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We’re slowly accepting that the summer weather is gone, but even though we’ve transitioned into a more serious work schedule, we are far from hibernating.  Changing up the setting during the day seems to revive us so we can be a little more productive.  We had a small crew on Monday as it was Columbus Day.  We started off the morning talking about some important manners related to table etiquette, personal boundaries and space, social situations, and more.  We finished up our discussion b...

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Even though it’s been rainy outside, we’ve kept our spirits up at Nextstep.  Monday morning we split into small groups- the MWF crew went to the library while the everyday crew took a long walk around South Portland including yummy drinks and good conversation at Panera Bread.  In the afternoon after some social skills role-playing, we dove into some art, expanding on our calendar inspired work.  Tuesday morning, the crew did their normal volunteering at the Root Cellar with a trip to the...

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Bennett's artwork was used as the trophy for this year's Maine Marathon.  The Marathon benefited STRIVE.
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It's hard to believe we are already nearing the end of September but we've had a good 'get to know you' month and we're ready to dive into some more independent living skills.  Our theme for the month of October will be Social Skills.  We've already started to touch on some social skills this week as well.  On Monday we spent the morning doing art inspired by landscapes we found in old calendars.  We spent our lunch hour at the Gorham Sports Center eating in their cafe area and then playing ...
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Grilled Cheese and tomato soup!!
A little cleaning of the room Emily hard at work comparing prices and helping us find the best deal.

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It's been a great week so far at Nextstep.  We're settling in and getting comfortable as a group.  Monday morning we had group social time and decoupaged our new binders.  These binders will be a good way for Next-steppers to save work they are especially proud of as well as works-in-progress.  It will also be a tool for parents/guardians/friends who are interested in seeing what their Next-stepper has been working on.  We have also introduced journaling at the end of the day to note what ind...
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On Fridays Next Step usually agrees on a lunch recipe, goes shopping and then cooks the meal. This week because of the Pizza party, Next Step signed up to make a dessert.  So using their great math skills they doubled a recipe, went grocery shopping and cooked up the most decadent, chocolate, marshmellow, cookie dessert.  It was really delicious.






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This week was Spirit week at PSL/Strive Next Step.  We had a little fun with crazy hat day, mismatched clothes and on Friday a pizza party out at Portland Head Light. It was a beautiful day and wonderful to get out.

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