Why we are different
Learning on the Log provides recreational programs such as hiking, swimming, gymnastics,
team sports, team building games, and boating....in natural settings that help foster development and social/relationship skills.
Unlike other social skills programs where the children meet in a therapists office, our children develop social skills, in natural situations such as hiking together on a trail, playing games in a pool, navigating a playground, or testing their skills on a sports field.
Through
the development of friendships with our staff and other children, each child encounters scenarios that will have a greater meaning to them personally, therefore motivating them to try again. Lessons learned during meaningful interactions, have a greater chance of
generalizing to other social situations, such as with their parents, siblings, and with teachers and peers at school.
We believe that social
skills and strategies are learned through spontaneous and organic
situations. Our staff work very hard to nurture and support any conflicts that arise naturally when you put a group of kids together. Such as: misunderstandings, winning, losing, or dealing with challenging feelings. Our activities are temporarily stopped or the children involved are taken
aside, when a conflict arises, in order to process these social breakdowns.
We support them in understanding what actually happened versus what they perceived to happen, and we help them work through how they feel about that and resolve the conflict. The activity is then continued, or the child re-joins after having talked through the incident. This emphasis of processing, charged social-emotional episodes, sets Learning on the Log apart from other recreational programs who only emphasizes a sensory experience. Any social growth there is incidental.
Throughout the year we offer:
We support them in understanding what actually happened versus what they perceived to happen, and we help them work through how they feel about that and resolve the conflict. The activity is then continued, or the child re-joins after having talked through the incident. This emphasis of processing, charged social-emotional episodes, sets Learning on the Log apart from other recreational programs who only emphasizes a sensory experience. Any social growth there is incidental.
Throughout the year we offer:
- Morning Pre-school program
- Summer camp
- School year afternoon programming
- family outings to the Atlanta Braves games
Coming soon:
- Sibling support groups
- Parent support groups
- Parent council
- Family gatherings such as: fall festival, cook outs, round table discussions, etc.
You can remain updated of all that is going on by following us:
How can you help?
- Host a fund raising or awareness dinner featuring Learning on the Log
- Talk to us about fund raising ideas and how you can get involved
- Tell your friends about us; ask them to follow us on different social media links
- Purchase equipment from our Amazon Wishlist
- Become a sponsor, and advertise on our apparel and social media sites
- Donate through PayPal, on our website
- Tell your friends to sign their child up for our program
- Let us know of any unique skills you might be able to share with our children
Thank you for visiting our blog, we hope to hear from you soon!
Katie and Armann
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