Group Programs

At Splash, our group programs are a fantastic way to bring the skills learnt in individual sessions into a group setting. We offer a range of group programs to cater for a variety of needs throughout the school year. All of our group programs offered are tailored to align with your child’s individual therapy program. We also offer education programs for parents and caregivers, facilitated by our Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. These programs provide parents and carers with information and skills to support their child’s development at home.

 
 
 

TERM 2 HOLIDAYS

Minecraft Group

 

Our popular Minecraft themed group provides an opportunity for children to engage in collaborative play using the Minecraft Education Platform. This group provides a strengths and interests based approach to supporting skill development in a range of areas including team work, compromise, negotiation and problem solving. The small-group program will be run by Speech Pathologists. Splash will provide iPads and logins to the Minecraft Education Platform to be used
throughout the week.

Werribee Clinic (GROUP FULL):
Monday 7th July - Friday 11th July (daily)
1:45pm - 3:30pm

Essendon Clinic:  
Monday 7th July - Friday 11th July (daily)
1:45pm - 3:30pm

Hawthorn Clinic:  
Monday 7th July - Friday 11th July (daily)
10:15am - 12:00pm

Splash’s group programs are only available to active clients.

 

Lego Special Interest Group

 

Suitable for children aged 5-7 years
Our Lego themed group provides an opportunity for children to engage in both independent and collaborative play using Lego, fostering their creativity as well as social development. 

Werribee Clinic (GROUP FULL):  
Monday 7th July - Friday 11th July (daily)
10:15am - 11:45am

Splash’s group programs are only available to active clients.

 

Craft Special Interest Group

 

Suitable for children aged 5-8 years
Our craft group allows children the opportunity to engage in both independent and collaborative craft and construction projects, supporting their skill development in a range of areas including team work, compromise, negotiation and problem solving.

Werribee Clinic:  
Monday 14th July - Friday 18th July (daily)
10:15am - 11:45am

Essendon Clinic:
Monday 14th July - Friday 18th July (daily)
10:15am - 11:45am

Hawthorn Clinic:
Monday 14th July - Friday 18th July (daily)
10:15am - 11:45am

Splash’s group programs are only available to active clients.

 
 

Basketball Group

 
 

Suitable for children aged 8-12 years
Led by an Occupational Therapist and a Speech Pathologist, this group offers a supportive and inclusive environment for children to come together and share their interest in basketball. The Occupational Therapist will support the development of your child’s gross motor skills, understanding of the rules of the game, and provide explicit teaching of key basketball techniques such as shooting, passing, and dribbling. Meanwhile, the Speech Pathologist will focus on enhancing social communication skills—including teamwork, negotiation, collaboration, and positive social interaction—through structured team activities and game play. The Splash Basketball Group is the perfect blend of skill-building and fun, helping children grow both on and off the court.

Session format:
Day 1:

  • Held at the clinic

  • Introduction to the game of basketball, e.g. court set-up, rules, basic skills

  • Identify group expectations

  • Identify child chosen goals for developing basketball skills

  • Craft activity

Days 2-5:

  • Held at the local basketball stadium

  • Development of basketball skills, e.g. ball handling skills, passing/catching, dribbling, shooting, following instructions, working as a team, working with different people, how to ask peers to play, social problem solving strategies, observation of unstructured play time to provide explicit teaching opportunities as they arise

  • Working towards achieving child chosen goals

Werribee Clinic & local stadium (GROUP FULL)
Monday 14th July - Friday 18th July (daily)
9:30am - 11:00am

Splash’s group programs are only available to active clients.

 
 

Playgroup

 
 

Suitable for children aged 4-5 years
Playgroup will be run by an occupational therapist and will be for 4–5-year-old children that are in prep and kinder this year. The goals of the group will be teaching/supporting the steps of play, learning new pretend and imaginative play ideas and the opportunity to play with peers in a more structured environment. It will align with play goals within individual occupational therapy sessions with a chance to practice these skills with similar age peers.

Hawthorn Clinic:
Monday 7th July - Friday 11th July (daily)
9:15am - 10:45am

Splash’s group programs are only available to active clients.