Events Calendar

Join us for a baby sign language workshop for newer parents! This workshop will provide an introduction to using American Sign Language vocabulary in order to facilitate communication with your little one. You’ll learn when and how to start, what signs to start with, and strategies for incorporating sign language into your daily routine. We’ll have fun learning how to add signs to songs you and your baby already know and love to sing! This workshop is geared for parents of infants and toddlers.

This is an interactive workshop, so it would be great if you have your child with you, but if he/she is napping no worries…join us anyway for lots of fun learning!

Lane Rebelo, LCSW, is the author of including Baby Sign Language Made Easy, The Complete Guide to Baby Sign Language, My First Book of Baby Signs, and Baby Sign Language Songs and Games.  She is the founder of Tiny Signs®, an award-winning baby sign language program. As a licensed social worker, Lane worked for many years with families in the Boston area. Lane began studying American Sign Language in 2006 after her first baby was born and was amazed by all she had to say. She lives with her husband and two children in MetroWest Boston.

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Teens and young adults are invited to join us for an afternoon of fun, learning, and friendship development! For our first AIM Meetup, we will be taking some time to get to know our peers, find others with similar interests, and focus on the beginning stages of friendship development! Afterward, we’ll work on our cooking skills and make a delicious, allergy friendly, no bake fall recipe!

Parents & Caregivers – Stay and Connect During AIM!
Parents and caregivers are invited to stay for the Parent & Caregiver Session which will take place in a classroom at the YMCA. For the first session, we will be focusing on getting to know one another, learning about each other’s priorities, brainstorming for future speakers/presenters, and taking some time to network with one another! Snacks and drinks will be served.

Please be sure to register for Teen & Adult Programming and RSVP for the AIM Meetup/Parent & Caregiver Session (click the yellow buttons below)!

AIM Meetups ARE drop off events. Parents and caregivers are not obligated to stay for the Parent & Caregiver Session.

RSVP for November AIM Meetup!

Register for Teen & Adult Programming!

Join us for a fun family meet-up at Marshfield Kids at Play Park (15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA 02050)

Text Cara McDonough to RSVP at 617-460-0028 or email ssdsplaygroup@gmail.com

MDSC’s 18th Annual Bruins Alumni Hockey Game returns for the 2nd year to the magnificent Warrior Ice Arena for our annual pre-Thanksgiving grudge match. Come watch the All Stars play against Bruins greats like Rick Middleton, Tommy Songin, Bob Sweeney and many more. (With the All Stars shocking the crowd with an upset victory, the Bruins will be aiming to reassert their dominance.)

Friends of the MDSC fill the stands to watch this annual grudge match. Once again, the game will be played at the Warrior Ice Arena, the pristine practice facility of the Boston Bruins themselves!

Not only are attendees treated to an action-packed game, they can also lace up themselves for a family-friendly open skate, enter to win raffle prizes, and bid on silent auction items to win sports memorabilia, sports tickets, travel packages, and other great gifts for the holidays. This wonderful event is family-friendly and includes opportunities for you to meet Bruins alumni and get their autographs.

domingo 27 de noviembre/ Sunday November 27
10:00am

RSVP: Tatiana Salinas, Enlace para Familias Latinas en MA/Bilingual Outreach Specialist
tsalinas@mdsc.org 347-836-0900

The Down Syndrome-Autism Connection convene its regular Zoom chat the last Tuesday of every month.  The DSAC invites all families affected by Down syndrome and autism, including families who recently got an autism diagnosis, to join them. To be added to the invitation list, please contact Jeanne Doherty at jdoherty@mdsc.org.

Teens and adults ages 13+ are invited to put their acting and knowledge of music to the test and join us for a virtual game night of Charades and Guess that song!

Charades: If acting isn’t your thing, feel free to use your vocal skills, draw a picture, or use your preferred method of communication to engage with the group!

Guess that Song: From oldies and holiday classics to new pop and country, there will be songs for all music lovers! Anyone who would prefer not to participate in the game is welcome to join in, listen to the music, and of course…dance!

Register for Virtual Game Night!

domingo 18 de diciembre/ Sunday December 18
10:00am

RSVP: Tatiana Salinas, Enlace para Familias Latinas en MA/Bilingual Outreach Specialist
tsalinas@mdsc.org 347-836-0900