PEERSⓇ for Middle & High School Students
Who is it for?
Rising 9th-12th grade students
OR
Rising 7th-8th grade students
When does it run?
High School Group 1: Mondays & Wednesdays 5:00pm – 6:30pm (Start date July 7
High School Group 2: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00am – 10:30am (Start date July 8)
Middle School Group 1: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00am – 12:30pm (Start date July 8)
Middle School Group 2: Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:00pm – 6:30pm (Start date July 8)
What is the cost?
$1900
PEERSⓇ is a highly-structured social skills intervention designed for for middle and high school students. Its effectiveness has been demonstrated in dozens of studies around the globe, including randomized control trials, the gold standard of treatment research.
The 7-week, biweekly program includes training components for the teen and their parents or caregivers. Each day, 2 sessions are run simultaneously. In one session, the teens work with our PEERSⓇ Certified Provider to learn new social skills through structured lessons and role play as well as real-world practice and experiences. In the other session, parents or caregivers participate in their own structured session in which they learn how to support their teen in applying the targeted skills in their daily life. The curriculum is focused on impactful, real-world skills such as:
| Conversational Skills | Handling Rumors & Gossip |
| Recognizing and Choosing Friends | Teasing and Bullying |
| Changing Reputation | Planning and Attending Get-togethers |
| Navigating Disagreements | Texting and Group Chats |
Each week, the teens and their parents/caregivers go home with an assignment for putting the new skill into action. The program includes baseline and post-treatment measurements so individual outcomes can be identified and plans made for future steps.
PEERSⓇ for Elementary Students
Who is it for?
Rising 4th through 6th grade students
When does it run?
Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00pm – 3:00pm (Start date July 7)
What is the cost?
$1600
PEERSⓇ is a highly structured, evidence-based social skills intervention developed to meet the needs of adolescents. In this unique program tailored for students in the later elementary years, the powerful elements of the PEERS curriculum will be adapted to address the most prominent issues facing kids as they arrive at the tween years. Our focus will be on building the skills needed to find a well-matched peer group, make inroads with peers in ways that lay the foundation for real friendships, and effectively navigate conflicts.
This 7-week program meets twice a week and includes parallel sessions for both children and their parents or caregivers. While your child works with our PEERSⓇ Certified Provider to learn and practice new social skills through fun, structured lessons and real-life role-playing, you’ll join a parent session designed to help you support your child’s growth outside of class.
Together, you’ll focus on building practical, real-world skills like:
| Conversational Skills | Recognizing Peer Groups |
| Building Friendships | Teasing and Bullying |
| Planning and Attending Get-Togethers | Navigating Disagreements |
| Texting and Group Chats | Sportsmanship |
Each week, the kids and their parents/caregivers go home with an assignment for putting the new skill into action. The program includes baseline and post-treatment measurements so individual outcomes can be identified and plans made for future steps.
Dungeons & Dragons Teen Social Group
Who is it for?
Rising 9th – 12th grade students
OR
Rising 6th-8th grade students
When does it run?
High school group: Fridays 5:00 – 6:00 (Start date July 11)
Middle school group: Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30 (Start date July 8)
What is the cost?
$800
Join our Social Skills Dungeons & Dragons Summer Group—an engaging and fun way for teens to build real-world communication skills through epic fantasy adventures! Led by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, this group uses the magic of D&D to support growth in collaborative teamwork, perspective taking, storytelling, and conversational skills. Each session will encourage players to work together, solve problems, and navigate challenges while stepping into the shoes of unique characters.
Whether your teen is new to D&D or a seasoned player, they’ll develop social confidence and language abilities in a supportive, inclusive environment. The group is designed to feel like play—but with powerful, purposeful skill-building woven into every quest. Perfect for tweens and teens who love creativity, imagination, and connecting with others.
Spots are limited—secure your place for a summer of adventure and growth!
Comprehension Club
Who is it for?
Rising 3rd – 5th Graders
When does it run?
Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 (Start date July 7)
What is the cost?
$1600
The Comprehension Club program is designed specifically for rising 3rd-5th grade students who have difficulties with reading comprehension that are connected to broader challenges with expressive and receptive language.
Unlike comprehension programs that simply present repeated practice with reading passages and answering questions, our approach directly addresses the underlying weaknesses in vocabulary knowledge, language structure skills, and inferencing that form the primary obstacles to understanding text in the upper elementary grades.
Our approach uses the SALI progam, a language intervention created by BC’s own Samantha Townsend and Jeanne Tighe. The SALI program is organized into four structured learning blocks:
- Semantics: building vocabulary through studying related words
- Morphology: building vocabulary through learning meaningful parts of words
- Syntax: mastering sentence structure & comprehension
- Discourse Comprehension: applying story elements, main idea, and inferencing skills
The Comprehension Club is led by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist who uses interactive lessons, engaging texts, and meaningful feedback to help students strengthen their language foundations and become more independent, confident readers.
Chatterbox Club: Preschool Conversation and Play Group
Who is it for?
Children ages 3-5
When does it run?
Saturdays 9:00am – 9:45am (Start date July 12)
What is the cost?
$700
Join us this summer for a playful, language-rich group designed especially for preschoolers and rising kinders! In this fun and supportive environment, children ages 3 to 5 will build their language, social, and play skills through engaging activities like stories, group play, games, music, and hands-on fun.
Led by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, this group focuses on helping little ones:
- Grow their vocabulary and sentence length
- Practice conversations
- Learn to ask and answer questions
- Take turns and share during play
- Express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas
Whether your child could benefit from extra support with communication or just enjoys playing with peers in a structured setting, this group provides a nurturing space to support early language development and interactive play.
Lively Letters- Early Literacy Skills
Who is it for?
Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
When does it run?
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-2:30 pm (Start date July 8)
What does it cost?
$1600
Get ready for a summer of fun and learning with our Lively Letters Small Group—a playful and effective program designed for rising 1st through 3rd graders to strengthen early reading skills! Led by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, this group uses the evidence-based Lively Letters program to target phonemic awareness, letter-sound mastery, and early decoding through engaging songs, stories, and interactive games.
The Lively Letters approach uses catchy art and stories to create links between the shapes of written letters and the way their sounds are produced in our mouths. It is a truly multisensory approach that connects how letters look on the page, how they sound to our ears, and how those sounds feel when we form them.
If your child hasn’t had success with the usual letter-keyword-sound teaching approach, this is the program you’ve been looking for!
