Workshops

Core Skills Training (6.5 hours)

The Core-Skills Training is a full-day training experience (6.5 hours) that is intensive, highly interactive and focused on skills development. The Core-Skills Training is usually taken in groups such as whole schools (all teachers & staff). The Core-Skills Training is provided In-Person at our training facility located at 236 West 17th street in Houston Heights or via Zoom format.

1-Hour Workshops

The 1-hour Workshops are available free to parents, grandparents, foster-parents, care-providers and educators covering core-foundation social skills topics. These Workshops are available as Self-Paced On-Demand. Check out our offerings below or click here for access to On-Demand trainings.

Social Skills for Life Success

This training focuses on the critical importance of core-foundation social and learning readiness skills for school, home and life success. Core-foundation skills include how to: Use Eye Contact; Pay Attention; Follow Instructions; Get a Person’s Attention; Ask Permission; Accept No and Accept Feedback. Other basics include the use of Kind Words and how to Calm Down (COBRA). Participants will learn and practice different ways to teach and encourage the development and continued use of these core-foundation skills. Also covered is what to do when your child is not using their social skills. This is a fun and engaging training experience with a lot of tools and resources (60 minutes).

Destrezas sociales para el éxito en la vida

Esta capacitación se centra en la importancia crítica de las destrezas básicas de preparación social y de aprendizaje para el éxito en el hogar, la escuela y la vida. Las destrezas básicas incluyen cómo: Usar contacto visual; Poner atención; Seguir instrucciones; Obtener la atención de una persona; Pedir permiso; Aceptar no y Aceptar sugerencias. Otros conceptos básicos incluyen el uso de palabras amables y cómo calmarse (COBRA). Los participantes aprenderán y practicarán diferentes maneras de enseñar y retenerse el desarrollo y el uso continuo de estas destrezas básicas. También se cubre qué hacer cuando su hijo no está usando las destrezas sociales.  Esta es una experiencia de entrenamiento divertida y interesante, con muchas herramientas y recursos (60 minutos).

Anger & Calming Down

This training is designed to help participants understand and work more effectively with anger, including implementing strategies to calm down.
Priority attention is focused on recognizing and working with body signals and physiological indicators of anger as well as practicing ways to stay calm when children are angry and unable to self-regulate. This training includes engaging music, videos, real life examples and resources to work with anger constructively (60 minutes).

Ira y Calmándose

Tener buenas Habilidades Sociales ayuda a los niños en el hogar, la escuela y la comunidad. Esta capacitación está diseñada para ayudar a los participantes a comprender y trabajar de manera más efectiva con la ira, includia la implementación de estrategias para calmarse. La atención prioritaria se centra en reconocer y trabajar con las señales corporales y los indicadores fisiológicos de la ira, así como en practicar formas de mantener la calma cuando los niños están enojados y no pueden autorregularse. Esta capacitación incluye música atractiva, videos, ejemplos de la vida real y recursos para trabajar constructivamente con la ira (60 minutos).

Eye Contact and Paying Attention

This training is designed to strengthen Eye Contact and Paying Attention skills to improve relationships, communicate more effectively and increase success. Participants will learn and practice different ways to teach children how to: Pay Attention; develop their focusing skills through encouragement; use Eye Contact effectively; and to work with children who are distracted. This is a fun and engaging training experience featuring the LOOK Book, social skills songs and free resources! (60 minutes).

Contacto Visual y Poner Atención

Tener buenas habilidades sociales ayuda a los niños en el hogar, la escuela y la comunidad. Esta capacitación está diseñada para fortalecer el contacto visual y las habilidades de atención plena para mejorar las relaciones, comunicarse de manera más efectiva y aumentar el éxito. Los participantes aprenderán y practicarán diferentes formas de enseñar a los niños a: Prestar atención; desarrollar sus habilidades de enfoque a través del estímulo; use el contacto visual de manera efectiva; y para trabajar con niños que están distraídos. ¡Esta es una experiencia de capacitación divertida y atractiva que presenta LOOK Book, canciones de habilidades sociales y recursos gratuitos! (60 minutos).

Kids & Dogs - Following Instructions

The Project CLASS On-Demand training is a fun way to learn the use of the Social Skill Following Instructions while appreciating the relationship between kids and dogs.

We will cover the importance of Following Instructions and share fun music and videos that your kids will love. We will teach you how to teach the skill to your children, praise them when they Follow Instructions, and remind them when they get distracted. (10 minutes).

Introduction to Project CLASS On Demand Courses

The Project CLASS On-Demand sampler provides sample clips demonstrating our On-Demand course trajectory.

Our intention is to provide skills development experiences that are fun, engaging and skills building. The On-Demand offerings are FREE, available 24-7, and accessible via computer, tablet, or phone without time consuming in-person travel.

Because we incorporate songs, animations, music, movements and activities, we are overcoming many of the obstacles inherent in the digital world. Too many digital offerings are dull, boring, sleep-inducing, not engaging and therefore ineffective. We are committed to skills development and beneficial impact - Building Skills with an enjoyable Bang.