Our Mission

• The mission of Catch a Falling Star is to strengthen the physical and social skills of children of all abilities, while promoting inclusion in everyday living.

Our Goals

• The primary goal of Catch a Falling Star is to develop the physical and social skills of children of all abilities.
• A secondary goal is to incorporate inclusion during the structured activities. Children with disabilities want to have friends, enjoy activities, have a break from parents, and be included like everyone else.

Highlights on Objectives

• Manners
       Please/Thank you, Respect others, Respect yourself
• Health Care
       Table manners, Exercise, Proper Hygiene
• Social Interaction
       Sharing, Taking Turns, Listening, Eye-Contact,
       Changing negative thoughts into positive behaviors

Methods

• The Character Box - We give children at Catch a Falling Star their very own character box. The character box is a representation of their behavior. The children are responsible for maintaining their character box. Good behaviors fill up the character box; bad behavior reduces the character box.
• "Use Your Words" - We emphasize the importance for children to "use their words." Each child learns this at a different pace. We work with the child who is learning their very first word to the child who is learning how to express their emotions with strength and confidence instead of anger and frustration