Cotting Transition Institute

New month, new events--take a look at our April calendar, register and tell your friends to meet you at CTI!

Apr. 1 | Rock Climbing (SOLD OUT) | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Apr. 2 | Transitions Meeting | 9-10 a.m.
Apr. 2 | Ceramic Bells: Studio Without Walls | 4-6 p.m.
Apr. 3 | Drop-In Lounge | 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Apr. 6 | Baking Club | 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Apr. 6 | Virtual Info Session: Bodies, Boundaries & Identity | 6-7 p.m.
Apr. 7 | Yoga & Mindfulness | 4-5:30 p.m.
Apr. 7 | Passover Seder | 1-3:30 p.m.
Apr. 8 | Bodies, Boundaries & Identity Class | 1-2:30 p.m.
Apr. 9 | Bowling Club | 4-5:30 a.m.
Apr. 10 | Cooking Around the World: Breakfast | 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Apr. 12 | Basketball Viewing Party | 5:45-8 p.m.
Apr. 13 | Ceramic Bells: Studio Without Walls | 4-6 p.m.
Apr. 15 | Gardening Club | 1-2:30 p.m.
Apr. 17 | Drop-In Lounge | 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Apr. 21 | Yoga & Mindfulness | 4-5:30 p.m.
Apr. 27 | Members Only Mixer | 5-7 p.m.
Apr. 28 | Ceramic Bells: Studio Without Walls | 4-6 p.m.
Apr. 29 | Dance Class: Tap & Hip-Hop | 3:30-5 p.m.
Apr. 30 | Gardening Club | 1-2:30 p.m.

See more and register at cottingtransition.org/events.

Image Description: An April calendar of events. Text: Cotting Transition Institute, April Events, Learn more and register at cottingtransition.org/events.

ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT! Join us for a wonderful night of cooking your own dinner and enjoying a movie with friends.

Dinner & a Movie
March 31 | 4:30-8 p.m.

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIDinnerMovie33126.

Image description: CTI participants making meatballs and eating dinner.

We’re sorry, our Drop-In Lounge on March 20 is SOLD OUT. There are still tickets available for our Drop-In Lounge on April 3 and many other great events!

Take a look at our full calendar of events at cottingtransition.org/events and secure your spot early.

Image description: CTI participants at a Drop-In Lounge. One participant is smiling and holding a microphone.

Transition Tip Tuesday: How to Figure Out How You Learn Best

Tip #2: Find Your Comfort Zone

Completing useful and necessary tasks on a daily basis helps you get more comfortable doing them. For example:
▪ Schedule an appointment by making a phone call.
▪ Order a meal at a restaurant.
▪ Travel by using the bus or train.

Image description: Text: Cotting Transition Institute, Transition Tip Tuesday, Tip #2, Find Your Comfort Zone.

Join CTI for a monthly recycled art class and upcycle something ordinary and old into something new and beautiful! This month, we will create scrapbooks with pictures you provide or from your time at CTI events. Small scrapbook journals, magazines, scrap paper and stickers will be provided. Not into scrapbooking pictures? Make a collage to express your dreams, hopes and goals.

Recycled Art Class: Scrapbooking/Collaging
March 19 | 10:30-12 p.m.

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIArt31926.

Image description: A CTI participant making a bag from an old t-shirt.

Did you know that meditation and mindfulness practice can lower stress levels, improve concentration and help you feel more relaxed in just one or two minutes? Learn simple, research-proven mindfulness techniques to help with everyday stress. We will practice light movement, breath work and meditation. No previous experience necessary, just bring an open mind.

Mindfulness Group
March 18 | 3:30-5 p.m.

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIMindfulness31826.

Image description: An infographic with a picture of a beach with “peace” written in the sand. Text: Cotting Transition Institute, Mindfulness Group, March 18 | 3:30-5 p.m.

We’re sorry, our Open Mic Night on March 28 is SOLD OUT. If you missed out this time, don’t worry, we have so many other great events planned!

Take a look at our full calendar of events at cottingtransition.org/events and secure your spot early.

Image description: A CTI participant and staff member at Open Mic Night.

ONLY TWO TICKETS LEFT! Love bowling? Join CTI for a fun afternoon of bowling with friends, right in Cotting School’s own candlepin bowling alley in the Campus Center.

Bowling Club
March 17 | 4-5:30 p.m.
Cotting School Campus Center

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIBowling31726.

Image description: A grid with four pictures of CTI participants bowling and writing the score on a dry erase board.

Have you ever done an escape room? What about an escape room box? An escape room box is a set of puzzles (visual, auditory and maybe even video clips) that you solve to “escape the room” or solve the puzzle box. If you like puzzles, working with others and problem solving, this is the event for you!

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIEscape32626.

Image description: An infographic with boxes and question marks. Text: Escape Room, March 26 | 3:30-5:30.

Join us for Accessible Martial Arts with Easterseals of Massachusetts. This class will be different than the last 2 sessions, with the Easterseals instructor coming to CTI in person to teach the martial arts lesson! CTI staff will also be there to assist with any moves that participants might find challenging. The purpose of this class is to learn and practice self-defense, stretching, exercise and learn relaxation techniques.

Accessible Martial Arts
March 16 | 3-4:30 p.m.

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIMarialArts31626.

Image description: An infographic with figures doing martial arts. Text: Cotting Transition Institute, Accessible Martial Arts, March 16 | 3-4:30 p.m.

Join us for a very special CTI weekend event! We will be hosting a Sunday afternoon hockey viewing party. Feel free to come hang out with your friends and experience an afternoon of cheering on our local team. Don’t know much about hockey? Come for the snacks and a “how to play” hockey lesson from our CTI staff.

See more and register at bit.ly/CTIHockey31426.

Image description: An infographic with a hockey theme. Text: Hockey Watch Party:
Bruins vs. Washington Capitals, March 14 | 3-6 p.m.