4th/5th grader struggle with making and keeping friends? Socializing in the tween years can be challenging for many reasons: social anxiety, loneliness, cliques, jealousy, gossip, social media, bullying, and peer pressure can all play a part. While friendships can sometimes be difficult to navigate, students who have strong, healthy, long-term friendships will be better equipped to handle the other challenges associated with adolescence. The friendship bootcamp will cover many social skills topics appropriate for female, male, and non- binary 4th and 5th grade students. The group will incorporate games, art projects, and other activities to help your child learn and practice a range of skills: listening and reciprocal conversation skills, perspective-taking and showing empathy, self-advocacy, conflict resolution, identifying feelings, managing strong emotions, and more.

Gained skills and more about the group: Hone attentive listening skills and develop an improved understanding of conversational turn-taking Cultivate the ability to ask open-ended questions and sustain a conversation with peers Learn how to challenge our automatic negative thoughts and develop a better understanding of our feelings Learn strategies for coping with strong emotions in healthy, effective ways Build confidence in expressing our needs, opinions, and boundaries in a respectful manner Acquire techniques to peacefully resolve conflicts (including

Who: Incoming 4th-5th grade students When: June 10- June 21, M-F Group Time : 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Cost: $ 1,850 Led by: Dr. Suzie Freedberg Limited Spots!

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

active listening, compromise, and negotiation skills) Learn to set and achieve realistic goals for the future And so much more! 10 Sessions

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Friendship Forgers: Middle School Bootcamp Does your teen/tween struggle with making and keeping friends? Socializing in middle school can be challenging for many reasons: social anxiety, loneliness, cliques, jealousy, gossip, social media, bullying and peer pressure can all play a part. While friendships can sometimes be difficult to navigate, middle school students who have strong, healthy, long-term friendships will be better equipped to handle the other challenges associated with middle school. The friendship bootcamp will cover many social skills topics appropriate for female, male and non-binary middle school students. The group will incorporate games, art projects and other activities to help your middle schooler learn and practice a range of skills: listening and reciprocal conversation skills, perspective-taking and showing empathy, self- advocacy, conflict resolution, identifying feelings, managing strong emotions, and more.

Who: Incoming 6th-8th grade students When: June 10- June 21, M-F Group Time : 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Cost: $ 1,850 Led by: Dr. Suzie Freedberg Limited Spots!

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

active listening, compromise, and negotiation skills) Learn to set and achieve realistic goals for the future And so much more! 10 Sessions

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Managing Big Emotions Managing Big Emotions is a group designed for 7 and 8-year-olds to gain awareness about how our emotions impact us and how to deal with big emotions. At this age, children are beginning to experience a wide range of emotions while also learning how to express and articulate their emotions to others. This group will help provide the language to share their feelings and learn healthy coping strategies.

Gained skills and more about the group: Emotional regulation skills Conflict Resolution skills Social Skills Development Healthy communication strategies 5 Sessions

Who: Ages 7-8 When: June 24- June 28, M-F Group Time : 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Cost: $ 900 Led by: Dr. Gohar Jaffer Limited Spots!

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Stress Less

Stress Less is a group designed for high school students to navigate the ups and downs of adolescence and build resilience. Adolescence can be a challenging time with many changes, social challenges, and academic stress. This group aims to help students learn healthy coping strategies and create a safe space to discuss life stressors.

Gained skills and more about the group: Time Management skills Healthy Communication strategies Self-care practices Healthy coping strategies Resilience building 5 Sessions

Who: High School Students When: June 24- June 28, M-F Group Time : 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Cost: $ 900 Led by: Dr. Gohar Jaffer Limited Spots!

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Conversation Skills

This is a specialized group designed for middle school and high school students, which aims to enhance their conversational skills. Focused on implementing techniques from the PEERS program, participants will delve into the art of effective communication through trading information, gracefully entering and exiting conversations, and mastering the appropriate use of humor. Led by Dr. Megan Broome and Dr. Mickell Lethco, this intensive group provides a safe and supportive environment for students to practice and refine their social skills. Through engaging activities, role-playing scenarios, and constructive feedback, participants will gain confidence and competence in navigating various social interactions.

