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Student Day Sample
Day/Time
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Morning Check-in Morning Check-in Morning Check-in
Morning Check-in
Morning Check-in
9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Employment Skills: Career Exploration
Audits
Adults Living Skills
Audits
Academic Skills
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Independent Walk - Common Space Time
Independent Walk - Common Space Time
Independent Walk - Common Space Time
Independent Walk - Common Space Time
Literacy I
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Library Study
Counseling
Workout
Employment Skills: Career Exploration
Life and Social Skills
12:0 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Literacy I
Lunch
Literacy I
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Adults Living Skills
Internship
Internship
Internship
Internship
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Internship
  Internship
   
Year I – Term I Courses
Course I: Employment Skills
Career Exploration 


Class Expectations
Class
HW
Due Dates
Quality of Work
Proofreading
Reviewing Syllabus
Careers
Realistic vs. Dream
Interest Survey
Discussion About Dream Jobs
Jobs/Internship Previously Held
Professional Dress
Presentations of Appropriate/Inappropriate Dress Specific to Job (Goodwill to Choose Outfits)
What it is?
What it is not?
Job Expectations
What Are They?
Field Experience
Observations (3 hours)
Paper and Present

Course II: Adult Living Skills
Transition to College


Class Expectations
Class
HW
Due Dates
Quality of work
Proofreading
Reviewing Syllabus
Health and Safety
Transportation (Entire Class Period)
Nurse’s Office
Security
Weather Related Issues
Health and Exercise
Eating on Campus and Good Choices
SS Number
Campus Orientation
Students (in pairs) booked as tour guides with Andrea
Write a script/present practice
Do research about each place on campus
Attend a tour
Students discuss tours they have been on and what aspects they enjoyed (university tours, museum, etc.)
Technology on Campus
Make appointments with on campus resources
Write reflection/present
Build a schedule 
Take selfies/screen shots of appointments

Course III: Literacy
Comprehension


Texts
Situations

Other
Internship
On Campus
Distant Observations
Audit Course

 

Year I – Term II Courses
Course I: Employment Skills
Budgeting

Class Expectations
Class
HW
Due Dates
Quality of work
Proofreading
Reviewing Syllabus
Purchasing
Reading prices
Comparing prices
Real life situations

Course II:Zone of Regulation
Budgeting
SEL
Social emotional learning

Course III: Adult Living
Do it Yourself


Class Expectations
Class
HW
Due Dates
Quality of work
Proofreading
Reviewing Syllabus
Safety
Fire - Weather related
Locks - Nighttime
Food - Medicine
Appliances
Maintenance
Scenarios (running toilet/leaking fridge/breaker)
Checking batteries (smoke detectors)
Checking light bulbs
Who to contact
Air filters 
Cleaning
Kitchen - Bathroom
Bedroom - Flipping mattress - Washing sheets
Living area
How to clean - What to use - How often - checklist
Laundry

Volunteering Opportunities
Resources:
Choosing a volunteer opportunity 
Why is it important to volunteer?

Other
Internship
On Campus
NDU Offices
Audit Course

 

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