Back-to-school workshop · Ages 10–14
Back-to-School Vision Board Workshop
A creative approach to goal realization and habit building. No art skills required.
- DateSun, Aug 30, 2026
- Time1:30–3:00 p.m.
- PlaceThornhill
- Price$75
Small group by design. All materials are included, and no art experience is needed.
Many extended health and benefit plans cover this workshop under Registered Social Work. A receipt is provided on request.
This workshop is led by
Daniela Shulman, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Clinical Director, specializing in child and teen therapy.
Creative direction by
Veronica Taranova-Gomelsky, BDes
Artist and designer who leads the creative side of the workshop.
The practical details
When, where, and what it costs:
Sunday, August 30, 2026
1:30–3:00 p.m.
1137 Centre St, Suite #204 Thornhill, ON L4J 3M6
$75 per participant
For tweens ages 10 to 14. A 90-minute group workshop with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 participants, so every participant gets attention from both facilitators. All materials are provided.
Many extended health and benefit plans cover this workshop under Registered Social Work.
The workshop is led by a Registered Social Worker (M.S.W., R.S.W.), and a receipt is provided on request so you can submit it under your plan. Coverage varies by plan, so please confirm with your insurer before the session.
More than a collage
A new school year brings a lot at once
We know the beginning of a new school year can bring excitement, pressure, and uncertainty all at the same time. Tweens ages 10 to 14 are invited to join a creative wellness workshop focused on creating a personal vision board for the year ahead. Participants will explore practical ways to build habits, reflect on their strengths and support systems, and create a visual reminder of how they want to feel, grow, and care for themselves during the school year.
Inside the workshop
What the table looks like when we begin:
All materials are provided at our Thornhill office — binders, stickers, markers, and guided worksheets — so tweens can focus on reflection and habit-building, not packing a craft kit.
Hands-on vision boarding with stickers, goals worksheets, and craft supplies. 
Feelings check-ins and binders ready for each tween’s school-year board. 
Our Thornhill studio, set for a small-group creative wellness workshop.
The 90-minute experience
What they will do:
Participants explore their hopes for the upcoming school year and learn practical support tools. The focus is on reflection, personal growth, and building habits, not on creating a perfect finished product.
- 01 / Reflect
Check in with the moment
Reflect on how they feel about returning to school and what they would like the year ahead to look like.
- 02 / Create
Build a personal vision board
Create a personal vision board focused on their wellbeing, relationships, interests, and goals.
- 03 / Plan
Turn a dream into a goal
Learn how to turn a dream into a goal through small, consistent habits.
- 04 / Prepare
Name the people who help
Build a goal journal with support systems and strategies for working through challenges.
- 05 / Keep
Leave with something useful
Take home their vision board and goal journal tools to continue using throughout the school year.
Who it is for
For tweens ages 10 to 14 who want…
- A creative and low-pressure way to prepare for the new school year.
- Help managing excitement, uncertainty, pressure, and changes in routine.
- Practical strategies for turning larger goals into realistic daily habits.
- An opportunity to recognize their strengths and identify people who can support them.
- A welcoming, therapist-guided space where sharing is optional and no artistic experience is needed.
What they take home
A reminder for the good weeks, and the hard ones:
Their vision board
A visual reminder of how they want to feel and grow this year, something to hang above a desk rather than file away.
A goal journal
Habit-building tools, named support systems, and strategies for the weeks when things get hard.
Two kinds of support
Who is leading it:
Reflection and wellbeing
Daniela Shulman
M.S.W., R.S.W.
A Registered Social Worker who works with children and teens every week, guiding the reflection, habit-building, and goal-setting parts of the workshop.
Creative direction
Veronica Taranova-Gomelsky
Artist, BDes
An artist and designer who leads the creative side, so every participant leaves with a board they are proud of, with no artistic experience needed.
Good to know
Questions parents usually ask
Does my child need to be good at art?
No. The workshop is led by an artist precisely so that no one has to arrive with skills. The focus is on reflection and habit-building, not on producing a perfect finished product.
Will they have to share personal things out loud?
Sharing is always optional. Participants are invited into the conversation, never required, and a Registered Social Worker is in the room the whole time.
How big is the group?
Small on purpose. The workshop runs with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 participants, so both facilitators can give everyone real attention.
What should they bring?
Just themselves. All materials are provided, and they will go home with their vision board and goal journal tools.
Is this covered by insurance?
Many extended health and benefit plans cover this workshop under Registered Social Work. It is led by a Registered Social Worker (M.S.W., R.S.W.), and a receipt is provided on request so you can submit it under your plan. Coverage varies by plan, so please confirm with your insurer before the session.
What if my child doesn't know anyone there?
That's typical, and the group is kept intentionally small. The session is structured and therapist-guided from the first minute, so no one is left to work out the social part on their own.
Is this therapy?
It's a creative wellness workshop, not a therapy session. It's led by a Registered Social Worker and draws on the same practical tools we use with tweens in our Thornhill office.
Start the school year with a plan they made themselves.
Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 1:30–3:00 p.m. · 1137 Centre St, Suite #204, Thornhill · $75 per participant · Ages 10 to 14
Minimum 5, maximum 10 participants
$75 · Sunday, August 30, 2026
Limited spots available