Weekly Social Skills Classes
This page contains our AFTERSCHOOL class program
Session 4/Spring 2025
Current Families: Registration opens March 17
Waitlist families: Registration opens March 22nd
New families: Registration opens March 27th
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MONDAYS
4:30-5:30, 3 spots left
P&T Preschoolers
Ages 3-5
4:30-5:30, 5 spots left
P&T Kindergarteners
Ages 5-6
4:30-5:30, 4 spots left
P&T Grade K/1 Recess
Ages 5-7
5:45-6:45, 3 spots left
P&T Pals
Ages 6-9
5:45-6:45, 4 spots left
P&T Friends Club
Ages 8-12
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WEDNESDAYS
4:30-5:30, 3 spots left
P&T Preschoolers
Ages 3-5
4:30-5:30, 3 spots left
P&T Play Group
Ages 4-6
5:45-6:45, 3 spots left
P&T Pals
Ages 6-9
5:45-6:45, 4 spots left
P&T Tween Girls
Ages 8-11
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THURSDAYS
4:30-5:30, 4 spots left
P&T Kindergarteners
Ages 5-6
4:30-5:30, 4 spots left
P&T Pals Recess
Ages 6-9
4:30-5:30, 3 spots left
P&T Pals Recess
Ages 6-9
5:45-6:45, 6 spots left
P&T PreTeen/Teen Club
Ages 9-13
5:45-6:45, 7 spots left
P&T Tween/Teen Girls
Ages 10-14
Please see below for:
General Program Information - Full Class Descriptions - Age Groups - Dates - Rates
Classes and group sizes are subject to change based on enrollment
Class Description
Play & Talk Preschoolers
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, and participation in group activities. We welcome 5 preschool or pre-K-aged kids to join class.
For kids 3 to 5 years
Mondays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, Jun 2, 9, 16
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Apr 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk Play Group
Children will engage with a variety of age-appropriate toys and activities to support toy exploration, early functional toy play, and beginning stages of turn taking and sharing. Class instruction will be split between our instructional classroom and our indoor gym or outdoor gated playground. The class is designed for children who participate in a special education setting where they receive a mix of 1:1 and dyad instruction throughout their school day. We welcome 4 kids to join class.
For young learners 4 to 6 years
Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Apr 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk Kindergarteners
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, participation in group activities, and social/emotional regulation. We welcome 6 kindergarten-aged kids to join class.
Kindergarteners 5 to 6 years
Mondays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, Jun 2, 9, 16
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 12
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk Recess Club
Children use our indoor gym and gated playground to learn a variety of common recess games and activities. Class will also focus on skills like joining a group, sustaining play in a less structured time, conversation during play, and navigating emotions when winning and losing. Winter classes will support what recess might be like indoors and on "blacktop only" days. We welcome 6-8 kids to join class.
CLASS 1:
Grade K/1, Ages 5-7
Mondays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, Jun 2, 9, 16
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420
CLASS 2:
Grade 1-3, Ages 6-9
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 12
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
CLASS 3:
Grade 1-3, Ages 6-9
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30
Class dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 12
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk Pals
Children will learn and practice skills that support joint attention, social play, social language, emotional regulation, and participation in group activities. P&T Pals is designed for children who are in a general ed/mainstream or special education setting who acquire skills in a larger group and do not require a 1:1 or 2:1 para. We welcome 7 kids to join each class.
CLASS 1: Ages 6-9
Mondays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, Jun 2, 9, 16
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420
CLASS 2: Ages 6-9
Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Apr 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk Friends Club
We welcome neurodiverse learners looking to enjoy a social experience with friends. Class includes weekly hands-on themes that allow kids to practice a variety of social skills. Skill targets include participation in a group, social play, social language, emotional regulation, and joint attention. Class welcomes 6 kids.
Session 4/Spring weekly themes include: sensory bins - playground play - tie dye - planting - science experiments - scavenger hunt - books, crafts & cooking
For kids 8 to 12 years
Mondays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, Jun 2, 9, 16
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420
Play & Talk Tween & Teen Girls
This class is for the girls! Join us in a safe, friendly environment as we dive into all things related to friendship including how to join a group, how to determine which girls have similar interests, how to initiate hanging out, and general conversational turn taking about common tween/teen girl topics. Girls will also dive into perspective taking, emotional regulation, and problem solving social situations. We welcome 7 girls to join each class.
CLASS 1:
Tween Girls, Ages 8-11
Wednesdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: Apr 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
CLASS 2:
Tween/Teen Girls, Ages 10-14
Thursdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 12
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
Play & Talk PreTeen/Teen Club
A continuation of our Pals program, pre-teen and early teen kids
come together to further work on nuances of conversation, emotional regulation, understanding friendships and how to approach them, problem solving, and perspective taking. We welcome 7 kids to join class.
For kids 9 to 13 years
Thursdays from 5:45-6:45
Class dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 12
Make Up Date: Wednesday, Jun 18
$420.
General Program Information
All weekly group Lead Teachers are elementary/special education teachers that hold certification as Board Certified Behavior Analysts. Our Lead Teachers include:
Kristina Quigley, Ed.M., BCBA
Ann-Marie Kuba, M.A., BCBA
Rachel Kraus, M.A., BCBA
Kim Conklin, BCBA
Placement into class is based on parent and teacher/therapist intake forms.
We offer class options for children who receive education in special education settings receiving 1:1 support through those children in mainstream/gen education settings without and without diagnoses. All children are placed in peer groups with those that have similar learning styles, communication levels, and goals.
All classes use evidence-based teaching strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis to support a range of social and play skills, specific to individual classes and individual learners.
All Sessions include hourly classes meeting weekly for 6-7 weeks. Parents meet with instructor for the last 5-10m of group to debrief on the class and review strategies to support skills in the home and community. Kids remain in class to continue working on skills. An individual parent conference is offered at the of Session to review progress, data, and to discuss recommendations.
Classes meet at 140 Mountain Ave in Westfield.
Play And Talk With Us is a private pay program. See FAQ for additional information.