• Safety
• Good health (physical, emotional and mental) and hygiene practices
• Assertiveness
• Independence
• Age appropriate behavior
• Time management
• Identification of needs and desires
• Community access
• Development of resources and support systems

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University of Denver’s Cherrington Hall
2201 South Gaylord Street
Room 219
Denver, CO 80208

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Carolyn Demong Ajie, LCSW and

Scott Quicke, MA LPC

Classes meet for 10 weeks each quarter at the University of Denver, Cherrington Hall, 2121 South Gaylord Street, Room 219, Denver, Colorado.

Class times are 5:30 to 7pm on Wednesday or 5:30 to 7pm on Thursday.

2012 ALIVE! Registration is now open!

To register for the upcoming session, please complete the ALIVE 2012 Registration Form. New students must also complete the New Student Application. The new 2012 Class Schedule will be available soon.

Please note, some important changes to our registration process.

1. NEW - All registrations MUST include 50% tuition deposit ($100) to reserve a spot in the class. 
   
   
2. Registration forms received without the $100 payment will not be enrolled in the class.
   
   
3. Please indicate your 1st and 2nd choice (Wednesday or Thursday) and we will do our best to accommodate your first choice.
   
   
4. NEW - All tuition must be paid in full by the first day of class.  Any unpaid participants will be removed from the class roster and their place will be filled by a student from the wait list.
   
   
5. Classes are limited to the first 15 participants who submit a completed application along with the $100 tuition deposit.
   
   
6. Scholarship requests must be submitted with registration forms.
   
   
7. NEW - Completed applications and $100 deposit MUST BE MAILED to:

   DADSC
   700 Potomac Street, Suite A
   Aurora, CO  80011

2011 ALIVE! Class - Session 1
Healthy Choices Summary

What is a “grain” or a “protein”? To use the food pyramid to make healthy choices, we need to understand the different types of foods, so students spent time classifying foods groups according to the food pyramid and described what category to place in their lunch from that day. Food Group BINGO was a great success, allowing students to place various food items in the appropriate category: Where do you put a cake? (Fats and Sugars). Is cheese a protein or dairy? (Dairy). Some foods are easy to classify (meats, fruits and vegetables) while others are more challenging – such as eggs and beans which are classified as proteins. Then, students designed a balanced lunch or dinner to present to the whole class. Everyone contributed to a healthy meal, putting this new information into real life practice!

Exercise is a big part of healthy living and we all need to MOVE every day. Experts recommend at least 30 minutes of activity each day (this can be broken into 10-minute increments). Students shared the activities they typically do by incorporating a fun game of charades so that they could act out the activity for their classmates! We found that our students have a wide variety of ways to stay active including dancing, biking, walking, swimming, basketball, softball, skiing, martial arts, bowling, weight lifting, yoga, and many more. They all agreed that being active is FUN!

How do germs spread? We focused on using good hygiene practices to stay healthy. We talked about how we feel when we are sick (achy, tired, coughing, sneezing, upset stomach, fever…) and what to do when we do get a cold or virus (cover our nose and mouth when we cough or sneeze, stay home and get lots of rest, drink fluids, take medication if needed). We used our Jeopardy board to have a quiz about these topics. The most important thing anyone can do to stay healthy – especially during cold and flu season – is to wash our hands often.

We reviewed what our bodies need every day to stay healthy – eating well, sleep, exercise, drinking plenty of water, showering and good hygiene are all part of our daily routine to keep a healthy body.