Practical skills to prepare for independent living, college, or a meaningful career.
The Life Skills Pathways is an exciting program that combines life skills, career skills, and technology in a unique and innovative environment. Each student has an individual plan including goals such as learning independent living skills or utilizing assistive technology tools in an inclusive environment.
Class schedule is 9:00am to 2:30pm year round.
Student to staff ratio is 6:1
Regular trips to practice and improve life skills and community engagement
The Life Skills Pathways program covers a wide range of subjects and life skills.
- General Education curriculum in math and English
- Business and technology
- Community outings – practical application of life skills curriculum
- Functional Math Curriculum includes money management
Our innovative Therapy Department hosts its’ own on-site Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Pathology services.
These therapists work in collaboration with each other and the classroom teacher to ensure every student is successful in the inclusive classroom. Students have the option of receiving therapy inside and outside of the classroom. Students are also eligible to receive therapy services in naturalistic settings customized to the needs of the child. The therapy department also opens its doors after school hours to provide therapy services to children from the community.
Therapists are located on-site at HTS.
Therapists work with students over the course of the year and measure growth.
Develop the skillset desired to improve communication and confidence.
Occupational Therapy
- Sensory integration
- Motor control and coordination
- Visual perception
- Fine motor development
- Handwriting skills
- Activities of daily living
- Self-help and independence skills
- Dressing skills
- Oral development / feeding
- Play skills
- Sensory processing
- Problem solving
- Curriculum modification
- Assistive devices
Speech-Language Pathology Services
- Articulation therapy
- Apraxia therapy
- Early language stimulation
- Language therapy
- Social language groups
- Fluency therapy
- Feeding and Swallowing therapy for children & infants (including food programs and desensitization)
- Augmentative/Alternative Communication (including Assistive Technology) consults and therapeutic training
- Voice therapy
- Brain injury rehabilitation
Adapted Physical Ed
- Influence students to enjoy and engage in physical activity outside of school
- Implementation of art and science
- Emphasis on life skills
- Teamwork: Every student will be included and will feel like they are part of a family.
- Integrity: Students will be expected to finish what they start.
- Service: We will encourage students by empowering them through physical education to become active members of their community