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This group will focus on topics related to interpersonal communication, boundaries and consent, sexuality and maintaining your health as an adult. Specific weekly topics will be provided closer to the dates scheduled. This class will be led by Erika Cain, CTI’s program manager. Erika has 10 years of teaching experience and is trained as a...
$22.50 – $25.00
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Join us for a free virtual seminar that explores assistive kitchen tools that help make cooking easier, safer and more accessible. The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) Tech Kitchen will show us real-world solutions for everyday cooking challenges, including low-tech and high-tech tools ,that can increase your independence in the kitchen. The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) is...
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This event is cancelled, please see the March date if you are interested in climbing with us. Join us at the Cotting School Campus Center Rock Wall to get the chance to use this state of the art wall to practice your rock climbing skills. CTI is very lucky to have Cotting School's rock climbing...
$27.00 – $30.00
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This class is going to be all about different science myths and figuring out if they're true or false. Participants will pick a myth and run scientific trails and experiments to see if the myth is in actually a science fact. We expect to get creative, messy and make new discoveries together!
$22.50 – $25.00
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Join us at the CTI for a Guided Paint Night where participants follow along with an art instructor to create their own unique piece of artwork. Our art instructor for this event will be Aly Robinson, a former Cotting staff member, as well as a former Muse Paint Bar employee. Aly is a Licensed Mental...
$36.00 – $40.00
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Chu Ling, who founded Chu Ling Dance Academy in 1998, has been a performer and advocate for the arts for over 40 years. As a dancer, choreographer, producer, arts administrator and teacher, she has worked with multi-age performance groups on various types of dance. Chu Ling and her group of dancers are excited to perform...
$45.00 – $50.00
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Love to cook? Want to learn some basic skills that will increase your independence in the kitchen? Then come to CTI's Back to the Basics Cooking Class--Dinner Edition. We will work on simple cooking skills (such as dicing, peeling, using the stove or microwave), find ways to adapt the kitchen to meet individual needs, find...
$36.00 – $40.00
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This is the rescheduled date for the event that was cancelled because of the snow storm. If you were signed up for the original event on Tuesday February 24th, please let Erika Cain know if you'd like a refund or to be rescheduled for this new date. If you have not yet bought a ticket...
$22.50 – $25.00
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This class is cancelled. It is being moved from March 3rd to March 10th because the instructor is feeling sick. If you have already signed up for the class and want to be moved to the new session, please email Erika Cain at ecain@cotting.org to let her know. If you have already signed up and...
$40.50 – $45.00
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This event has been cancelled as a result of the instructors not being able to attend anymore. We apologize for the inconvenience. Join us at the Cotting School Campus Center Rock Wall to get the chance to use this state of the art wall to practice your rock climbing skills. CTI is very lucky to...
$27.00 – $30.00
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Parents and caregivers are invited to join Cotting School Family Support and Engagement Coordinator Naomi Zuckerman and CTI Program Manager Erika Cain on Zoom for a monthly group meeting centered on resources for transition planning! These are open groups where parents and caregivers can come together for conversations related to your young adult's transition. Bring...
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Do you enjoy getting out into the crisp winter air and exploring nature? Bundle up and join us for a winter walk in the woods/pathways around Cotting's campus. Start by learning about the different types of birds that might be present in our area, and then use binoculars to search the sky for them. Stop...
$22.50 – $25.00
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Our drop-in lounge events provide young adults (with the support of a PCA/parent/caregiver, if applicable) the opportunity to hang out at the CTI with their friends, play board games/pool and enjoy a meal together, which is included in the price. The meals will rotate from pizza, to pasta, to sandwiches or even breakfast for dinner....
$22.50 – $25.00
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Daily Living Skills Groups are designed to support the growth and development of the skills needed for independent living. Curriculum will support the growth of executive functioning skills including decision making and organization of steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This group will be run by Erika Cain, the program manager at CTI....
$18.00 – $20.00
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This group will focus on topics related to interpersonal communication, boundaries and consent, sexuality and maintaining your health as an adult. Specific weekly topics will be provided closer to the dates scheduled. This class will be led by Erika Cain, CTI’s program manager. Erika has 10 years of teaching experience and is trained as a...
$22.50 – $25.00
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This is a rescheduled yoga class. It is being moved from March 3rd to March 10th because the instructor is feeling sick. If you have already signed up for the class and want to be moved to the new session, please email Erika Cain at ecain@cotting.org to let her know. If you have already signed...
$40.50 – $45.00
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Love music? Love Bingo? You'll love CTI's Music Bingo event! We will have multiple rounds, all with different themes, such as country music bingo, Broadway musical bingo, top radio hits bingo. Each round will come with it's own set of prizes to be won. No food will be provided, though participants should feel free to...
$22.50 – $25.00
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The Arlington Pet Food Pantry is a need-based donation drive where folks can get any pet-related items they have a need for. The pet pantry will be offering all kinds of dog and cat food, treats, litter, collars, harnesses and leashes, toys and equipment, including litter boxes. If you are looking for something special, please...
