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Our summer program is similar to the school year club without the weekly commitment. This allows families the flexibility to travel and attend other summer camps to expand their child's social circles. Each week long "camp" has a max of 10 participants to increase the likelihood of friendships being formed.

Game On is a safe space for participants to:

• Build connections with other like-minded youth
• Practice conversational skills
• Learn the ins and outs of good sportsmanship
• Have fun in a relaxed, casual setting

While we do not require a diagnosis to participate in this non-therapeutic group, most of our participants are neurodivergent and have diagnoses of Autism, ADHD, and/or social anxiety.

Game On will be most appropriate for kids who are able to independently function in a classroom, but might need moderate support in socializing with others. While they can carry on a conversation, the topics may be narrow or their interactions may seem "odd" to people who are neurotypical. Your child should be able to follow most directions independently and learn new games with demonstration, visuals, or verbal assistance.

• Afternoon tween/teen groups will meet at in the Library Room at Mox Boarding House in Bellevue. 
• Late elementary age group will meet in the mornings in the Duvall Visitor Center in Downtown Duvall.
• D&D camp meets at Zulu's Board game Cafe in Bothell

• Opening - participants gather and engage in casual conversations as everyone arrives
• Teaching - participants learn 1-2 new board games a day. These include both competitive and cooperative games such as 7 Wonders, CodeNames, Cascadia, Azul, The Mind, Unstable Unicorns and SpaceTeam. Check out all the games we've played!
• Playing (and snack!) - participants play the board games they learned with support from an adult leader to clarify any game rules.
• Closing - participants provide feedback on what they liked or didn't like about the games they played. This feedback is taken into account when the following week's games are chosen. Time permitting, this is also a great time to continue casual conversations and other age appropriate activities (such as trading Pokemon cards and Minecraft/Roblox screen names!)

Our summer program runs for 3 hours a day, M-Th and is $285/week.