Friendship Island Social Skills Camp Los Angeles

Friendship Island: A Social Skills Summer Camp

Compass Clinic offers a Social Skills Summer Camp in Los Angeles for children starting at age 5 (or entering K in the Fall) through the end of middle school. Children are grouped by age and work with experienced therapists at a 3:1, camper:counselor ratio. Each week is a different set of activities!

What is A Social Skills Camp?

Friendship Island is a social skills “boot camp” that is more intensive than our weekly groups and incorporates outdoor sports. It is perfect for our current clients or for those who are just interested in the camp experience. Utilizing evidence-based strategies such as role plays, in-vivo coaching, and positive behavior systems, our fun-filled curriculum will especially target:

Joining in to groups of children at play or in conversation
Dealing with teasing and other conflict negotiation skills
Social communication skills–both verbal and nonverbal
Reading social cues–including perspective-taking
Emotion regulation
Mindfulness
Organization, collaboration, and problem-solving
Sportsmanship

Campers are given a special power based on their specific social skills goal for each week (Regulator, Equalizer, Negotiator, or Perceiver) to help them on their journey to Friendship Island at the end of the week. Each child has three individualized social skills goals that are tracked daily and reviewed during an individual meeting with his/her/their counselor. Additionally, children are given gold coins for progress on both individual goals and group goals. These coins are spent for extra privileges, materials, and advantages in games and activities during the week, plus for prizes and snacks at our Friendship Island party at the end of the week. In this way, we aid children in understanding their social goals, motivating them to make progress, and knowing how to help themselves in these areas. Plus, it’s fun! Every year, we get feedback that Friendship Island was the favorite camp of the summer. Check out our child testimonials on Instagram and Facebook!

Activities include:

Arts and Crafts
Mindfulness Meditation/Yoga
Large Scale Building Projects
Game Playing- large and small group (obstacle courses, water play)
Teamwork Exercises and Role-Plays
Customized Sports Coaching
Party on Friendship Island at the end of each week with special activities and snacks!

Teen Camp at Friendship Island

Our teen camp is designed for children ages 12 (or entering 6th grade)-15. Older teens are accepted on a case by case basis so please contact us to discuss. We call them Counselors-In-Training (CIT) because in addition to their own programming, they are each assigned a “Little Buddy” to mentor during certain camp activities. This allows each CIT the opportunity to reflect on their own social experiences through the lens of helping a younger version of themselves.

The teen social skills program is largely based on the UCLA PEERS curriculum, incorporating lessons on handling social interactions that teens experience (e.g., how to have conversations, handle gossip, resolve conflicts with friends, social media).

Schedule

Monday through Friday 9am-2pm
Brown bag snack and lunch

Dates & Locations

Session 1: June 15-19 at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 11000 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Session 2: June 22-26 at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 11000 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Session 3: July 27-31 at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049

Session 4: August 3-7 at Park Century School, 3939 Landmark Street, Culver City, CA 90232

Fees

$1150 per week–full nonrefundable payment required to reserve a spot.
Lunch and snack are not included.
Early bird discounts available if enroll by April 15th. Enroll for…
- 1 week, save $75
- 2 weeks, save $200
- 3 weeks, save $375
- 4 weeks, save $600
Intake required for new campers.
Superbills provided for PPO insurance reimbursement.

Example Camp Schedule for CIT’s

8:45-9am. Arrival and intro to the day’s activities.
9-9:40am. Mindfulness activities. Lots of different activities geared toward helping teens practice mindfulness and relaxation techniques to use when feeling stressed.
9:40-10:20am. 1st Social Skills Activity. CIT’s will learn and demonstrate fundamental social skills through fun and engaging activities during this time. Often utilizing film clips, role plays, and discussion, these exercises are geared toward teen issues, such as handling gossip, leveling up friendships, and sleep hygiene.
10:20-10:50am. Brown Bag Snack with the entire camp.
10:50-11:30am. 2nd Social Skills Activity – Little Buddy Support. This is where the CIT’s will be building relationships with their “little buddies” and modeling social skills to help our youngest campers work towards their goals!
11:30am-12:10pm. CIT Sports-Interactive activities to get their blood flowing and to have FUN
12:10-1pm. Brown Bag Lunch and then free time with the entire camp. Conversations with peers or meaningful interactions with their Little Buddy are encouraged.
1-1:50pm. ALL camp activity. All of the camp will be working together to participate in fun and collaborative activities to end the day with further opportunities for Little Buddy support.
1:50pm. All camp debrief on the success of the day and progress on the journey to Friendship Island-where campers celebrate with an all-camp party on each Friday.
2pm. Pick Up

Click here to begin the enrollment process.