GAC: Memorial Day Mission

Great American Cities Classroom

Memorial Day Mission

Helping Neurodivergent Families Navigate Memorial Day With More Support, Flexibility, and Confidence

Memorial Day can bring:

• crowds
• loud events
• disrupted routines
• sensory overload
• family gatherings
• and stressful transitions

The Memorial Day Mission helps families prepare for real-world community experiences in ways that support regulation, agency, and participation.

Inside the Pack

✔ ARC Prep System

✔ REAL Community Missions

✔ MODEL → VISUAL → VERBAL → INDEPENDENT Support Levels

✔ Flexibility & “Red Day” Options

✔ Regulation & Recovery Supports

✔ Child, Tween, & Teen Adaptations

Designed For Real Life In Your City

Use this pack during:

• grocery store trips
• BBQs
• parades
• parks
• family gatherings
• community events

This is not about perfect participation.

It’s about:

supported participation.

Families Will Practice

1. executive functioning
2. communication
3. emotional regulation
4. flexibility
5. independence
6. self-advocacy
7. community participation

Perfect For

• autistic learners
• AAC users
• sensory-sensitive children
• homeschool families
• neurodivergent children and teens
• Neurotypical students

GAC Memorial Day Mission

Helping families build safer, more supported community experiences — one real-world mission at a time.