Higher Visions for Education Higher Visions for Education LifeSocial Skills class Four Quarters following the DU calendar Engaged with the DU community Work withutilize DU professors athletes administrators health and well being school of hospitality LAX teams etc ID: 1045893
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1. Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Higher Visions for Education
2. Higher Visions for Education Life/Social Skills classFour Quarters (following the DU calendar)Engaged with the DU communityWork with/utilize DU professors, athletes, administrators (health and well being, school of hospitality, LAX teams, etc.)Designed to help students gain a higher level of independence and self-esteem through tangible skills and experiences10 years at DUNon-certification (we could issue an RMDSA Certification, but why?)
3. HVE: Students Must have completed H.S.Most from the Denver metro area (one from Ft. Collins)No age limitNo entrance requirements, though students must be self-motivated Only students with Down syndrome
4. HVE: Goals/Measurable outcomes End of quarter/year surveysAnecdotal: students now living independently or semi-independently.Over 90% retention rate of studentsPrepare students for more inclusive lives within their communitiesExpose students to new ideas and life situations
5. HVE: Differences To date, the only program of it’s type in the stateTaught by a LCSW and Special Ed. teacherPartnership with DUExperience of instructors
6. HVE: Du partnership Over 10 years of a loose partnershipRenewed focus on partnership in the last two yearsSupport from parents is very strongUsing what already exists, not recreating the wheel
7. HVE: Challenges Marketing the programCompetition for time: Self-advocates are busier than everFinding the right student: do they want to be here, or is it their parents who want them to be here?Funding: some parents believe that $250 a quarter is too much to payLocation: only accessible to those that are a) in the metro area b) willing to drive