Day Program Hubs
Day Program Activities
Our day programs are educational and fun, where you will be supported and encouraged to learn new skills, find creative ways to express yourself and keep active.
All our day programs have activities you can participate in, with changes made every term! We tailor our activities based on what you want to learn, do or try. Activities are tailored to you below is a list of what we currently have this term, with new items added all the time.
COOKING PROGRAMS
A program that’s designed to cover every aspect of cooking a meal. Alternating between entrees, mains and desserts. No two cooking classes are the same!
Starting with what delicious meals will be cooked, shopping and sourcing fresh ingredients, a step by step on how to prepare food and the instructions to become an Eloma mater chef.
Outcomes
- Money handling and budgeting
- Exploring senses
- Basic maths and language skills
- Hand-eye coordination
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Time management
- Creative thinking
IN-HOUSE ZUMBA
Zumba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance. Grooving to the beats of salsa, flamenco, and merengue music it will feel more like a dance party than a workout, which is exactly what makes Zumba so popular. The Latin-inspired dance workout is one of the most popular group exercise classes in the world.
Outcomes
- Increase aerobic fitness
- Increase muscle tone
- Promote better coordination
- Agility and flexibility
- Increase body coordination
- Boost heart health
- Tone body
SWIMMING
As Australians, we spend a lot of our time in and around the water; it’s a big part of our culture. For this reason, it’s important that our clients learn water safety and survival skills, so that they can continue to enjoy aquatic activities. To help achieve this goal, Eloma run a swimming and Water Safety Program.
Outcomes
- Water safety
- Water confidence
- Floating
- Breathing techniques
- Increase body coordination
- Boost health
- Improve mood
COMMUNITY ACCESS
Community access is probably something most people take for granted. After all, most people access their community in various ways: be it through work, hobbies or activities. People do this to give themselves a sense of belonging, an increase in self-esteem and feel they are valued.
Outcomes
- Build confidence
- Learn new interests
- Gain opportunities
- Make new friends
- Explore your community
- Get involved in a project running in your community
- Enhance a sense of belonging
ARTS & CRAFTS
A program that is designed to unleash Eloma creativity. Arts and crafts describes a wide variety of activities that involve making and learning skills such as woodworking, painting, sewing, or making things with all sorts of material.
Outcomes
- Creative thinking
- Exploring different textures and materials
- Planning and foresight
- Hand-eye coordination
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Problem solving
- Organisational skills
LIBRARY
Benefit from other amazing programs at the library. These days libraries often offer more than just books. Learn to search the system for your favourite books, use the internet, borrow a book, learn about historical facts or simply lose yourself in some story time. Libraries have become a place that goes beyond books.
Outcomes
- Reading
- Researching skills
- Reduces screen time
- Increased vocabulary
- A sense of community
- Reduces stress
- Enjoy a quiet space
IN-HOUSE MOVIES
One of the main advantages of watching movies is its ability to improve mood and reduce stress and often the genre of the movie will influence the benefit you receive. Laughing is an instant stress-reliever and movies are a great conversation starter!
Outcomes
- Learn about other places in a fun way
- Helps stimulate conversations
- Relaxation time
- Improves mood
- Cultural/ social reflection
- Cinematherapy
- A perfect hangout with friends
CLUB/PUB LUNCH
Getting out for lunch with friends has great benefits and is an enjoyable activity. Try something new on the menu and hang out with friends talking about your favourite things.
Outcomes
- Helps build friendships
- Social and community participation
- Money handling
- Improves mood
- Enjoy new locations in the community
- Helps build confidence
- Releases stress and anxiety
BOWLING, AQUA GOLF AND LASER TAG
There are great benefits in participating in both bowling and the aqua golf program. Besides being a fun and competitive games, they also offer you numerous health benefits and both are easy to learn sports.
Outcomes
- A great low impact exercise
- Hand eye coordination
- Team building
- Improves mood
- Boosts focus
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Releases stress and anxiety
BICYCLE EDUCATION
Bike education can be taught to clients of all ages and all abilities. Bike education sessions teach skill development to clients at an introductory, intermediate and advanced level. The centre features a main road circuit simulating road condition, including road signage and traffic lights.
Outcomes
- Basic bike skills
- Build friendships
- Builds confidence
- Improves mood
- Road safety
- Connection to the community
- Promotes mental and social health
FISHING
You may know fishing as a hobby or a way to unwind, but did you know that it’s seriously good for your health? From your physical wellbeing to your mental state, the health benefits of fishing are so much more than you thought.
Outcomes
- Promotes outdoor time
- Relaxation
- Learn a new skill
- Combat stress and anxiety
- Improve concentration and patience
- Increase self esteem and resilience
- Build strong bonds with friends
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Experience being in a gallery or museum with a work of art or a piece of history, you will know that it is a feeling that is hard to replicate. Feel like you have been taken to a different world or travelled back in time. When you start looking at every detail, there is so much to see and learn about.
Outcomes
- Increased sense of belonging
- Inspire, challenge and stimulate
- Learn about history
- Enjoy art
- Improve concentration and patience
- Make friends with similar interests
- Mindfulness
ANIMAL THERAPY
Animal therapy is the use of animals to help with physical, social, emotional or cognitive functioning. This is sometimes also called pet therapy or animal based assisted therapy. Clients may feel especially safe with animals because these gentle creatures provide a non-judgemental and unbiased environment
Outcomes
- Reduce stress
- Improve wellbeing
- Build confidence
- Learn about animals
- Improve concentration and patience
- Reduce fear
- Improve empathy and affection
IN-HOUSE SENSORY
Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage people to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore.
