Summer Clubs and Courses

Here are some potential ideas for courses and clubs that could be organized with Scaffold Educational Support. If parents are interested in expanding beyond their own student(s), they would be responsible for coordinating group sessions and determining meeting locations. These course concepts are intended to inspire creative cooperation with Scaffold Education Support to bring them to fruition.

I look forward to seeing what we can discover together!

Entrepreneur’s Club

Students will work with peers to develop and implement a functioning small business.

Suggested group size: 2-5 students
Suggested students: 5th-12th graders who are looking to build executive function and life skills.
Suggested time commitment: 12-20 hours
Skills taught
- Executive Functioning Organization and Planning
- Understanding Personal Strengths
- Economics
- Practical Math
- Teamwork
- Life Skills
- Communication and Public Speaking
- Practical Writing
Note:
- Parents have the choice between allowing students to present a business plan to receive a small business loan from parents (Maximum $50) to be repaid by the end of the summer, or for students to use their own starting funds.

Passion Projects

The student will work on executive functioning skills through the lens of a passion project.

Suggested group size: 1 student
Suggested students: 5th graders to college students who struggle with executive functioning.
Typically students with ADHD, ASD, or other learning disabilities or neuro-divergences
Suggested time commitment: 12-20 hours
Skills taught
- Metacognition (Understanding one’s own thinking)
- Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses
- Learning to use resources
- Planning
- Follow-through
- Physical Organization
- Time Management
- Prioritizing
- Initiation
- Self Advocacy

Literacy Intensive

The student will identify and work on the specific reading and writing skills that are areas of difficulty for them, through age-appropriate interventions based on Orton Gillingham, Lindamood-Bell, and HD Word curriculum.

Suggested group size: 1 student
Suggested students: 5th-12th graders with diagnosed reading or writing disabilities or who are significantly behind grade level.
Suggested time commitment: 15-40 hours
Skills taught
- Phonemic Awareness (Sound recognition and processing)
- Phonics
- Decoding
- Fluency
- Reading Comprehension
- Written communication
- Spelling strategies
- Handwriting (strategies for students struggling with manual dysgraphia)
- Metacognition (Understanding one’s own thinking)
- Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses
- Learning to self-advocate and use resources

Math Intensive

The student will identify and work on ability-level-appropriate specific math skills (Kindergarten Pre-math through Geometry) with individualized project-based instruction to foster strong math skills and explore math's practical applications.

Suggested group size: 1 student
Suggested students: 5th-8th graders of all math ability levels from Kindergarten Pre-Math to High School Geometry
Suggested time commitment: 15-40 hours
Skills taught
- Math Concepts
  - All ability levels from Pre-math and numerical concepts to High School Geometry
- Understanding and implementing math concepts in real-life
- Organizing a math project portfolio

6th-Grade or 9th-Grade Prep Course

The student(s) will work on the executive functioning skills and strategies needed for a transition to a new stage of their academic careers

Suggested group size: 1-5 students
Suggested students: Incoming 6th and 9th graders
Suggested time commitment: 3-9 hours
Skills taught
- Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses
- Physical Organization
- Digital Organization
- Building Routines
- Self Advocacy
- Understanding IEPs or 504s (as applicable)
- Email Etiquette
- Building safe relationships (social-emotional skills as needed)
- Understanding Grades and GPAs
- Identifying and Using Resources

Beginning of Year Prep Course

The student(s) will work on the executive functioning skills and strategies needed to prepare and organize for a new school year.

Suggested group size: 1-5 students
Suggested students: Incoming 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders
Suggested time commitment: 1.5-6 hours
Skills taught
- Physical Organization
- Digital Organization
- Building Routines
- Understanding IEPs or 504s (as applicable)
- Understanding Grades and GPAs
- Identifying and Using Resources

Welcome to College - Prep Course

The student(s) will work on the executive functioning skills and strategies needed to prepare and organize for a successful year in a new type of learning environment

Suggested group size: 1-2 students
Suggested students: Incoming College Freshmen with neuro-divergences or Learning Disabilities
Suggested time commitment: 3-9 hours
Skills taught
- Physical Organization
- Digital Organization
- Building Routines
- How to apply for and use accommodations (as applicable)
- Understanding Grades and GPAs
- Developing independence
- Identifying and Utilizing Resources
- Understanding the differences between High School and College

College Essay Workshop

The student will learn how to analyze college admissions essay prompts and successful essays before ideating, outlining, drafting, and refining an essay of their own.

Suggested group size: 1 student
Suggested students: 10th-12th graders who are looking for support with either refining or drafting college admissions essays.
Suggested time commitment: 3-12 hours
Skills taught
- Prompt Analysis
- Successful Essay Analysis
- Brainstorming
- Outlining
- Drafting
- Refining
- Editing
- Receiving Feedback

Science Club

The students will learn level-appropriate science by learning new concepts, designing and implementing their own experiments to test their understanding, and creating level-appropriate lab reports to present their knowledge

Suggested group size: 2-5 students
Suggested students: 6th-12th graders who are passionate about science and curious about the world.
Suggested time commitment: 3-9 hours
Skills taught
- Instruction in New Scientific Concepts
- Practical Applications of New Concepts
- Scientific Method
- How to Design Experiments
- How to Safely Conduct Experiments
- Planning
- Organizing
- Data Analysis
- Scientific Writing
Note:
- Parents may choose to purchase materials for scientific experiments and may need to sign additional waivers.

Life Skills Outings

The student(s) will learn and practice level-appropriate life skills in the community, focusing on self-determination, independence, personal safety, decision-making, and money management.

Suggested group size: 1-3 students
Suggested students: 6th graders to adults with moderate to significant support needs working towards independence.
Suggested time commitment: 3-12 hours (Typical outings are 3-4 hours, repeated outings show exponential skill gains)
Skills taught
- Planning
- Decision Making
- Reading Maps
- Money Management
- Shopping
- Community Safety
- Communicating with peers and the community
- Self Advocacy
- Dollar-up Method
- Budgeting
- Practical Math
Note:
- Parents or guardians should plan to send students with $10 to $30 in single bills.

Student Organized Field Trips

The student(s) will work on executive functioning, practical research, presentation, self advocacy, and daily living skills to plan an educational field trip and present a proposal to parents and guardians.

Suggested group size: 1-3 students
Suggested students: 6th-12th graders who are working towards independence.
Suggested time commitment: 7.5-15 hours
Skills taught
- Brainstorming
- Researching
- Identifying Goals
- Time Management
- Travel Planning
- Communicating with Businesses
- Budgeting
- Displaying Information
- Presenting
Note:
- Parents should plan to have a field trip budget available for students to bring their plans to fruition. Parents might also choose to have Scaffold Educational Support chaperone the field trip for additional life skills instruction.

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