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Welcome to My TED Talk – for Teens

February 9, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

$180

Date: Sundays, February 9 – March 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
This class meets weekly for 6 weeks
Instructor: Beth Gonzalez-Karcs
Location: Room 110
Ages: Teenagers, High School Students
Skill Level: All Levels
Registration Fee: $180

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About the class

This is a 6-week course for neurodivergent high school students. There are not enough courses that address the needs of the neurodiverse community. Since the pandemic, everyone agrees that loneliness and feeling disconnected are at all-time highs. This is especially true for students who do not identify as neurotypical. This special 6-week course offers something very unique: a chance to learn and practice important social-emotional skills as well as a class where creativity and identity merge in a fun way. Students will create their own mini TED Talk! It’s a great class for high school students with ADHD and ASD.

Class Syllabus

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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Beth Gonzalez-Karcs

Instructor

My name is Beth Gonzalez-Karcs, M.S. CCC-SLP. I am PEERS certified. I have worked as an SLP for over 24 years. I am passionate about helping students of all ages with communication, articulation and social skills. Social connections are connected to health, wellness, employability and longevity. I have extensive experience teaching social skills to neurodiverse students in a way that empowers and affirms without diminishing students’ self esteem and special, unique qualities. In my free time, I enjoy creative writing, walking my dogs and Zumba!

    Questions and Answers

    • All Levels
    • Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
    • Beginning
    • Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
    • Intermediate
    • Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
    • Advanced
    • Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

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    We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

    Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

    Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

    We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

    You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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