The program prior to school (6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) and after school (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) of Mason’s Place Too encompasses seven pseudo—curricular areas which conform to the concepts and activities listed in the Illinois State Standards. These areas would include self-help, motor, specific rehearsal of the general school curriculum, specific and incidental rehearsal of social skills, art, music, and recreational skills. Social skills are practiced throughout the entire curriculum since they require a specific context in order to be effectual. Note that each domain is not singularly exclusive but intertwined among the other domains.
Mason’s Place Too is a nonpublic school and family resource learning academy for students with autism. Based in Fairview Heights, Illinois, we are an organization that transforms expectations through our mission of self-sufficiency and inclusion. Our day school program provides individuals on the autism spectrum with the technical and behavioral skills required as they develop social and life skills on their journey to become independent.
Our academy provides a variety of resources to support families of students on the autism spectrum through various therapies, after school programming, parent night out, social skills groups and other specialized activities that provide support and family development. Our goal is to break the vicious stereotypes resulting in low expectations that burden those in our society with special needs. Our guiding principle is the quest for inclusion and self-sufficiency.
The daily schedule would adhere to the following pattern.
All the above activities incorporate the concepts of eye-hand coordination, joint referencing, imitation, language usage, general and fine motor skills, and parallel and cooperative play.
Hours
Autism Over Coffee
Third Saturday of every Month 10:30 am - 12 pm