Mission BBQ
Who doesn’t love barbeque food? Students in the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. program enjoyed a delicious barbeque lunch at Mission BBQ for their Community Based Instruction (CBI). Each student had to order their own meal, deciding whether they wanted chicken, beef or pork. After the students ordered, they had to wait until their name was called to pick up their food. Once they got the food, they sat down and enjoyed time together socializing with one another.
During lunch, one of the traditions at Mission BBQ at noon, is to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner. Each student stood up during this time to honor our country. Students then finished their lunch, cleaned up their areas and headed back to school.
This CBI allowed the students to not only practiced their Resources, Independence, Development, Growth and Social Skills, they were able to practice and show their support for their country.
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
Money, Money! It’s that time a year when the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students get to experience opening their first bank account at the local bank. Students and their parent(s) drove to the local Bank of America on a Saturday morning where they got their accounts set up. They each met with a teller, provided them with the necessary information, and applied for a debit card.
The students are counting down the days until their first debit card is mailed to them. Once all the students receive their card, facilitators Donna Mansolillo and Kathy Gorman-Gard will schedule another Community Based Instruction (CBI) trip to Bank of America where students will have the chance to use their debit cards to deposit their first check from the HDS Foundation B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Grant.
Students will be spending the next 10-12 weeks, learning how to budget by calculating tips and taxes along with purchasing their lunch and staying within a certain limit. We are looking forward to seeing what the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students will do next with all their new skills they are learning this year!
Weston Diner
A delicious meal was on the minds of our B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students as they went out on their Community Based Instruction (CBIs) to the Weston Diner. Students were able to decide if they wanted to order brunch or lunch at the restaurant. The purpose of this CBI was to give the students real life experiences going to a restaurant, ordering food, figuring out tip and paying with their debit card.
When the waitress came out with all the food, the students couldn’t wait to eat! Everything looked delicious! Some of the students didn’t think they would finish everything on their plate. As they enjoyed socializing with one another during their meal and talking about their weekend activities, before they knew it, all the food on their plate had been eaten. The students all left Weston Diner happy and satisfied from a yummy meal!
We are proud of the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students, as they continue to learn about Budgeting, Independence, Growth, Empowerment and Social Skills!
Teamwork is the Key to Success!
Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!
Students walked together to a local park and enjoyed being outside as they participated in several team building activities. As students chose their partner for the first activity, one was blindfolded and the other one had to give specific directions on how to pick up 3 balls and put them in the trash. Each student had to focus on different skills to accomplish this task : one had to be specific in their directions, while the other student had to listen carefully to what the other student was saying to follow their directions. Students realized this was harder than what they had expected.
The next activity, “Guess Who?”, encouraged the students to ask one another specific questions about whose name was on their back. After enough clues, the students had to guess whose name they thought was on their back.
The final team building activity was “Pass the Baton”. Students were given a subject, such as “colors, Disney characters, cereals, etc.” Once the student got the baton they had to come up with the subject before they could pass the baton. After several rounds, three students were crowned the winners!
Today’s CBI allowed our B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students to focus on Development, Growth, Empowerment and Social Skills. Stay tuned for next weeks CBI!
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Our B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students had a ghouling good time as they became architects constructing their own haunted houses. Each student was put into a group and were given the following ingredients: gingerbread cookies, icing & candy to begin their construction of their edible haunted house.
As they began working together to build their haunted houses, students had to work together and figure out how they would construct their house so it wouldn’t break apart and fall down. Teamwork and patience were essential skills needed during this activity, as each student had different ideas of how they felt was the best way to do things.
Some of the groups had their house fall apart and therefore had to problem solve to figure out how to make the sides of the house more secure. Students advocated for themselves to ask for help from the adults in the room or from other groups. The end product was spooky and tasty!
What a great activity for our students as they practiced teamwork, patience, problem solving and self-advocacy!
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