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Adventures with Beyond Boundaries Sarnia-Lambton

Embark on exciting community-based Adventures with BBSL! Our Adventures are structured outings designed to teach essential life and social skills in fun, engaging ways. These activities are scheduled weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly and provide a hands-on learning experience in real-world settings.

What to Expect on an Adventure

  • Structured, Yet Flexible: While each outing follows specific goals, guidelines, and objectives, our team adapts activities to meet the needs and abilities of participants that day.
  • Academy-Inspired: Adventures align with our broader model of education-based respite care. Activities are curriculum-based, but we emphasize experiential learning through fun and connection.
  • Community-Centered: Adventures often begin at our center, where participants prepare for the day, and then venture into the community for the activity.
  • Time Commitment: Our Adventures run for 3 hours and are designed to maximize learning and enjoyment.

Come on an Adventure with us…

Below are the current Adventures we offer. Each Adventure focuses on a specific social or life skill and includes a brief overview. Click on an Adventure to learn more and see which ones you’d like to join! 

Feelings with Friends
  • Skill Focus: Emotional Awareness, Empathy, Self-Regulation
  • Description: An in-centre activity where participants discuss emotions, how actions impact feelings, and strategies for coping with difficult emotions.
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    Plan Your Own Adventure
  • Skill Focus: Planning, Problem Solving, Decision Making
  • Description: A 6-hour adventure broken into two days. Participants plan their own outing on Day 1, and then execute their plan on Day 2, learning to adapt when things don’t go as planned, budget, and gather necessary information.
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    Loving the Library
  • Skill Focus: Responsibility, Time Management, Creativity
  • Description: Participants visit the library to check out a book, use the Maker Space or other library activities. They will then choose to remain at the library, or enjoy their book at a local café. They’ll learn about timelines, responsibility, and caring for borrowed items.
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    Mocktails & Mingle
  • Skill Focus: Social Interaction, Hygiene, Budgeting
  • Description: Participants meet at the centre, prepare for an evening out by learning grooming and hygiene, then head to a local restaurant for dinner and mocktails while socializing in a fun atmosphere.
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    Relaxation & Refreshment Social
  • Skill Focus: Self-Regulation, Stress Management, Self-Expression
  • Description: An in-centre activity focusing on relaxation and self-care. Participants engage in guided meditation, yoga, stretch therapy, art, and other relaxing activities and finish with tea or coffee and a snack.
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    Transit & Treats
  • Skill Focus: Navigation, Public Interaction, Budgeting
  • Description: Participants learn to navigate the Sarnia Transit system to reach a lunch destination. Skills covered include transit use, ordering food, managing time, and public interaction.
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    Valley Axe & Dinner
  • Skill Focus: Teamwork, Communication, Social Interaction
  • Description: Participants take part in exciting activities at Valley Axe, where they will learn the importance of following rules to ensure safety. This activity is followed by dinner at a local restaurant to practice interacting in public and enjoying time with friends.
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    Movie Matinee & Mall Walk
  • Skill Focus: Independence, Navigation, Budgeting
  • Description: A monthly outing where participants meet at the centre, take the bus to the mall for a movie, and explore the mall afterward. They may window shop, visit stores, or purchase a snack. Participants will develop navigation skills, practice budgeting, and learn to compromise in group decision-making, all while having an enjoyable and social experience.
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    Live Music & Late Lunch
  • Skill Focus: Independence, Adaptability, Social Confidence
  • Description: A late lunch Sunday afternoon at Ups 'n' Downs downtown while enjoying the live music matinee. Participants will take public transit to the restaurant, order their meal and practice social interactions in a public setting.
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    Looking for Longer Respite Services?

    If you’re seeking a more flexible but equally enriching program, check out our Academy! This program offers client-led structured but relaxed day programming while balancing learning and respite care.

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