Growing Social

Growing Social offers summer camps, school year services, individual sessions, and educational consultation. Activities include gardening, cooking projects, time with farm animals, social learning, job-related skills such as asking for help, problem solving, teamwork, and organization, and organizing details for group outings and social learning skills related to hanging out and advocating within the community.

Programs

• Summer Camps — 5 through adult · Daily camp sessions are 2-3 hours, Monday-Thursday; some groups may have a full-day, one-week option.
• Camp Counselor Program — 9th grade through young adult
• Social Vocational Camp — 16 through young adult · A program to practice social skills in a setting that mimics a work experience while working on job-related skills such as asking for help, problem solving, teamwork, and organization.
• Farm and Community Based Camp — teens · A hybrid camp where teens spend time working on organizing details for group outings and social learning skills related to hanging out and advocating within the community.
• Individual Sessions — Individual sessions are available after group camps are scheduled, as an additional option for students requiring specific instruction or in addition to camp sessions.
• Other Educational Consultation — Consultation services may include attending meetings and consulting with parents and teams regarding IEP goals, services, and carry-over concepts for home and school settings.
• School Year Services — students ages five through adult · 1-2 hours weekly throughout the school year; in-person or online. · Small group and individual sessions with a similar focus to summer camp; older students have a heavier focus on independent living skills and social-vocational learning.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• General schedule: Summer Camp sessions typically take place on a small farmstead in Watsonville, CA; school year services may take place at the farm, in Aptos, CA, or via online sessions.

About the provider

Growing Social was founded in 2013 by Amy Miller, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Stephanie Madrigal, M.A., CCC-SLP. Amy Miller and Stephanie Madrigal are Speech-Language Pathologists. The program states that it teaches social learning in a highly motivating outdoor environment for people with social learning differences and describes a community for students, parents, and caregivers.

Last updated September 12, 2026.