Winter Soccer Clinic

4-11, 12+

Our six-week winter soccer clinic provides the opportunity for all participants to have fun while learning and growing their soccer skills. Emphasizing teamwork and belonging, players of all abilities will practice skills including dribbling the ball, passing to teammates, and shooting and aiming the ball into the net. 

This program is appropriate for all ages and ability levels.

Sunday Circle

Ages: 4 – 12

This program offers a unique opportunity for children to gain from group activities while still receiving one-on-one engagement from their volunteers. Participants are divided into small groups to partake in structured activities and free play throughout the Friendship Circle facility. Activities include sports instruction, music and movement instruction, arts and crafts, and free play in the activity wing and cheese-pit. Sunday Circle is an hour and a half drop-off program, creating a wonderful respite opportunity for parents.

Pizza and Play

All Ages

Once a month Friendship Circle will be offering a drop-in program where your child will get to meet a new buddy, enjoy a pizza dinner,and have fun in the building! This program is partnering with local organizations to bring new groups of teen volunteers

Life Skills

All Ages

Life Skills takes place in the state-of-the-art Weinberg Village and gives participants the opportunity to practice life skills in a realistic, safe, and controlled environment. Focus areas for the village include street safety, money skills, personal responsibility, and inter/intrapersonal communication skills. Location-specific goals include things such as visiting the doctor or placing an order in the cafe. Life Skills also offers a simulated job experience for all participants ages 13 and older. This unique program offers the excitement and fun of the village as well as life skill development.

Friendship Track: The Friendship Track is an advanced Life Skills track, structured to give the opportunity for participants to focus on building friendships, taking turns, and considering a friend’s needs. This track does this by pairing 3 participants with 1 volunteer. Participants on this track ages 13 and older, will receive a simulated job experience, in addition to the excitement and fun of the village and building friendships!

Open Gym

All Ages

Open Gym gives participants an opportunity to get some exercise with their one-on-one volunteer in a fun, social environment. Gym time will include familiar games such as basketball, soccer and hockey as well as free choice, stretching, playground games and more. Open Gym allows each person to enjoy exercise and gameplay at an individual level while enjoying social interactions with their volunteer, coaches, and peers.

Social Circle

All Ages

Each week, participants meet their volunteer at Friendship Circle to enjoy one-on-one free play with full use of the Elkus Gym, Bauer Activity Wing and multipurpose room. Kids and buddies start with a welcome circle in the gym before creating their very own schedule of free play to maximize the fun! During Social Circle, the art room and water room offer a different, in-room activity each week. Participants will also be able to put together their own snacks in the apartment!

Music Workshop

All Ages

This year, we are introducing 3 new workshops to our Monday Night programming! This workshop is all about music, rhythm and the joy it brings us! We will be learning about different instruments and sounds, while creating an inclusive and supportive environment for our participants. Music is a great way for our participants to express themselves and enjoy time with their friends!

Art Workshop

All Ages

This year, we are introducing 3 new workshops to our Monday Night Programming! This workshop will allow our participants to express their creativity and artistic talents here at Friendship Circle! We will be developing our artist’s skills during this workshop, and learning about different art mediums.

Baking Workshop

All Ages

This year, we are introducing 3 new workshops to our Monday Night programming! This workshop will allow our participants to become a baker at Friendship Circle, and will get to work together to make yummy treats and learn valuable life skills at the same time. Come join us in our kitchen for fun, friendship and food!