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Meetup: Cup Chat, Sept 2025

SEPTEMBERCUP CHATS: Conversation, Connection & CommunityBack to School can be an exciting fresh start and a welcome return to structure, but it can also be a stressful transition for students (and their families). We get it. We really do. We hope you’ll join us for the first SEPAC SOMA Cup Chat of the school year. Our informal,Continue reading “Meetup: Cup Chat, Sept 2025”

Idea: All About Me One-Pager, September 2025

ALL ABOUT ME!Here’s one of our very favorite Back to School tips: Create an “All About Me!” one-pager about your child to help their teachers and support team get to know them quickly. Share it with building administration so that they can share with teachers, therapists, paras, lunch and recess aides … any staff whoContinue reading “Idea: All About Me One-Pager, September 2025”

Meeting: End-of-Year Meetup, June 2025

JUNE 2025: LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!Join us for one of our favorite get-togethers of the year … our annual Dope, Nope & Hope meeting where we review how this school year went and look ahead to summer and next fall. But the school year isn’t quite over … we have one last bit ofContinue reading “Meeting: End-of-Year Meetup, June 2025”

Announcement: Resource Fair Guide, May 2025

MAY 2025: RESOURCE FAIR GUIDE What a joy it was to see our SEPAC SOMA community making connections! Huge thanks to the families who stopped by and to the local providers, groups and organizations who joined us, with extra gratitude for Together We Bloom, Beloved Bath, Lindsey Stone Homes, and the South Mountain YMCA forContinue reading “Announcement: Resource Fair Guide, May 2025”

Meetup: Mental Health & Special Education, May 2025

MAY 2025: MENTAL HEALTH & SPECIAL EDUCATIONLet’s Talk Meds … A parent- and caregiver-only virtual gathering to talk about medications for mental health and other learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and neurodiverse populations. We’ll chat about safety, efficacy, and use for managing and preventing symptoms. Moderated by fellow SOMSD parents Dina Roskin, MA,Continue reading “Meetup: Mental Health & Special Education, May 2025”

Event: Inclusive Resource Fair, May 2025

MAY 2025: INCLUSIVE RESOURCE FAIROur 2nd Annual SEPAC SOMA Resource Fair! Stop by to connect with local therapists, groups and organizations in the South Orange-Maplewood area who provide inclusive opportunities and services to individuals with disabilities. Huge thanks to Together We Bloom’s Traveling Sensory Room for hosting a sensory-friendly quiet space, Lindsey Stone Homes for providing refreshments, and theContinue reading “Event: Inclusive Resource Fair, May 2025”

Workshop: Neurodiversity Acceptance, April 2025

APRIL 2025: PARENT WORKSHOP – Neurodiversity AcceptanceApril is Autism Acceptance Month! This in-person Parent Workshop, geared toward PreK-5th, is all about neurodiversity: the idea that we all think, move, process information, and communicate differently, including people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia diagnoses. Join us to learn more about autism, how to be neurodiversityContinue reading “Workshop: Neurodiversity Acceptance, April 2025”

Announcement: Extended School Year Dates,

EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR 2025ICYMI, a message from Kathy Gesumaria, Assistant Superintendent of Special Services, regarding Extended School Year (ESY) dates, times and locations: All ESY programs will take place June 30, 2025 – July 31, 2025, Monday through Thursday* each week, with no session on July 3, 2025. • Preschool-Grade 5 will be housed atContinue reading “Announcement: Extended School Year Dates,”

Event: Inclusive Resource Fair, May 2025

MAY 2025: INCLUSIVE RESOURCE FAIROur 2nd Annual SEPAC SOMA Resource Fair! Stop by to connect with local therapists, groups and organizations in the South Orange-Maplewood area who provide inclusive opportunities and services to individuals with disabilities. Saturday 5/3 @ 3:00-5:00pm◉ Columbia High School Cafeteria17 Parker Ave, Maplewood