Executive functioning refers to the group of skills required to get things done! These include planning, prioritizing, time management, sustained attention, goal-directed persistence, and task initiation.
Young children depend on their parents to pack school bags, offer homework reminders, and enforce bedtimes. However, as students move into middle and high school, their parents and teachers begin to expect more. How do we learn to manage our own time, stay on task, and remember important deadlines? As with any other important life skill, we must be taught.
Executive Functioning Group Classes
Power Planners Jr. and Power Planners Sr.
Grades 6 to 8 (Junior) and Grades 9 to 12 (Senior)
These programs are designed for students who want to strengthen their executive functioning skills. Students get to know themselves and their organizational style, explore a variety of tools and strategies and select the ones that work best for them.
These 10-hour programs teach students to:
Use agendas, calendars, or online tools to manage deadlines
Break up large projects into manageable chunks
Take notes, prepare for tests, and work well with others
Keep binders, backpacks, and lockers tidy and organized
Communicate effectively with teachers and advocate for their own learning
On It! – Weekly Review
Grades 7 to 12
On It! is a semi-private program for groups of up to 4 students. It is designed for students who want to develop organizational independence in a small and supportive environment.
Each session, students review their to-do lists, make a plan for the upcoming week, learn a new executive functioning strategy, and apply that strategy to their current schoolwork. In addition, parents will receive a weekly email that includes what was covered in class and a link to their child’s updated to-do list.
This 15-hour program teaches students to learn and apply the following skills:
Use agendas, calendars, or online tools to manage deadlines
Break up large projects into manageable chunks
Take notes, prepare for tests, and work well with others
Keep binders, backpacks, and lockers tidy and organized
Communicate effectively with teachers and advocate for their own learning