Written by our executive administrative director, Dave Nelson, this is a reflection on Nelson’s recent attendance of the Rebecca School for the 2019 ICDL DIR Regional Conference where Nelson was a featured guest speaker.
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Advocacy, DIR Floortime, Emotional Growth, Executive Director, Executive Functioning, NYC, Relationship Building, Relationships, Self-Advocacy, Sister School, Social-Emotional, Social-Emotional Growth, Travel
Written by our Executive Administrative Director, Dave Nelson, this article focuses on the fundamental social-emotional growth that comes from making mistakes and working through discomfort head-on.
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Adolescent, Adult Health, Advice, Autism, Autism Awareness, Creative Process, Creative Teamwork, Creativity, Discomfort, Education, emotional discomfort, Emotional Growth, Emotional Range, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, encouragement, Executive Director, Experiential Education, Experiential Learning, finding purpose, humbling, Innovation, International Therapy, Maturity, Mistakes, People of Difference, perseverance, Perspective Taking, Psychology, risk taking, Self Expression, Social Interactions, Social Perspectives, Social Problem-Solving, Social-Emotional, Social-Emotional Growth, SpeakersOnAutism, Therapy, Trust, Wisdom
On Monday mornings, I teach a class called Affinities Math, with help from our new Assistant Teacher, Jordan Spurlin. This is a class for a group of young adults who are focused on transitioning into the larger world. They don’t…
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Class Time, Classroom, Education, Executive Director, Executive Functioning, Experiential Education, Experiential Learning, Functional Math, Life Goals, Life Skills, Life-Changing, Math, Math Class, Our Experience
Written by our Executive Administrative Director, Dave Nelson, this article is a reflection on the TCS family potluck celebrating the end of a wonderful fall semester.
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Category: From The Executive Director, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Autism, Autism Awareness, Challenges, Changes, Community, Community Event, Connections, Continued Education, Conversations, End of Semester, Executive Director, Experiential Education, Family Day, Holidays, Learning, Life-Changing, Potluck, Reflections
We are so appreciative of the Playing for a Purpose charity for choosing to support our program this year! Read all about their amazing contribution here.
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Category: Events, From The Executive Director, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Autism, Autism Awareness, Charity, Commitment to Excellence, Community, Community Event, Community Outreach, Experiential Education, Games, Golf, Golfing, Play for a Purpose, School, Trophy Club
This article written by our Executive Director, Dave Nelson, explores one of our independence group’s fun and enlightening journey to the Lake Claire Community Land Trust, a hidden Atlantan gem in Candler Park.
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized, Young Adults
Tags: Atlanta, Candler Park, Collegiality, Community, Community Exploration, Community Outreach, DIR Floortime, Drum Circle, Ducks, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Emu, Engaged, Executive Director, Experiential Learning, Field Trip, Goats, Health, Hidden Gem, Independence, Independent Adults, Lake Claire Community Land Trust, Life Goals, Life Skills, Life-Changing, Mood and Behavior, Nature, Negotiation, Nutrition, Participants, Problem-Solving, Reciprocity, Slideshow, Social Interactions, Social Perspectives, Social-Emotional Growth, Socializing, Supportive Community, Young Adult Independence, Young Adults
Dear TCS Community: The beginning of the new calendar year is always an exciting and hectic time for us at TCS. First and foremost, we are concentrating on helping our students, participants, and families get back into the groove; sometimes…
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Category: Announcements, Events, From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: Announcements, Aspergers, Auction, Autism, Executive Director, Fundraising, Life Goals
In this article our Executive Director, Dave Nelson, reflects on the effects of increasing political anxiety in regards to our participants and postulates strategies that caregivers and/or supporters of people of difference can respond with in nonpartisan, inclusive, and empathic ways.
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Students, Uncategorized, Young Adults
Tags: Advice, Aspergers, Autism, Caregivers, Durability, Election Anxiety, Emotional Range, Empathy, Executive Director, Inclusive, Independent Adults, Marginalized Groups, People of Difference, Political Perspectives, Politics, Reflections, Social Perspectives, Supportive Community
The Community School’s Executive Director, Dave Nelson, narrates a firsthand experience showing the many educational and social-emotional benefits of cell phone hide-and-seek.
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Category: From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday, Young Adults
Tags: Aspergers, Autism, Coffee, Community Exploration, DIR Floortime, Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Director, Executive Functioning, Experiential Learning, Games, Hide-and-Seek, Library, Pastries, Problem-Solving, Relationship Building, Social-Emotional Growth, Starbucks, Students, Technology, Young Adult Independence, Young Adults
In this letter from TCS’s Executive Director, Dave Nelson, Nelson describes TCS’s unique program, TCS’s long standing relationship with the City of Decatur, and the importance of the TCS Decatur Art Show on exhibit now at the Decatur Visitor Center.
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Category: Events, From The Executive Director, How We Work, Staff, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tags: About Us, Art, Art Gallery, Art Show, Aspergers, Autism, Community Event, CommunityOutreach, Decatur Arts Alliance, Drawing, Executive Director, Fee Admission, Information, SpeakersOnAutism, Students, TCS-Decatur Alliance, The Community School, Works by Students, Young Adults
The Community School
