Service
TOP Studio
Are you active? Or do you want to be?
TOP Studio is our multi purpose service area encompassing a number of exciting programmes and activities focused on healthy living, active sports, socialisation, and getting to know the local community, facilities, and people. So if your focus is about active lifestyles then TOP Studio Service is the perfect option for you!
Get Out, Get Active (GOGA)
Tuesday and Thursday
GOGA is a programme which introduces Partners to a healthier lifestyle. It encourages fitness and gives individuals an opportunity to explore different sporting activities. GOGA is designed for those people who want to experience fitness in a fun, exciting, healthy, and educational way (whether indoors or outdoors) and may involve:
- Sporting activities such as’ cycling, basketball etc
- Physical exercising: warm ups, dancing, cool down sessions
- Learning healthy food options and tasting a variety of organic meals which works around dietary issues
- Cycling, basketball, tennis, boccia and going to the gym
The above list is just some of the activities that Partners can explore in this exciting programme as well as looking after their health and wellbeing.
Out n About
(Friday)
Our Out n About programme caters for a variety of our Partner’s needs. It builds on key areas such as:
- Confidence building
- Enhancing communication skills
- Developing or improving social skills
- Building on teamwork skills
Our Partners build friendships and explore new places which enables them to become more socially aware of their surrounding and others. The Partners learn about, and use different forms of travelling and transport such as:
- Walking
- Minibus travel
- Buses
- Trains
- Clipper boats
Partners discuss ideas amongst themselves about where they would like to travel to and are supported by staff. Partners will research ideas using the internet and to plan journeys to and from chosen destinations. The group will discuss together how long a journey will take and how much time they will have to explore a new environment. It’s a great programme to stretch Partners horizons, experience different travelling opportunities and to discover new places to go and see!
Building Lives
Monday and Wednesday
Another programme that promotes confidence, self-esteem, person centred choices whilst rooted in community participation, integration, and cohesion. Partners learn through practical skills how to improve everyday interactions and how to better manage their day to day lives in their local communities. Building Lives works fundamentally on the principles of independent living, individual choice making, and personal responsibility and accountability. Areas covered include:
- Money management & skills - learning to shop, budgeting, paying bills, and securing cash and bank cards
- Timekeeping - learning to be punctual for appointments
- Self awareness - personal safety in the home and community, and understanding how to stay safe in a social media environment
- Social skills - making new friends, understanding emotions, personal space issues, and developing communication and listening skills
- Independence - understanding and awareness of potential dangers when travelling alone, reacting and dealing with emergencies, assertiveness in decision making
An exciting project for those starting out on their road to independent living!
