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Social Groups

ORS social groups are carefully crafted to provide a secure environment where people can connect with peers while receiving guidance from practitioners. The main objective is to facilitate social interactions and foster a sense of community among individuals who share a common interest.

These groups are led by practitioners who specialise in paediatrics. Depending on the group’s objectives, it can be run by psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists or allied health assistants. In most cases, we have a multidisciplinary team involved in the preparation and delivery of the group. This helps us to focus on the application of skills and goals that your child has been learning in their individual therapy.

Social Groups at ORS

Early Intervention Groups

Our early intervention groups are for children 0-5. These groups will have two elements. One focus is on developing these young children’s skills in developmental play, social communication, and fine and gross motor skills by providing opportunities for them to learn through playful experiences. But the part we really love is focusing on support for the parents and caregivers. In each session, we provide an opportunity for parents to network and connect with one another as well as to meet with one of the lead practitioners from the group to cover information about how to support the continued development of these skills outside of the group.

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Primary-Aged Groups

Our primary-aged groups are interest-based groups that provide a safe space to connect with peers and connect around a common interest. These groups focus on developing self-advocacy skills, engaging in problem-solving, working collaboratively and communicating with others. We are currently offering these groups to our existing participants as an opportunity to extend and generalise the skills we have been working on in individual therapies.
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Available Groups

ORS is running summer school holiday social groups for clients aged 3-16 years. These groups are led by practitioners who specialise in paediatrics. Depending on the group’s objectives, it can be run by speech pathologists, occupational therapists or allied health assistants. In most cases, we have a multidisciplinary team involved in the preparation and delivery of the group. This helps us to focus on the application of skills and goals that your child has been learning in their individual therapy.

We target

  • Vocabulary and language for school
  • Participating in a group and being around other children
  • Knowing how and when to ask for help
  • Early literacy concepts
  • Refine skills for tabletop activities, including writing drawing, and cutting
  • Develop skills for sharing, cooperation, and interacting with other children
  • Recognising emotions and practising strategies to help manage them
  • Develop self-care and independence skills for opening lunchboxes, managing jumpers and sun safety
  • Vocabulary and language for school
  • Participating in a group and being around other children
  • Knowing how and when to ask for help
  • Early literacy concepts
  • Refine skills for tabletop activities, including writing drawing, and cutting
  • Develop skills for sharing, cooperation, and interacting with other children
  • Recognising emotions and practising strategies to help manage them
  • Develop self-care and independence skills for opening lunchboxes, managing jumpers and sun safety
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School Readiness

Our school readiness group is focused on preparing children aged 4-5 years for a smooth transition to start school. This program supports children to build and practice essential skills for the school environment.

WA only: Children aged 3, 4 and 5 who are starting school in 2025

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Fine motor skills including drawing, cutting and writing
  • Following directions
  • Communicating with peers through collaborative art projects, sharing their artworks and getting to know new people

We target

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Fine motor skills including drawing, cutting and writing
  • Following directions
  • Communicating with peers through collaborative art projects, sharing their artworks and getting to know new people

Creations

Our creations groups focus on sharing and working together to create wonderful pieces of artwork.

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Partner work and how we communicate with our partner if we are ok or not
  • Motor planning as we learn new patterns of movement
  • Matching our energy level to the task we are trying to do

We target

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Partner work and how we communicate with our partner if we are ok or not
  • Motor planning as we learn new patterns of movement
  • Matching our energy level to the task we are trying to do

Jump and Bounce

In jump and bounce, we explore what our bodies can do through gross motor challenges and tricks!

  • Sharing our ideas with others, and using our past experiences to guess what might happen
  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Fine motor skills including drawing, cutting and writing
  • Following directions

We target

  • Sharing our ideas with others, and using our past experiences to guess what might happen
  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Fine motor skills including drawing, cutting and writing
  • Following directions

Science

Science group is all about hypothesising, problem-solving and collaboration to complete the experiments. Children are encouraged to share their ideas and negotiate with each other to complete each experiment.​

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Communication repair for when the other person didn’t understand our instructions
  • Following directions to complete the project

We target

  • Problem solving including developing strategies and asking for help
  • Communication repair for when the other person didn’t understand our instructions
  • Following directions to complete the project

Lego

Lego Group is all about working collaboratively as a team to achieve a common goal. In the group, each person is assigned a role to help complete the project. These roles include architect, supplier and builder.

Locations

Booked Out

School Readiness (Group 1)

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-5 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th January

Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd January

Cost:

$874.29 per participant (4 Sessions)

Creations (Group 1)

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-7 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Wednesday 22nd January

Friday 24th January

Cost:

$479.24 per participant (2 Sessions)

School Readiness (Group 2)

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-5 years only.

Time:

1pm-3pm

Dates:

Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th January

Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th January

Cost:

$874.29 per participant (4 Sessions)

Creations (Group 2)

Suitable for:

Children aged 7-12 years only.

Time:

1:30pm-3:30pm

Dates:

Monday 13th January

Tuesday 14th January

Cost:

$479.24 per participant (2 Sessions)

Jump and Bounce Group

Suitable for:

Children aged 5-12 years only.

Time:

1:30pm-3:30pm

Dates:

Monday 20th January

Tuesday 21th January

Cost:

$479.24 per participant (2 Sessions)

Science Group

Suitable for:

Children aged 5-12 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Monday 13th January

Wednesday 15th January

Cost:

$479.24 per participant (2 Sessions)

Creations

Suitable for:

Children aged 5-12 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th  January

Thursday 16th January

Cost:

$711.29 per participant (2 Sessions)

School Readiness

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-5 years only.

Time:

9:30am-11:30pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th January

Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd January

Cost:

$1474.34 per participant (4 Sessions)

School Readiness

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-5 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Monday 13th & Wednesday 15th January

Monday 20th & Wednesday 22nd January

Cost:

$1474.34 per participant (4 Sessions)

School Readiness

Suitable for:

Children aged 4-5 years only.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th January

Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd January

Cost:

$1474.34 per participant (4 Sessions)

School Readiness

Suitable for:

Children aged 3, 4 and 5 who are starting school in 2025.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th January

Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd January

Cost:

$1474.34 per participant (4 Sessions)

School Readiness

Suitable for:

Children aged 3, 4 and 5 who are starting school in 2025.

Time:

10am-12pm

Dates:

Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th January

Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd January

Cost:

$1474.34 per participant (4 Sessions)

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