Has
your child completed high school?
Is
he or she not yet ready to enter a college program?
Has
he or she aged-out of most school programs?
Would
he or she benefit from an opportunity to upgrade their skills in preparation to
enter the workplace or a college program?
Then MLA’s
innovative post-secondary program may be the opportunity your student needs to
boost their basic academic skills, practice essential life and social skills,
and ease the transition to adulthood. Our innovative program is designed for
young men and women with a developmental disability (including those on the
autism spectrum) who have completed between 7 and 14 credits but do not yet
have the skills necessary to function independently in a college or workplace
environment.
We offer young adults
aged 19 - 22 with an encouraging environment in which to acquire important life
skills including cooking, grocery shopping, banking and budgeting, and using
public transportation. Students also work on improving basic academic skills
including literacy, reading comprehension, and numeracy with a focus on content
that directly transfers to work environments and vocational college programs.
Because many of our students experience a high level of anxiety, stress-reduction
techniques are incorporated into the daily program with each day starting off
with a yoga session. Our program is rooted in an understanding of each student
as an individual and incorporates practical, hands-on, and incidental teaching
to prepare students for independent living and the transition to a less
supported setting.
If you are struggling to
find the right program for your post-secondary aged student, we encourage you
to contact us.
