Young Adult's Services
BOSP SATURDAY CLUB
10.00am to 3.30pm (5.5 hours) at the Pioneer School, Ghyllgrove, Basildon, SS14 2LA
The BOSP Saturday Club is delivered at the Pioneer School in Basildon. The fantastic facilities at the school allow us to provide the young adults with the consistency that so many thrive on. Young adults attending have the opportunity to go swimming in the hydrotherapy pool where our trained lifeguards for the disabled ensure that the environment caters for the individual with appropriate music and lighting. The interactive soft play room and the adventure playground are extremely popular with the more active, who enjoy burning off excess energy. BOSP hires highly qualified outside trainers to provide music, dance and sports coaching. The young people also have the opportunity to spend time in two sensory rooms as well as try their hand at arts and crafts and messy play.
Swimming kit and a packed lunch and drinks are needed.
Please contact The BOSP Office for session contribution fees
Saturday Club BOSP Mobile: 07901 858457 (please only use on session days).
LET'S CONNECT CLUB
10.00am to 3.30pm (5.5 hours) Out & About and at the Pioneer School, Ghyllgrove, Basildon, SS14 2LA
At BOSP's Let's Connect Club, the young adults meet at the Pioneer School then leave to spend the morning enjoying social activities such as bowling, Drop-Zone, climbing wall or the cinema, along with lunch.
The Pioneer School lies within close reach of the Festival Leisure Park, Basildon Sporting Village and Basildon Town Centre, which provide greater opportunities for encouraging independence and life skills in the local community, whilst supporting the young person's personal development.
This club allows the young people to practise life skills, such as handling money, decision making, turn taking and road safety. After lunch out in a restaurant, the youngsters then return to the Pioneer School for the afternoon session where they can enjoy any of the other activities and catch up with their friends.
Sometimes Let's Connect goes further afield, utilising BOSP's wheelchair accessible mini-bus, to places such as Southend, Crazy Golf, Foot Golf in Brentwood.
Let's Connect BOSP Session Mobile: 07732 459112 (please only use on session days).
CHILL ZONE & SKILLS FOR LIFE
At various times and venues
BOSP's 'Skills for Life' programme is designed to increase confidence and promote independence, integrating young people aged 18 years+ with disabilities out into the wider community by providing life skills training. This will include communication and social skills, decision making, money handling and employability skills, travel training, domestic and nutritional guidance to support their independence.
Specifically for those who are managing transition to adulthood, further education, employment or moving into supported/independent living.
In addition to mentoring/coaching young people who have additional needs, the programme will involve fun social activities vis our Chill Zone club.
Recent activities have included Canal Ability, Adventure Island, bowling, cinema, The Ministry of Science show, Colchester Medieval Festival, Drop-Zone, pantomime, Romford Dog Track, night clubbing. The young people will often eat in restaurants as part of their trip, go shopping and make use of public transport or the BOSP mini-bus, whilst being fully supported by BOSP staff. The young people are encouraged to be as independent as they can possibly be.
The young people are part of our Youth Engagement Group and get involved in deciding which activities they would like to do in the future. BOSP does its best to incorporate these into its planning.
Please contact The BOSP Office for session contribution fees.
BOSP Session Mobile: 07446 469590 (please only use on session days).
HOLIDAY CLUB / THRIFTWOOD CAMP
10.00am to 3.30pm (5.5 hours) Pioneer School, Basildon, SS14 2LA, Thriftwood Scout Camp, Brentwood, CM13 2DP and Out & About
In order to provide our young people with the consistency they need, we mainly use the Pioneer School or the Thriftwood Scout Camp as our base for our Holiday Clubs. BOSP aims to provide a wide range of stimulating activities during the holiday periods. This is achieved by bringing in experts from different fields to deliver diverse and exciting activities.
Recent special events at sessions have included Outdoor pizza oven pizza making workshops, pet therapy, BBQ's, football coaching and music sessions.
Please contact The BOSP Office for session contribution fees.
BOSP Session Mobile: 07901 858457 (please only use on session days).
COME AND SWIM
1.30pm to 2.45pm Saturdays and holidays at The Pioneer School, Basildon
Come and Swim enables the young adults to experience swimming in a hydrotherapy pool with their peers, whilst BOSP families get the opportunity to meet other parents/carers and discuss issues that may be of concern with our Family Liaison Worker, such as assessments, further education, respite and Independent living.
Please contact The BOSP Office for session contribution fees.
BOSP Session Mobile: 07901 858457 (please only use on session days).
FAMILY LIAISON WORKER
Thank to lloyds bank Foundation, in addition to catching up with other parents and our Family Liaison Worker at Come & Swim or our BOSP Bounce Clubs, there is also the opportunity to talk to our Family Liaison Worker on a one-to-one basis about respite needs, education or concerns around re-assessment. This can take place on a Saturday at 10.00am at the Pioneer School or on a Wednesday at 1.30pm at The BOSP Office. Please email Sarah on [email protected] or call The BOSP Office on 01268 553117 to arrange this.
PEER SUPPORT - Well-being mornings
You may wish to join us in the Green Centre at Wat Tyler Country Park on a Wednesday morning from 10.00am to 12.00noon, where you get a chance to talk to other parents and carers. These free sessions are facilitated by our Family Liaison Officer, include tea and coffee and a country walk around the park when the weather is fair. Call us on 01268 553117 to book your place.