Who: Middle School & High School students When: July 8- July 12, M-F Middle School Group Time : 1:00 PM-2:00 PM High School Group Time : 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Cost: $ 900 Led by: Dr. Megan Broome & Dr. Mickell Lethco

Gained skills and more about the group: Learn how to trade information in a conversation Understand how to identify friends based on conversations Use conversations as a springboard for future get togethers Know when and how to use humor appropriately Feel confident in how to successfully enter a group conversation Know how to leave a conversation successfully 5 Sessions

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Social Resilience: Handling Bullying, Rejection and Disagreements with Confidence This group offers a supportive environment for students across three age groups (9-11 years old, middle schoolers, and high schoolers) to navigate challenging social situations with confidence. Based on the renowned PEERS curriculum, participants will learn practical strategies to cope with rejection, teasing, embarrassing feedback, bullying, bad reputations, disagreements, rumors, and gossip. Led by experienced facilitators, this group provides a safe space for students to develop foundational skills and empower themselves to handle difficult social scenarios effectively.

Gained skills and more about the group: Assertiveness and self-confidence in the face of challenging social situations

Who: Ages 9 - 11 , Middle School, and High School students When: July 22- July 26, M-F

Learn strategies for coping with rejection and teasing Understand how to respond to embarrassing feedback and rumors Practice conflict resolution techniques Build resilience in the face of bullying and bad reputations Navigating disagreements with peers respectfully and in a way that promotes maintaining friendships Develop strategies to address and manage gossip 5 Sessions

Ages 9 - 11 Group Time : 11:30 AM - 12.30 PM Middle School Group Time : 1:00 PM-2:00 PM High School Group Time : 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Cost: $ 900 Led by: Dr. Megan Broome & Dr. Mickell Lethco

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

Dungeons and Dragons Social Skills Group SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game that has been played since its inception in the 1970s. The goal of the game is to collaboratively tell a story that everyone gets to contribute to – there’s no winning or losing. As the story progresses, players must work together to defeat monsters, solve puzzles, and find treasure, while the Game Master (GM) acts as a referee/moderator and sets the scene for the players. This therapy group aims to help participants develop skills and social understanding through experience, allowing participants to apply their social skills in practice, while learning from each other in a fun, supportive environment. If your 11-12 year-old child is imaginative, enjoys fantasy, and/or struggles with social skills, they may be a good fit for this group.

Gained skills and more about the group: Social Skills (Experience-based rather than skills-based) Emotion Regulation I dentity Exploration Communication and Conflict Resolution Problem-Solving Skills FUN!!! 10 Sessions

Who: Ages 11-12 When: July 29- August 9, M-F Group Time : 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: $ 2,300 Led by: Dr. Zach Rosenberg Limited Spots!

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

ACADEMIC SESSION

Slingerland Intensives

If your child has been struggling with reading, spelling, writing, and/or handwriting, Slingerland's multisensory, structured, sequential, and simultaneous teaching approach can help to create the connections your child needs to succeed. This intensive, 10-hour summer course will be tailored to your child's needs and can focus on teaching and reinforcing handwriting, decoding, fluency, comprehension, encoding, and basic writing skills and will help maintain literacy skills typically lost in summer. Students may choose to sign up for one or both two-week sessions.

Gained skills and more about the session:

Gained skills and more about the group: Handwriting/ Basic writing skills Decoding Fluency Comprehension

Who: K-6th grade When: June 17- June 28, M-F Available Times: 10 AM-4 PM Cost: $ 1,500 Led by: Adria Flores Limited Spots!

Encoding SUPPORT! 1:1 instruction 2 Week Sessions 10 Sessions

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

ACADEMIC SESSION

Creative Writing & Art Therapy

Combining art and educational therapy techniques, this new course will emphasize the development of writing skills with inspiration drawn from creative art projects. Essential writing structure and sentence development will be practiced. Each session will begin with an art activity drawn from the principles of art therapy, for example, projects meant to elicit emotions, promote relaxation, and incite creative thinking. Writing assignments will be based on discoveries drawn from the art activity. Students may choose to sign up for one week (5 sessions) or both weeks (10 sessions).

