Weekly Update May 9, 2025

Our Burton center will be CLOSED Thursday, May 22nd through Monday May 26th for a construction project and Memorial Day. We are adding another restroom (much needed with all the people in the building!) Thank you for understanding. The center will open for therapy again on Tuesday, May 27th.

The Tree of Possibilities is more than just a logo at Strive Center! We celebrate all the little victories - for every new skill a child learns, we give him a leaf or an apple sticker to put on his very own Tree of Possibilities poster. We keep one poster here at the center, next to his table, and one goes home, so families can celebrate all the little victories too. In April, our learners acquired 583 new skills! That brings our total for this year to 1,585 new skills!

Did you know that we first opened our doors in May 2015? We're celebrating 10 years of growth in 2025. We are planning a party at each of our locations this summer for our kids and families and hope to see you all there! Our parties will be right at the end of the day, so when you come for pick up, you can stay and enjoy some time outdoors with your kids. We are planning some fun activities and refreshments. You are welcome to bring any of your family members to join us for these celebrations!

The Autism Parenting Summit is a FREE, online event May 16th - 19th. There are lots of topics covered for families affected by Autism, including picky eating, transitions, special education, sensory needs, and more. Please check out this link for more information on this FREE resource.

Each Friday in the summer, we plan for an extra fun activity and a dress up day. All the dress up days are designed to be simple ones you can do with things you have at home, please don’t feel obligated to buy anything to make this happen. These are in place to help children prepare for similar dress up days in school. Staff and children will both participate in dressing up!

We will provide Strive shirts for each of the children. For more info on specific activities or dress up days, check out the weekly newsletter.

Our first Fun Friday will be May 30th.

Fun Friday Activities and Dress up Themes

5/30 Frozen Jewels and NO DRESS UP

6/6 Wheels Day and School Spirit Day (wear your Strive Shirt!)

6/13 PD DAY - NO THERAPY

6/20 Sink or Float science experiment and Mismatch Day

6/27 Puffy Sidewalk Paint and Hat Day

Genesee Health System is conducting a community survey to assess the mental health needs of the community. The survey is just a few questions and takes less than 5 minutes to complete, so please take a moment to share your thoughts. You can share the survey with anyone you think might like to contribute! The survey link is here and you can read the flyer below for more information.

Greta, one of our amazing Lead Therapists in Burton, graduated from Oakland University last week with her master's in education, and a focus in Applied Behavior Analysis. Greta is completing her supervised fieldwork and working toward certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. We are so proud of all her hard work. Be sure to tell her "Congratulations" when you see her next!

Kaylee started working for Strive in February 2025. Kaylee previously worked as a research assistant at Universty of Michigan Flint. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Kaylee enjoys spending time with loved ones, watching movies/TV, cooking/baking and creating things. Her favorite holiday is Christmas, and her favorite memories are waking up to see that Santa came as a child and watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year with loved ones as an adult.

Many parents may not be aware of our social media, and we'd love for you to follow us! We share tips and tricks for families, staff birthdays and work anniversaries, and other info.

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We'll just keep this link right here, for your convenience. For any absences scheduled in advance, please use this form to report the dates. You may take an entire day or half day, depending on your needs.

Therapy Schedule Update Form

Here are some upcoming dates that the centers will be closed:

Thursday and Friday - May 22nd and 23rd - BURTON ONLY closed for construction project
Monday, May 26th - BOTH centers closed for Memorial Day

Friday, June 13th - BOTH centers closed for PD Day

Friday, July 4th - BOTH centers closed for Independence Day

Friday, August 8th - BOTH centers closed for PD Day

If your family is planning a longer absence around one of those dates, or at another time, please let us know as soon as you are able!

Email: info@sc-centers.com
Website: www.sc-centers.com
Location: Burton and Brighton, MI
Phone: 810-344-8082