Computer Classes

Life Skills Experience

The goal of the Life Skills campus is to prepare students for the challenges ahead as they return home. This includes an emphasis on:

• Becoming self-supervised by following a daily schedule with minimal staff intervention.
  
• Learning to successfully deal with adversity that may come up in the future.
  
• Learning to set and achieve short and long term goals.
  
• Learning how to successfully live independently.
  

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In support of each student’s Individualized Postsecondary Transition Plan, their time on the Life Skills campus will include practice in the following areas:

Cooking

Hands–on preparation of daily meals and snacks. This includes a student obtaining a personal food handlers permit and daily practice in:

• Meal planning
  
• Nutrition requirements
  
• Grocery shopping
  
• Reading and understanding a recipe
  
• Recipe measurements
  
• Food preparation and clean-up
  

Time Management

Plan and follow a daily schedule:

• Develop personal organizational skills
  
• Manage time effectively
  
• Identify healthy leisure activities
  

Education Opportunities

• Identifying interests
  
• Information-seeking skills
  
• Paying for education/job training
  

Community Service

• Volunteering in the community
  
• Managing cultural differences
  
• Learning to give back and look beyond self

Money Management

Students earn a daily allowance that they use to budget their weekly needs and wants.

• Earning and budgeting
  
• Careful spending
  
• Paying bills
  
• Saving money on purchases
  
• Banking
  
• Saving for long-term goals-Earnings from vocational training are placed in a savings account and given to the student at time of discharge.
  
• Investing money
  
• Credit
  
• Loans

Living on your own

Living on the Life Skills Unit prepares students for apartment-style living.

• Renting an apartment
  
• Roommate relationships
  
• Furnishing an apartment
  

Transportation

• Getting a Driver’s License
  
• Buying a car
  
• Owning a car
  
• Insurance
  
• How to access and utilize public transportation
  

Cosmetology Courses

Life Skills Living Unit

Life Skills Kitchen / Dining