Outcomes
- Learning through exploration
- Build nerve connection
- Supports language development
- Hand-eye coordination
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Stress reliever
TRAVEL TRAINING
Travel training is provided to Eloma clients who want to equip themselves with the skills to go from the starting point of the trip to the destination and back. Designed with learning about skills and behaviours necessary for independent and safe travel on public transport.
Outcomes
- Independence
- Time table reading
- Confidence and self esteem
- Increase opportunities to access employment
- Personal safety
- Learn to purchase tickets
- Road safety
ELOMA FITNESS BASKETBALL, TENNIS & FOOTBALL
Eloma fitness encourages clients to participate in sports on a regular basis and develop a healthy and active lifestyle in a fun and inclusive way. Physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve one's physical health.
Outcomes
- Increase aerobic fitness
- Increase muscle tone
- Promote better coordination
- Team bonding
- Increase body coordination
- Boost heart health
- Improves mental health
BUSH 2 BEACH
The benefits of walking improve cardiac risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, vascular stiffness and inflammation, and mental health. Why not gain these great benefits while exploring our beautiful country whether its walking near the beautiful ocean or exploring one of our wonderful national parks.
Outcomes
- Increase aerobic fitness
- Increase muscle tone
- Enjoy the outdoors
- Team bonding
- Increase body coordination
- Boost heart health
- Explore new places
IN HOUSE KARAOKE
Most of us who have enough courage to sing out loud in front of a crowd during karaoke know how much fun it can be but there are also numerous other advantages that it provides. Karaoke helps all participants to come together with others. It is a perfect situation for socialising and enjoying those around you. You can also meet new people and have fun while you are at it.
Outcomes
- Stimulates the brain
- Relieves stress
- Helps show feelings and emotions
- Learn a new talent
- Improves memory
- Build confidence
NATIVE BIRD FEEDING
The benefit of enjoying their company is the best benefit of feeding native birds. Many birds keep wandering in search of food and water flying high under the burning Sun. Not all of them get rich and favourable surroundings as their habitat. That is one reason their numbers seem going down so fast. Water and food are necessary for all the life forms on the earth.
Outcomes
- Learn about new birds
- Helps build confidence
- Relaxation time
- Improves mood
- Enjoy the outdoors
- Learn about how birds live and interact
- Releases stress and anxiety
IN HOUSE MASSAGE
There are many benefits to a weekly massage, they have a great impact on your overall health and wellness. It improves the immune system function, along with reductions in stress and anxiety.
Outcomes
- Relaxation
- Promotes better circulation
- Reduces headaches
- Improves mood
- Boosts focus
- Lowers blood pressure
- Releases stress and anxiety
LADIES DAY
It offers ladies a platform and safe environment to openly share and discuss emotions, access women’s health while at the same time have fun, form new friendships through to creative experiences reducing social isolation and increasing emotional wellbeing.
Outcomes
- A place where the ladies can ask lady related questions
- Friendships
- Builds confidence
- Improves mood
- Learn lady related things
- Make memories with the girls
- Releases stress and anxiety
BBQ PROGRAM
Our staff will help you learn the skills for you to make the ultimate BBQ, cooking techniques, the mouth-watering recipes and of course the benefits of eating a delicious lunch with your friends!
Outcomes
- Meal preparation
- Money handling
- Learn about food
- Time management
- Learn how to use a BBQ
- Healthy eating
- Promotes being social
LEGO THERAPY
Lego therapy is a social development program for our clients. It uses their love of Lego play, as well as their strengths and interests. Lego encourages interaction with each other’s through collaborative play. Clients who might not be keen to go to a social group might go to a Lego group. The shared focus on building uses their strengths and helps them practise communication and social skills while having fun.
Outcomes
- Sharing
- Inspire, challenge and stimulate
- Team work
- Creativity
- Improve concentration and patience
- Make friends with similar interests
- Problem solving
SENSORY GARDEN
Time in contact with nature contributes to and improves the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals. Spending time in the garden helps by lifting your mood. The meditation, relaxation and the invigorating opportunities the garden offers can also assist with stress reduction. It promotes good mental health and a great opportunity to see things grow from seedling to beautiful flowers, fruit or vegetables.
Outcomes
- Reduce stress
- Improve wellbeing
- Build confidence
- Personal compliment
- Improve concentration
- Learn about plants
- Sensory
AFRICAN DRUMMING
African drumming is detailed skill and we aim to teach these rhythms in a fun and creative way. It is a profound instrument and has respect all over the world. We want to give Eloma clients the opportunity to learn not only this beautiful rich culture, but the rhythms and dances from Africa.
Outcomes
- Reduce stress
- Improve memory
- Build confidence
- Learn about rhythm
- Improve concentration
- Build confidence
- Increase core functions
PHOTOGRAPHY
Animal therapy is the use of animals to help with physical, social, emotional or cognitive functioning. This is sometimes also called pet therapy or animal based assisted therapy. Clients may feel especially safe with animals because these gentle creatures provide a non-judgemental and unbiased environment
Outcomes
- Learn to use a camera
- Creativity
- Build confidence
- Understanding space and colour
- Improve concentration and patience
- Capture and document memories with photos
- Inspires outdoor activity