AVAILABLE CLASSES
Classes will be on Saturday's from 10am to 11:30am every other week Starting November 2nd 2024 at Summit Church at 7200 S Clinton St. Centennial, 80112. Please register for the classes you are interested in and we will reach out to you to complete the steps for registration. There will only 10 kids per class to keep the teacher /kids ratio small. Wait lists will be created if an opening is needed. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@thelighthousedenver.org.
Art Expression
Some foster / kinship children struggle with expressing their emotions especially the big ones. Some of this is due to not having a working knowledge of emotions. In Art therapy, children will learn how to express their feelings with art. They will also be using sensory to help ground those feelings.
We are adding to the art therapy with Crafting to the class. Crafting helps the kids learn a skill, relieve stress, helps them ground, and gives a sense of accomplishment.
This is open to all ages.
BOXING
Does your child struggle with self esteem and they need to get their power back from their past? This class will focus on building up the self by showing them how to defend themselves as well as get exercise and an outlet for big feelings. All ages are welcome!
Great News! We are combining this class with the Kids Movement class! Class will start with Boxing for an hour and the second hour will be learning to calm down using the movement class’ techniques. Let’s use our new coping skills to cool down and breathe!
COOKING/BAKING
In this class, we will explore the cooking world and show children how to cook / bake basic dishes. Working in the kitchen allows children to use grounding techniques to help them feel better with stresses by using all their senses. This class is also good to help with food issues that many foster / kinship children have. They may feel more confident if they are the ones making their own meals. Due to the nature of the class and equipment, this class is only open to teenagers at this time.
LIFE SKILLS
Accounting and financial experts will be teaching teens how to handle their own fianances, how relationships work, and Job readiness. We will also include life hacks for laundry, cooking, cleaning, how to maintain your car and various tasks needed to use as an adult on their own. This class is available for all teens, but we encourage those older teens who are about to be out on their own to attend this class.
Friday Night HANGOUT
Are you a foster/adopted teen that wants a safe place to hang out with other foster teens? At Saturday hangouts, we can have fun in a safe environment while getting to do things like karaoke, minute to win it games, and in depth talks about life and struggles with those who understand what you’re going through.
Kids Movement Class
Does your child struggle with regulation or may just need some tools on how to calm down when they are stressed? This Movement class will help them learn to breathe deeply, and release some of the pent up stresses of their day to day life. Children will also be able to get in touch with their bodies that they may have turned off. This is open to all ages.
Great News! We are combining the Kid’s movement class with boxing! Kids will spend the first hour boxing and learning to get out their power in a safe environment and get their energy spent and then the kids movement class will help them breathe and slow down. Let’s use our new coping skills to calm down!
Interested in teaching a class or volunteering?
Wether you want to help teach or help with running of the classes, please let us know. We would love the help and the kids need more content to help them in different ways. We can always discuss new ideas for classes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Help us to be able to give the gift of emotional regulation and life skills to foster children!
All our classes are free for foster/kinship/adopted children, but there are costs for supplies and locations to do the classes for them. $50 will help a child be able to participate in a class. If you would like to help support a child, please click the button below and be a part of a foster child’s mental health journey.
If you are a business and want to learn about sponsoring this program, please contact us at info@thelighthousedenver.org, or call us at 720-556-4837.
Supplies Needed!
Supplies are needed for the classes as well. If you want to help with purchasing supplies that the kids need to be able to participate, please use the QR code below to take you to Amazon.com for a list of supplies needed. By choosing from this list, you can have purchased supplies shipped directly to the organization and directly to the children. With your help, we can provide for foster children to get the life skill eduction that they desperately need.