Gained skills and more about the group: Cultivate the connection between art, emotion, and written expression Understand art in terms of process rather than production Build confidence in abilities to create, both in “art” and with writing Utilize effective pre-writing tools Learn specific types of sentences as well as how to expand them Produce a portfolio of art and written work 5 Sessions or 10 Sessions

Who: 3rd-5th grade When: July 15- July 19, M-F and/or July 22-July 26, M-F Time: 3 PM-5 PM 7/15 3:30 PM- 5:30 PM 7/22 Cost: $ 1,500 per week Led by: Erin Powers And Teaching Assistant: Clare Walsh

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

Executive Functioning Sessions

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SESSION

Executive Functioning for Middle Schoolers Middle school is a huge transition for many students and places a high demand on organizational skills, attentional control, planning, initiation, and emotional control. This group is focused on the development of executive functioning skills most salient to middle schoolers so that they can navigate numerous classes, extracurricular activities, and social interactions effectively.

Gained skills and more about the group: Understand how to identify problems, select strategies, and reflect on progress Learn a system for organizing physical belongings Use a planner effectively and efficiently Break large assignments into steps Tips for getting started and defeating procrastination Strategies for managing impulsivity and distractibility 5 Sessions

Who: Incoming 6th-8th grade students When: August 5- August 9, M-F Group Time : 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Cost: $ 1,850 Led by: Dr. Megan Broome & Dr. Mickell Lethco

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SESSION

Executive Functioning for High School

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 such as keeping track of multiple plans and goals simultaneously, using tools to manage time more effectively, prioritizing conflicting demands, inhibiting impulsive behaviors, sustaining attention in the face of many distractions, managing emotions in healthy ways, and being aware of how one’s own behavior impacts outcomes. In this group, students will learn and then apply developmentally appropriate executive functioning strategies and tools to the areas they are struggling in most.

Gained skills and more about the group: Self-reflection, strategy selection, and assessing progress toward goals Managing time through planning and prioritizing effectively Organizing ideas for class notes and essays Studying strategically and taking tests with confidence Increasing productivity during homework time including managing attention and defeating procrastination 5 Sessions

Who: Incoming 9th-12th grade students When: August 5- August 9, M-F Group Time : 3:30 PM-5:30 PM Cost: $ 1,850 Led by: Dr. Megan Broome & Dr. Mickell Lethco

Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910

595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063

SUMMERLEADERS Summer Vibes

Master’s in Literacy and Language Education ADRIA FLORES 1. My go-to vacation spot is the San Diego area. I love the beach, the food, and all the fun activities! 2. My favorite summertime treat is ice cream. Yum! 3. I have to roll down the window and sing when I hear "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. 4. My favorite summer activity is anything to do with water. I love to swim, kayak, and hang out at the beach. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DR. MEGAN BROOME 1. Favorite vacation spot in the summer: Anywhere near the ocean 2. Favorite summertime treat: Mango 3. The summertime song that makes me sing is: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles 4. The activity I look forward to most in the summer: Attending festivals and summer tours of my favorite artists!

Doctorate in School Psychology DR. SUZIE FREEDBERG

1. For more than 30 years, I’ve traveled with my family to Martha’s Vineyard, a tiny island off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s my happiest place! 2. Lobster rolls (always happy to engage in a Maine style vs. Connecticut style debate) 3. Summer song: Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac 4. My annual summer highlight is the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair! It involves a fierce competition for best home-grown veggies, flowers, baked goods, and more. I was excited to squeak out a blue ribbon for my grapefruit olive oil pistachio cake last summer :)

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology GOHAR JAFFER 1. Favorite vacation spot in the summer: Hawaii 2. Favorite summertime treat: Ice Cream

3. The summertime song that makes me sing is: Cake by the Ocean 4. The activity I look forward to most in the summer: Swimming

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DR. MICKELL LETHCO

1. Favorite vacation spots: Outside of visiting friends/family, I rarely visit the same place twice. I love exploring different countries and try to visit a new one each year! 2. Summertime sweet: Frozen yogurt topped with delicious fresh strawberries 3. Summertime song: Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine 4. Favorite summer activities: Exploring hiking trails and hidden restaurant gems locally and abroad M.Ed BCET ERIN POWERS 1. Favorite vacation spot in the summer: Anywhere there is a beach 2. Favorite summertime treat: Fresh Watermelon 3. The summertime song that makes me sing is: "I'm walkin' on Sunshine" 4. The activity I look forward to most in the summer: Did I mention the beach? Or being at the pool with friends

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DR. ZACH ROSENBERG

1. Favorite vacation spots: Hawaii 2. Favorite summer sweet: Gelato 3. Summer song: Lonesome Dreams- Lord Huron 4. Favorite summer activity: Hiking

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