Through guided outdoor adventures, teens are supported in connecting with, learning about, and being awestruck by the natural world and each other To inquire about Outdoor Group, contact AHA! Enrollment Operations Specialist Paulina Romero (bilingual) at paulina@ahasb.org. […]
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Parent Groups
Through the same playful, experiential format used in our youth groups, facilitators introduce social-emotional strategies for supporting children’s mental, emotional, digital, and academic wellness. We offer once-quarterly groups serving out-of-school program parents and other community members, as well as groups at school sites for parents with children at those schools. Groups are offered by donation […]
Educator Workshops and Retreats
AHA! trainers promote educators’ skills for building connected, equitable, celebratory, socially/emotionally intelligent classroom cultures, applying curricula based in best practices for integrating SEL. Through games, activities, and discussions focusing on self-awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making, educators build cohesion, conviviality, and belonging while building strategies for bringing more of these […]
Spanish Language Social-Emotional Learning Certification Series
Participants learn critical 21st century skills in areas of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. In six once-weekly group meetings, community members connect deeply, build alliances, support one another, share stories, wisdom, and resources, and discover the power of shared experience. Certification supports program graduates in professional advancement. For more information, […]
6 Free Supportive Psychotherapy Sessions (AHA! Teens, Family Members, And Educators)
AHA! is a therapist training site where aspiring Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Clinical Counselors, and social workers learn and practice, gaining hours toward licensure under skilled supervision with Clinical Director Sabrina Geshay (sabrina@ahasb.org). Youth, parents, and families participating in any AHA! Programs, as well as anyone working as an educator in Santa Barbara or […]
Women of Wisdom/Guys of Wisdom (Grades 6-12)
Two to three AHA! facilitators visit classes to lead a 40-50 minute Council Circle once weekly for five consecutive weeks. These gender-specific councils are offered to select students who are excused from class time to attend. Topics center around promoting wellness, healthy relationships, mutual support, addressing challenges, and general social-emotional development. To inquire about any […]
Classroom Councils (Grades 6-12)
Two to three AHA! facilitators visit classes to lead a 40-50 minute Council Circle once weekly for four consecutive weeks. Councils are skillfully facilitated spaces where students and teachers can share about themselves, listen to and empathize with others, explore topics important to their school experience, and build community and belonging. For more information, please […]
Get Focused Stay Focused Program (Grade 9)
Over the course of a 10-week, once-weekly visit to middle school classrooms, introduces students to skills and competencies that enhance social-emotional intelligence and sense of belonging and connection, using a unique, interactive, discussion-based curriculum. Covers topics that promote improvements in self-awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making, and sense of belonging and […]
Connect to Thrive Program (Grades 6-8)
Over the course of a 10-week, once-weekly visit to classrooms, introduces students to skills and competencies that enhance social-emotional intelligence and sense of belonging and connection, using a unique, interactive, discussion-based curriculum. Covers topics like mindfulness, emotion identification and management, listening and communication skills, responsible decision-making, public speaking, bullying prevention, stereotypes, resiliency, relationship repair, digital […]
Star Program (Grade 8)
The AHA! STAR Program (Strength, Teamwork, Agency, Resilience) advances eighth graders’ readiness for high school by promoting recognition and expression of personal strengths (Strengths), ability to collaborate effectively with others (Teamwork), building of personal empowerment (Agency), and ability to move through, learn from, and build strength in response to adversity (Resilience). For more information, please […]
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