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This class is going to be all about different science myths and figuring out if they’re true or false. Participants will pick a myth and run scientific trails and experiments to see if the myth is in actually a science fact. We expect to get creative, messy and make new discoveries together!
$22.50 – $25.00
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Join us for a very special CTI weekend event! We will be hosting a Saturday afternoon hockey viewing party. This Saturday we will watch the Bruins take on the Washington Capitals. Feel free to come hangout with your friends and experience an afternoon of cheering on our local team. Don’t know much about hockey? Come...
$27.00 – $30.00
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This event is cancelled, please contact Erika Cain if you have any questions. Accessible Martial Arts is run by Easterseals of Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of programs and services to disabled children and adults, including therapy, recreation, employment support and assistive technology. This class will be different than the last...
$27.00 – $30.00
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Love bowling? Join the CTI for a fun afternoon of bowling with friends, right in Cotting School’s own bowling alley in the Campus Center!
$27.00 – $30.00
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Did you know that meditation and mindfulness practice can lower stress levels, improve concentration and help you feel more relaxed in just one or two minutes? Learn simple, research-proven mindfulness techniques to help with everyday stress. We will practice light movement, breath work and meditation. No previous experience necessary, just bring an open mind.
$18.00 – $20.00
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Do you love art and getting creative? Do you like up-cycling items to recycle and reuse them? Join us at CTI for a monthly recycled art class. The purpose of this class is to take something ordinary and old, and make it into something new and beautiful. During this class we will take photos that...
$27.00 – $30.00
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This drop in lounge is SOLD OUT! Please add yourself to the wait list if you would like to attend and you will receive an email from Erika if a spot opens up. Thank you! Our drop-in lounge events provide young adults (with the support of a PCA/parent/caregiver, if applicable) the opportunity to hang out...
$22.50 – $25.00
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Have you heard about a sport that's all the rage recently called pickleball? It's a paddle sport the combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. If you like sports and want to learn something new, feel free to sign up for a pickleball class with Kelsey Nagle, a Cotting School teacher and racket sport...
$22.50 – $25.00
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Whether you are an experienced baker or aspiring to be one, come check out CTI’s once-a-month Baking Club! We will be picking recipes that fit all participants’ dietary needs, and everyone will be able to take the treats we bake home to enjoy with their friends and family. Participants will decide together whether they’d prefer...
$27.00 – $30.00
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This group will focus on topics related to interpersonal communication, boundaries and consent, sexuality and maintaining your health as an adult. Specific weekly topics will be provided closer to the dates scheduled. This class will be led by Erika Cain, CTI’s program manager. Erika has 10 years of teaching experience and is trained as a...
$22.50 – $25.00
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Have you ever done an escape room with your friends or family? What about an escape room box?! An escape room box is a set of puzzles (visual, auditory, maybe even video clips) that you have to solve in order to "escape the room" or solve the puzzle box. If you are someone who likes...
$18.00 – $20.00
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Are you a performer at heart? Or, do you enjoy cheering your friends on as they take the stage? Join us for our first Saturday night Open Mic Night! Sign up to sing a song solo or with friends, read a story, play an instrument, or just come to watch and enjoy the show. We...
$31.50 – $35.00
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Do you love playing video games and spending time with your friends? Then sign up for CTI's video game club! We will have a Wii and many options for games to play. We also encourage folks to bring their own gaming systems, such as Switches to play with their friends. If you aren't a big...
$22.50 – $25.00
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We invite our participants to come to the CTI to hang out with friends, help us make dinner and watch a movie all together. If you attend and would like to bring your own food (instead of eating the dinner we make), you are welcome to do so! We will determine which movie we will...
$36.00 – $40.00
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This event is sold out! Please add your name to the waitlist if you are interested in attending and you will receive an email closer to the date from Erika Cain if a spot opens up. Thank you! Join us in the Cotting School Campus Center to practice your rock climbing skills at our state-of-the-art,...
$27.00 – $30.00
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Parents and caregivers are invited to join Cotting School Family Support and Engagement Coordinator Naomi Zuckerman and CTI Program Manager Erika Cain on Zoom for a monthly group meeting centered on resources for transition planning! These are open groups where parents and caregivers can come together for conversations related to your young adult's transition. This...
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Part 1 of 4 in this ceramic series. Whether you have an accomplishment to celebrate or just want to make a joyful noise, come learn how to make ceramic bells. We will use pinch pot techniques for the bells and make beads for the clapper and decorations. Once they're finished, the bells we make will...
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Our drop-in lounge events provide young adults (with the support of a PCA/parent/caregiver, if applicable) the opportunity to hang out with their friends, play games, get creative with some craft projects and enjoy a meal together. Meals are included in the price and rotate between options from one week to the next (e.g., pizza, pasta,...
$27.00 – $30.00
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