At age 14, transitioning becomes an important element in planning goals and objectives. More emphasis is placed on enabling each student to acquire self-sufficiency to the greatest degree possible. Pre-vocational skills are incorporated in all learning areas. In planning daily tasks and assignments, a greater focus is placed on developing attitudes and behaviors necessary when engaged in a working situation.
In the years just prior to Graduation, job-training skills are the focus of each students' daily routine. The student's transition from a self-contained classroom setting to a departmentalized one, are assigned a homeroom and given individualized schedules to follow.
In preparation for the experiences our students will face upon graduation, each one is presented with a variety of simulated work situations. Participants “clock in”, report to job assignments, take breaks, and learn to fill out necessary forms. They are involved in such tasks as assembling, packaging and collating. This variety of in-school training builds proper attitudes and basic pre-vocational skills. It prepares our students to work with others and to develop a sense of responsibility and self-assurance.
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