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Welcome to a New Year!
A Time for New Beginnings
There are all kinds of different apps out there that claim to help students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. How do you decide which ones might be helpful to your family? Tanya Keto, our Manager of Professional Development and Parent Education, recently attended the Council for Learning Disabilities Conference in San Antonio, Texas. While she was there, she heard about a number of different apps that were recommended by some of the leading LD experts. Take a look through the apps listed below to see if one or more of them might be worth a try.
We have lots of new Community Services programs starting in January. They are all listed below - Girls Only! group, our new young adult program - Moving Forward, Amicus Recreation, Camp Amicus and much much more!
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Finish Overcome the clutches of procrastination with Finish, a busy iPhone user's best friend. Unlike other to-do apps that are "clever" for their own sake, only Finish takes advantage of how you naturally think.*2013 Apple Design Award Winner
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Behavior Snap Behavior Snap is a multimodal behavior observation tool created by school psychologists to identify the frequency, duration, and function of behaviors of interest for use on the iPad.
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Simple Mind Intuitive Mind Mapping
Mind mapping helps you organize your thoughts, remember things and generate new ideas. We've created a beautiful, intuitive app, so you can mind map wherever you are and whenever you want.
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iReward iReward is a motivational tool for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. You can create a star chart or token board to help reinforce positive behaviors using visual rewards.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ireward/id32464
3198?mt=8
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Parent Workshop - Tuesday, January 24th
Steps to Success: How to Make the Transition to Post-Secondary
Is your child considering post-secondary education in their future? It is never too early to start planning. Attend this interactive and informative workshop to discover items you should consider when planning for the transition from high school to post-secondary. For instance, when should your child be contacting Accessibility Services? What documentation do they require? How current does documentation need to be?
Presenter: Colleen Smereka from SAIT Acessibility Services
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Psycho-educational Child & Youth Groups
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This winter our Psycho-educational Assessment & Intervention staff are offering three different small group programs to choose from.
Girls Only!
gives girls with LD/ADHD a chance to get together with other girls who understand their challenges and frustrations.
Acting Social! is the next step for previous participants of Let's Be Social! or Camp Amicus programs.
All programs begin Saturday, January 14th. All programs can be claimed as psychological fees on most health care plans. Let's Be Social! and Girls Only! are also eligible for FSCD funding. Financial assistance through our bursary fund is also available on a sliding scale basis.
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Amicus Recreation - New Winter Programs Registering Now!
Winter Recreation programs are registering now. There's so much to choose from! The very popular Multisport and Chef Amicus are back. New programs include Engineering, Science Wonders, Pottery, Digital Photography and an Art Party. For the teens who are interested in adventuring a little further, we have PEAK and POLARIS.
Financial assistance is available on a sliding scale basis thanks to the generosity of donors.
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Camp Amicus 2017
Registration Begins January 9th
We've hardly put away the holiday decorations and it's already time to turn our minds to summer! We have so many exciting things planned for Camp Amicus this year including a new option for our older teens. POLARIS is a a teen leadership daycamp with an two night/three day overnight hike as an important component. Click on the images below to find out more details about each of our camp options. Or, you can download a copy of our camp brochure here.
For our returning campers or current Amicus Recreation participants, registration will start on Monday, January 9th. An email with a registration link will be sent in the next few days.
Registration for new campers begins on Monday, January 23rd. For new campers, an intake process must take place first and that can begin at any time. To learn more about our intake process, click here.
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Day Camp for 8 - 15 Year Olds
3 Sessions to Choose From starting July 24th
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POLARIS - NEW!
Teen Leadership Camp 16 - 18 Year Olds
Aug. 14 - 25
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Overnight Camp for 9 - 16 Year Olds
3 Sessions to Choose From Starting July 2
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Moving Forward!:
Empowering Young Adults with LD and/or ADHD
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Do you know a young adult with LD/ADHD who is possibly struggling with the transition to life as a young adult?
Moving Forward is a new 10-week group program for young adults (ages 18 – 25 with an LD and/or ADHD diagnosis) where they can find support during this important life transition.
Through this group, they will learn more about themselves, their struggles and how they can thrive beyond high school.
Dates: Wednesdays, January 18 to March 29, 2017 (10 weeks)
Time: 5 pm - 8 pm
Ages: 18 - 25
Cost:
$225 Special Introductory Price (may qualify as psychological services for some health care benefit packages. Financial assistance is available - please inquire.)
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Two Free Online Resources for Parents
of Children with LD or ADHD
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ADHD 101 for Parents workshop featuring Dr. Karen MacMillan (registered psychologist and our co-ED) is
a free nine-part interactive workshop that aims to help inform parents about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), examine it’s impact on families and provide awareness about a range of supports that exist to support young people with ADHD.
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Parent Online LD Workshop
incorporates video clips and short readings.
Topics covered include:
* General overview of Learning Disabilities
* Organization tricks to use at home
* Homework tips
* How to make transitions go more smoothly
* Memory tricks
* Listening strategies for your child
* Assistive technology
* Encouragement strategies to keep kids motivated
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One on One Personalized Instruction
The Read / Write Program provides remedial assistance for children, youth, and adults from the general community experiencing reading or writing difficulties and performing at least one year below expected functioning level. Our trained, qualified and experienced educational staff create a personalized program for each client.
* Alberta curriculum math
* Chisanbop math (calculation strategy)
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Additional Ongoing Programs & Services
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LINKS
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Workshops & Educational Opportunities
CADDAC online ADHD webinars
Topics include Emotional Regulation and the use of the ABC Chart, ADHD in the home, Parenting and Behavioural Strategies
and more. Webinars are $10 each or free with a CADDAC membership.
Information Resource Links
Support Groups
- ADDults Calgary Support Group: A Support group for adults in Calgary with ADHD and/or their spouses. Meets the last Wednesday of the month (excl. July & August)
- CHADD Calgary: Free Parent & Adult Support Meetings - First Wednesday of the month at (Alberta Children's Hospital, 4th Flr, 7-9 pm)
- Cochrane Parent Support Group - FOCUS for Attention
- ADHD Links Calgary - Jamie Gelfand (ggelfand@shaw.ca or 403-253-2988) or Katie McCumm (kmccunn@shaw.ca or 403-278-5182)
Research Studies
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Community Services| Foothills Academy Society| 403.270.9400 | info@foothillsacademy.org | www.foothillsacademy.org
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