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 Who is suited for D&D:
• Students that enjoy reading • can do light math • use their imagination
• flexible with rules •
• can focus for 3 hours • want to make friends • wait their turn •
• willing to learn how to communicate effectively •

Most importantly
Our group is best for those students who have a prior knowledge of the game by either reading the players handbook or playing the game before.
New players are most welcome, but required to know how to "roll" their own character.  We will then teach the rules of the game and help w/ social skills around the table.

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*LOLE: League of Legendary Evil
   LOLJ: Legend of Leeroy Jenkins
   Adults LOSB League of Stopping Ben or Legend of Salty Ben (inside joke)
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Dungeons & Dragons is one of the best ways to learn social skills!
Students learn to cooperate, problem solve, listen, work as a team. 
I teach how social skills in game will reap a better reward from non player characters.  Essentially, if the students are trying to get information in game, a dice roll may assist them, as the Dungeon Master, I encourage social skills to problem solve, the players get more gold and cool loot.  In the real world, we may not get instant rewards like in game, but I tell the students to consider:

•People like us more (more apt to help us out)
•Easier to make friends
•​More job opportunities
We also offer cue cards to help the players remember what social skills will best help them and cards to help w/ skills often underused.  Below are examples and further down is a PDF doc I created.  The doc talks about the social challenges of the game and how we can make it fun for them.
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To find out if D&D is right for you or your child:
  • Info@spectruminsights.ca
  • ​Or apply via our NEW STUDENT FORM
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What Our Clients Are Saying

I have accompanied clients for 2 summers to John's camp. I have been to the Social & Life Skills Camp and the 18 and older "Moving Forward Camp." My clients and myself look forward each summer to attending his camp. 
John has excellent behaviour management skills, teaches the clients social and life skills (planning your bus route, bus etiquette, looking at a menu and ordering, tipping, planning and organizing outings, getting to know people, body language, budgeting money, etc.) that are important to daily living as well as incorporating the clients' interests that are age appropriate. He develops a great relationship with the clients and jokes around with them to develop a rapport. Sometimes our daily schedule changes, which helps clients deal with changes that can occur in every day life. The clients develop friendships with each other and help each other out thanks to John's teaching. John allows the clients to make mistakes and encourages them to work as a team to solve the problem. John captures our daily outings on camera and/or film so parents can view their children interacting and having fun at camp. 

It is a great camp for fostering independence while incorporating your child's interest which in turn creates motivation! I have been to many summer camps and this camp is one of the top camps that my clients and myself look forward to attending each summer! 

Melisa Gibson - Itinerant Educational Assistant

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