Club Erie Group Activities

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:: Adult Basic Education
:: Basketball
:: Bowling
:: Bus Training
:: Computers
:: Cooking
:: Crafts
:: Library
:: Movies

:: Out to Lunch
:: Professionalism
:: Shopping
:: Social Skills
:: Tours
:: Swimming
:: Volunteerism
:: Wellness

• Adult Basic Education
  Enhance reading, writing, math, money, and time-telling skills

• Out to Lunch
  Learn about and experience various restaurants in community for a meal; learn skills needed to decide location, purchase, and complete meal independently; learn table manners and appropriate procedures (tipping, etc.)

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• Basketball
  Learn skills and rules of the game; learn how to find local game schedules, game locations, and how to access games as a spectator

• Professionalism
  Through group interaction and role-playing gain an understanding of appropriate behavior on the job; discuss prior work experience and visit local businesses in the community to learn about various work opportunities and positions for future vocational goals; gain necessary job search skills

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• Bowling
  Develop skill and learn procedure of bowling at bowling lanes; learn about bowling leagues (location, scheduled league nights, procedure to join a league, etc.)

• Shopping
  Learn about and experience various stores in the community and items that can be purchased at these locations; manage a budget when shopping with a set amount of money

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• Bus Training
  Gain independence in taking the public bus to desired destinations

• Social Skills
  Discussions regarding appropriate behavior, conversation, and interactive skills.

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• Computers
  Become familiar with operating a computer, and accessing information available on the computer; learn locations of computers for public use

• Tours
  Experience and learn to access various establishments in the community for leisure activities as well as for increased knowledge of community

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• Cooking
  Develop cooking skills by learning to read recipes, recognize measuring utensils, obtain ingredients needed, and prepare food items; learn of and access various instructional cooking classes in the community

• Swimming
  Develop various swimming skills and techniques; gain knowledge of how to access local sites available for swimming

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• Crafts
  Learn how to make various arts and crafts, as well as where to obtain needed materials; also learn of various craft class locations in community

• Volunteerism
  Learn about the value of volunteer work as a social activity; experience a work setting and improve work skills

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• Library
  Explore public libraries and gain knowledge on how to locate and check out items within the library

• Wellness
  Gain knowledge of general mental and physical health improvement and maintenance through group discussions and participation in activities and exercise

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• Movies
  Gain an understanding of various types of movies; locate and experience various movie theaters and video rental locations within our community; learn to independently access theater or rent video of choice

Contact Jenifer Wolfram at
Jenifer Wolfram@barberinstitute.org
or call her at (814) 878-4141.