Course Description
Life skills are a combination of academic skills and daily living skills necessary to participate as independently as possible in the community.
The Life Skills program is a self-contained special education classroom for students with disabilities in grades seven through twelve. Life Skills is a blend of functional academics and daily living skills.
The mission of the Life Skills program is to help students become functioning members of their own communities to the fullest extent possible through a functional blend of academics and life skills.
The academic subjects covered in Life Skills are:
The classroom is taught by a highly qualified multiply certified Special Education teacher. Additionally, there are two paraprofessionals in the classroom. Speech and Social Work services are provided by staff members on a case by case basis as determined by the IEP. Additionally, job training/coaching/preparation services are provided by the Department of Human Services when the student is a Junior and a again when they are a Senior in High School.
The Life Skills program is a self-contained special education classroom for students with disabilities in grades seven through twelve. Life Skills is a blend of functional academics and daily living skills.
The mission of the Life Skills program is to help students become functioning members of their own communities to the fullest extent possible through a functional blend of academics and life skills.
The academic subjects covered in Life Skills are:
- Reading
- Math
- Science
- Health
- Social Studies
- Constitution
- English
- Language Arts
- Life Skills
- Managing personal finances
- Selecting and managing a household
- Caring for personal needs
- Safety awareness
- Growing, preparing, and consuming food both at home and in the community
- Safety awareness
- Buying and caring for clothing
- Exhibiting responsible citizenship
- Using recreational facilities and engaging in leisure time activities
- Personal and public transportion
- Using community resources
- Occupational skills
- Knowing and exploring occupational choices
- Selecting and planning occupational choices
- Exhibiting appropriate work habits and behavior
- Seeking, securing, and maintaining employment
- Exhibiting sufficient physical and manual skills
- Obtaining specific occupational skills
- Transition planning
- Using appropriate social skills with friends, co-workers, and other citizens
- Communication
- Technology and the applications for daily life
- Social skills
- Character building
- Self-awareness development
- Self-confidence development
- Self-advocacy
- Socially responsible behavior
- Interpersonal skills development
- Achieving independence
- Problem solving skills
- Guardianship and future planning for adulthood
- Alternative communication (Talkers/PECs/Sign Language)
The classroom is taught by a highly qualified multiply certified Special Education teacher. Additionally, there are two paraprofessionals in the classroom. Speech and Social Work services are provided by staff members on a case by case basis as determined by the IEP. Additionally, job training/coaching/preparation services are provided by the Department of Human Services when the student is a Junior and a again when they are a Senior in High School.