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SPA Friends

& the Social Café

Community Project

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Hello!

Mackenzie Hannah Krishantini.

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Presentation Outline:

  1. Introduction
  2. The 4 Phases
    1. Investigation
    2. Planning
    3. Taking Action
    4. Reflecting
  3. Conclusion

Enjoy the Presentation!

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Our Project:

To create a positive environment and reliable support system for children who face social, physical & mental struggles in the Bristol community.

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Our Goals

01 Participate

02 Raise Awareness

03 Create

04 Presentation

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The 4 Phases

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflecting

1

2

3

4

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Investigating

01

September 13, 2019 -

October 8, 2019

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Raising Awareness for Community

Art & Music

Working with Children

Being Organized

Our Common Interests

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Community

Need

Global Context

Project Proposal

Students at Bristol Road

Middle School

For others to view ‘special-needs’ children as equals and capable individuals

Identities

and Relationship

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MISO

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Statistics

Positive Reinforcement

Challenges

Initial Research

More than 1 in 10 youth in Canada have disabilities

  • Community Misconceptions
  • Inferiority Complex
  • Challenges in School
  • Lack of Child support systems

Help them to ‘help themselves’

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Interview

  • What are the needs of the children?
  • How does their education look like?
  • Interests of the children
  • What are some difficulties they face?
  • What do the funds for the children look like?
  • How do they interact with each other?
  • How can we positively impact them?

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Fall Classic

Interaction Periods

Observation

Helped SPA kids run/walk the fall classic

Interacted with the SPA for 3 or more periods

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Planning

02

October 9, 2019 - November 21, 2019

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Cooking Classes with SPA

Interactive

book

The Social Cafe

SPA Friends

Our Action Plan

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The Social Cafe

  • A safe place to meet new friends
  • Board games, card games, bracelet making
  • Twice a week

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Interactive

Book

Morning

DPA

Cooking

SPA Friends

A thank you gift

Help with valuable life skills.

Have fun and learn ways to interact with others.

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Making A Positive Impact

Creating A Safe Environment

Our Success Criteria

  • Through the Social Cafe
  • A place to take a break during the school day
  • Hopefully attract some regular members
  • Daily interactions to help strengthen relationships
  • Help others learn and grow

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Our

Process Journal

Websites

Mackenzie

Krishantini

Hannah

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Taking

Action

03

November 22, 2019 - April 21, 2020

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The Fall Classic

October 10, 2019

Ali

Yaren

Raheem

Mrs.Mitchell

Hannah

Mackenzie

Krishantini -->

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Convenience Store Trip

October 25, 2019

Alyssa

Eva

Fajar

Mohammad

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Halloween Trick-or-Treating!

October 31, 2019

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First Morning Advisory

November 5, 2019

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The Fall Classic

October 10, 2019

Ali

Yaren

Raheem

Mrs.Mitchell

Hannah

Mackenzie

Krishantini -->

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Convenience Store Trip

October 25, 2019

Alyssa

Eva

Fajar

Mohammad

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Halloween Trick-or-Treating!

October 31, 2019

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First Morning Advisory

November 5, 2019

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Making Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!

November 8, 2019

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First Social Café Meeting

November 20, 2019

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The Social Café Invitations

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Making the Interactive Book

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They loved it!

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NO MORE SOCIAL CAFE :”(

DUE TO STRIKE

February 9, 2020

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Reflecting

04

April 22, 2020 -

April 27, 2020

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Success of Project Against Proposal

Social Café

SPA Kids

Regular, Enthusiastic

Participants

Interaction was impactful

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Extending our Knowledge

We learnt:

  • How to be optimistic
  • The challenges faced by our SPA friends

  • Mental health struggles of Bristol students

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Communicating

Self-Management

Social Skills

Research

Thinking Skills

Development of Approaches to Learning

- Communication Skills

- Information Literacy Skills

- Media Literacy Skills

- Collaboration Skills

- Organization Skills

- Affective Skills

- Reflection Skills

- Critical Thinking Skills

- Creative Thinking Skills

- Transfer Skills

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Our community project was a

Success!

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Thanks!

Does anyone have any questions?

Send us an email:

711464@pdsb.net

743750@pdsb.net

841191@pdsb.net

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Credits

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Works Cited

  • “Challenges Faced by Children with Disabilities.” Www.Newvision.Co.Ug, 2015, www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1339464/challenges-faced-children-disabilities. Accessed 28 July 2019.
  • ‌Children, The Hospital for Sick. “SickKids - Hospital.” Www.Sickkids.Ca, www.sickkids.ca/. Accessed 14 May 2020.
  • Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. “The Daily — Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017.” Statcan.Gc.Ca, 2017, www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/181128/dq181128a-eng.htm.
  • “Main Barriers to Education for Students with Disabilities (Fact Sheet).” Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2019, www.ohrc.on.ca/en/main-barriers-education-students-disabilities-fact-sheet.

  • Melinda. “HelpGuide.Org.” HelpGuide.Org, 20 Mar. 2019, www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-children-with-learning-disabilities.htm.