Unique programming experience:
There's no one like us. My Outlet brings a combination of deep expertise in neurodiversity, inclusion and education, together with immersive and engaging activities to meet your students where they are at, for the greatest impact.
Proven track record:
My Outlet has been delivering programming within the Peel region school district (through PLASP) since May 2024.
Flexible location:
We come to your school at a convenient, pre-arranged time!
Flexible program:
We can run an independent 1-hour session, create a series of 1-hour sessions, or customize an experience to your school’s specific needs.
Get moving
Increase your heart rate through exercise to heighten your awareness and prepare your brain to learn.
Get focused and have fun
Learn and practise the skills to heighten self awareness, build resilience and confidence, and learn to advocate for yourself.
Get Quiet
Find your calm with techniques like yoga, meditation, breath work, and more.
Why schools sign up
Bridging targeted gaps
Children ages 7 - 15 who could use support with self regulation, executive functioning, impulsivity, inter-personal relationships and more.
Building confidence and advocacy skills
My Outlet builds your students’ confidence and ability to advocate effectively for themselves in the classroom, on the playground and more! That means as a teacher, you have more capacity to focus your efforts on teaching!
Siblings from neurodiverse homes
Children from neurodiverse households may have unmet needs too. They're learning to live authentically, meet their own needs, and better understand a neurodiverse sibling, parent, or classmate. My Outlet offers fun, educational programming that supports these goals and eases the pressure.
Elevating kids strengths
Helping kids discover, appreciate and leverage their strengths, while bringing their weaknesses up to par is a core component of raising confidence. This objective is at the core of My Outlet’s mandate.
How does it work?
The school program uses an adapted version of the original My Outlet program, with three unique sections or blocks, each meant to help stimulate, explore, educate and raise awareness. Our facilitators will guide your students through a set of 15-30 minute activities at each block, with the entire session lasting 60 minutes.
01
Get moving
Physical activity sparks biological changes that encourage brain cells to bind to one another. For the brain to learn, these connections must be made. We prepare participants to reach a heightened state of awareness through 20 minutes of rigorous exercise.
02
Get focused and have fun!
In Block 2, we spend 30 minutes using fun and engaging activities to explore a variety of challenges and opportunities that stem from ADHD, Autism and other neurodiverse types, without calling out labels or diagnoses. All students learn the ways in which they can harness their individual differences to convert them into their own unique superpowers. Students also learn about inclusivity and differences, becoming more aware of the cognitive diversity that exists among their peers and becoming greater stewards of their cohort.
03
Getting quiet
Quieting the mind isn't easy. We get it. That's why we've designed the third and final block around exploring different techniques to help calm your students' mind and body. In this block, we teach a variety of methods (breath work, yoga, meditation, mindfulness and gratefulness), introducing one new technique each visit.
Primary objectives for My Outlet programming in the schools:
Learn, practise and embed skills that foster awareness, resilience, confidence and the ability to advocate for oneself.
Reduce students' sense of loneliness and isolation.
Help your students learn to appreciate and take advantage of their unique learning differences and superpowers.
Create stewards of inclusion within your learning environment and your school.
Ease your experience as a teacher by embedding valuable social skills within your students tool kit.
Gain access to valuable resources as a teacher and school administrator, that help address conflict, promote inclusivity and build a positive school culture.