We offer a variety of events, workshops and seminars throughout the year designed to engage, empower and educate both members and their caregivers. Check our calendar for the full list of events and subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the know about new opportunities.
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--Lunch 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...
This event is cancelled--check the March calendar for more mindfulness! 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....
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....
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Cotting School Family Support and Engagement Coordinator Naomi Zuckerman and CTI Program Manager Erika Cain for a monthly group meeting centered on resources for transition planning! These are open groups where parents and caregivers can come together for coffee and conversation. Bring questions about available resources, share tips...
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...
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....
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...
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!
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...
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...
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. Anyone who wants to take this class will gather at CTI to take the class together. This class will be held...
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 second session participants will use recycled...
*Updated October 2025
To participate in CTI programs, events and activities, individuals must: