SAJE Series for Students

Elementary • Middle • High School

SAJE participants are natural learners; they learn differently.

Our learners are SCHOLARS.

SAJE is an interactive, creative, dynamic, neuro-cognitive, and research-based behavior shaping program. SAJE is not tutoring, nor is it a traditional approach to learning. SAJE trains brains to improve skills needed to thrive with confidence at home, work, and school.

Our experiential approach throughout the 10 sessions of the series encourages engagement and curiosity between the client and the Learning Specialist.
 

SAJE for Students

Elementary • Middle •
High School

SAJE participants are natural learners; they learn differently.

Our learners are SCHOLARS.

SAJE is an interactive, creative, dynamic, neuro-cognitive, and research-based behavior shaping program. SAJE is not tutoring, nor is it a traditional approach to learning. SAJE trains brains to improve skills needed to thrive with confidence at home, work, and school.

Our experiential approach throughout the 10 sessions of the series encourages engagement and curiosity between the client and the Learning Specialist.

What can executive function challenges look like for children and teens?

Signs that your child might have trouble with Executive Function Skills.

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Easily frustrated, often throwing things instead of asking for help; trouble following directions; frequent tantrums over things that seem minor; acts out with aggression and has trouble expressing feelings or frustrations; unable to be flexible, insisting on doing things one way only…

Starts a task, gets distracted, does not go back to finish the original task; able to solve problems one way, but gets stuck trying to solve them using another method; focuses on one piece of what was said to them, often the least important part; easily frustrated and angry when things do not go their way; very disorganized; panics at the thought of their routines being disrupted…

Wants to invite friends over, but doesn’t follow through with plans, and then is frustrated by “not having any friends”; hesitates making their own plans, preferring to follow the crowd; has difficulty getting started on a project or task, becomes overwhelmed where to start; is easily upset by “little things”; thinks adults are being unfair when the adults expect them to complete tasks, read outside school time, follow through on projects or redo things they have missed; is steps behind classmates completing class assignments….

Has trouble finishing assignments and tests in the time allotted; frequently loses track of time; asking for extensions in curfews, exception to rules but is not able to offer reasonable reasons why; not able to pick up cues from friends or others; has difficulty working in groups; finds it difficult to apply feedback in the middle of a project; unable to change the trajectory of things; tends to be impulsive and engages in risky behavior…

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SAJE Begins With...

Returning the joy to learning one step at a time.

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Step 1

SAJE begins with a conversation with our Director of Admissions, Lauren. Lauren will explore the impact executive function and attention may have on the individual’s social, emotional, and academic experiences. With this information, Lauren will be able to answer questions to determine which of SAJE’s offerings could meet their needs. Lauren will continue to be the point of contact throughout the enrollment process.

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Step 2

SAJE’s enrollment process is comprehensive. The process consists of: Enrollment Application, Information Gathering and Assessments.

Enrollment Application
Information from each section provides social, emotional, medical, and academic background that is helpful in the development of the Individual Learning Roadmap (ILR)

Information Gathering

For our SAJE Scholars in grades 1-12, collaboration with the professionals who can provide insight into the Scholar’s social, emotional, and academic experiences is beneficial. The outreach could include teachers, academic support team members, advisors, counselors, mentors, coaches, and tutors.  Our collaborative approach encourages a comprehensive understanding of the Scholar’s strengths, limitations, abilities, peer interactions, challenges, and responses to challenges. The initial communication between SAJE and the identified professionals will include an introductory email and short questionnaire for the professional to complete and return to SAJE.

Assessment Tools

Measures four constructs of attention: consistency, performance, impulsivity, and distractibility. The results of the assessments are helpful in developing an individualized Learning Roadmap and Play Attention program.

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Step 3

SAJE Leadership Team, led by Debbie Disney, creates an Individualized Learning Roadmap (ILR). The Individualized Learning Roadmap is a comprehensive curriculum designed to address the executive function deficiencies noted in the data collected during the information and evaluation process. The Roadmap is specific to each Scholar’s needs. Creative, interactive modalities form the basis of the curriculum. Our experiential approach encourages engagement and curiosity between the Scholar and their teacher, the Learning Specialist.

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Step 4

The Orientation Session is scheduled for the Scholar, Parents and Learning Specialist to meet, review, and begin their SAJE series. During this 3-hour session, the Learning Specialist explains how the information gathered was used to develop the Scholar’s Individualized Learning Roadmap. Using visual and tactile aides, the Learning Specialist will describe brain development, learning styles, the Scholar’s learning style, what executive functions are, how the lack of attention and focus impedes success, and the wonders of neuroplasticity. Scholar and Parents are given a tutorial of the PlayAttention program and offered the opportunity to try one of the PlayAttention video games. Parents, Learning Specialist and Scholar will use the Orientation Session to determine goals the Scholar will work towards.

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Step 3

SAJE Leadership Team, led by Debbie Disney, creates an Individualized Learning Roadmap (ILR). The Individualized Learning Roadmap is a comprehensive curriculum designed to address the executive function deficiencies noted in the data collected during the information and evaluation process. The Roadmap is specific to each Scholar’s needs. Creative, interactive modalities form the basis of the curriculum. Our experiential approach encourages engagement and curiosity between the Scholar and their teacher, the Learning Specialist.

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Step 4

The Orientation Session is scheduled for the Scholar, Parents and Learning Specialist to meet, review, and begin their SAJE series. During this 3-hour session, the Learning Specialist explains how the information gathered was used to develop the Scholar’s Individualized Learning Roadmap. Using visual and tactile aides, the Learning Specialist will describe brain development, learning styles, the Scholar’s learning style, what executive functions are, how the lack of attention and focus impedes success, and the wonders of neuroplasticity. Scholar and Parents are given a tutorial of the PlayAttention program and offered the opportunity to try one of the PlayAttention video games. Parents, Learning Specialist and Scholar will use the Orientation Session to determine goals the Scholar will work towards.

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Step 5

Each SAJE session with the Learning Specialist builds a foundation of knowledge, strategies and skills that should be incorporated into the Scholar’s daily experiences. Collaborative relationships and support systems our SAJE staff create for their Scholar is ongoing.


•Parents and academic support professionals will receive a synopsis of the Scholar’s session. The synopsis includes suggested strategies and tips to incorporate the executive function strategy at home and in school.


•Parent Education Workshops, facilitated by Debbie Disney, LCSW-C are offered once a month. Topics focus on parenting children who learn differently.


•Drop-In times for additional Play Attention programming. Increased Play Attention activity improves the ability to focus for extended periods.

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Step 6

SAJE partners with schools, universities, and mental health organizations to provide presentations for professional staff, educators, parents, and students. Presentations are geared towards the audiences’ interests.


Executive Function and Neuroplasticity: Learn to Relearn at any age.


Understanding Executive Function; what it looks like and how to make it go away…

The Student Series is 8 sessions, with a $2,800 tuition. A payment plan of 4 installments is available. Ready to Begin with SAJE?

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SAJE Continues With...
Research-Based Behavior Shaping Programs

SAJE returns the joy to learning.

Individual and small group interactive learning

SCHOLARS commit to eight (8) sessions with their Learning Specialist. The two and a half hour (2.5 hours)sessions follow the Scholar's Individualized Learning Roadmap curriculum. Ideal frequency of sessions is once a week; however, we recognize that Scholars' schedules can be complicated with extracurricular activities. Learning specialists attempt to accommodate Scholars' schedules.

"PLAY ATTENTION" games

PLAY ATTENTION is a neurocognitive training program that improves executive function. PLAY ATTENTION has been helping children and adults thrive and succeed for over 25 years. Their NASA inspired technology and cognitive exercises improve executive function and self-regulation. By wearing the Play Attention BodyWave® armband controller, cognitive exercises are controlled by mind alone. The Play Attention cognitive exercises improve areas such as attention, short term memory, task completion, social skills, working memory, organization, auditory processing, motor skills, and more! They also have a fully integrated behavioral shaping program to teach personal regulation of disruptive or impulsive behaviors.

Ongoing collaboration with support staff

Our Learning Specialists communicate with Scholar's support professionals (teachers, specialists, tutors, advisors, counselors, etc.). Feedback between the SAJE Learning Specialist and the Scholar's primary support providers encourages cooperative partnership to benefit the Scholar's social, emotional and academic confidence.

Ongoing collaboration with caregivers

SAJE staff teach and model strategies to enhance the Scholar's areas of need. The strategies are most effective when familiarity and positive reinforcement are endorsed in the home and academic settings. Updates are shared with Scholar's caregivers (parents, extended family members) to promote ongoing inclusion of the strategies. Practicing new skills promotes familiarity which promotes ease of transition into the new, learned behaviors.

Parent education workshops

As amazing as the program is, our Scholars won't find confidence and success in a vacuum. Parents/family must be partners in the process. Workshops are offered for Scholar's families. Workshops are facilitated by Debbie Disney, LCSW-C and mental health professionals who have extensive experience working with children, teens and adults challenged with limited attention, focus and executive function skills.

Incorporating out-of-the-box teaching techniques

Mindfulness, Movement, Developmental Resources, Interactive Games, Experiential Learning, Team Building, Sign Language, Music enhance the interactive, creative approach Learning Specialists utilize as alternative teaching methods. Our Scholars learn best through exploration.

Extended Access to PLAY ATTENTION games

Scholars can schedule additional times to access the "Play Attention" games outside of Individual Learning Roadmap sessions.

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