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Summer Mindfulness Camp for Children in Chicago

When

Monday, June 10, 2024    
8:30 am - 11:30 am
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Where

UIC Cognition, Behavior and Mindfulness Clinic
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL, 60608

Event Type

Weekly cognition, behavior and mindfulness camp featuring interactive group sessions for children in kindergarten through sixth grade with autism and other developmental disabilities

The University of Illinois Chicago’s (UIC) Institute on Disability and Human Development is hosting Summer Mindfulness Camp from June 10 to July 26 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Each weekly camp will have a different theme:

  • June 10 to 14 – Space
  • June 17 to 21- Under the Sea
  • June 24 to 28 – Jurassic/Dinosaurs
  • July 8 to 12 – Around the World
  • July 15 to 19 – Medieval
  • July 22 to 26 – Superhero

Summer Mindfulness Camp offers interactive group sessions for students in kindergarten through sixth grade with autism and other disabilities.

Camp participants will learn how to:

  • Focus, concentrate and solve problems
  • Manage emotions and make wise choices
  • Pay attention to their inner self
  • Appreciate others and enjoy the world around them

The cost for each camper is $150 per week.

See the mindfulness camp flyer for more details.

Fill out this online form to register. Space is limited.

The Cognition Behavior and Mindfulness (CBM) Clinic is a multidisciplinary research, training and clinical program that provides high-quality, evidence-based behavior intervention services to children with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families.

For questions, contact Meredith Matthews at (312) 996-7988 or mmatth22@uic.edu.