Pathways
Offering independent living within a guided and
structured atmosphere
Our Pathways Program will provide parent and their daughters a
menu of services and opportunities designed to aid in the transition
of young women who have completed a boarding school experience and
are struggling to find their way to the next phase in their journey
to success. Pathways is also available for young women in need of
supervised living/working/educational experience and are on their
path to independence. Pathways provides an array of individualized
options for establishing direction and goals in the lives of young
women.
Opportunities for young women:
Time Management
Offering stress management, problem solving, project planning,
and how to budget their time. Residents will learn how to handle
the demands of school, work, and home life.
Personal Finance
Residents will learn how to budget their finances in a responsible
manner, providing strategies in disciplined spending and allow for
savings to accrue on a consistent basis.
Employment Skills
Employment skills will enable residents to learn how to complete
a resume and application as well as interviewing skills. Residents
will learn strategies for keeping and maintaining employment. Residents
will also learn where their capabilities lie and explore career
options.
Cooking/Eating Healthy
Cooking and eating healthy is essential to maintaining a healthy
lifestyle. Residents will learn various styles of cooking that will
enable them to remain healthy even with a busy schedule.
Goal Setting
Goal setting will teach residents the ability to explore, evaluate
and achieve their individual aspirations. The process of setting
goals helps residents choose the path they want to take in life.
By knowing what they want to achieve, residents know where they
have to concentrate their efforts. This course also helps residents
quickly identify the distractions that might otherwise lure them
from their course.
College Preparation
Preparing for college can be a daunting task. This course will
provide the basics in choosing a major, course schedules and maintaining
a consistent GPA.
Healthy Relationship Development
Healthy relationship development will enable residents to recognize
unhealthy coercive relationships and provide tools to create healthy
ones. This course will not only provide helpful strategies for developing
healthy friendships, but also provide a structure for family relations
as well.
Risk awareness
Becoming aware of the risks in this day and age is extremely important
for young women. Residents will learn how to avoid risk that they
put themselves in as well as learning risk awareness techniques.
Personal Protection
Personal safety should be a priority for women and they should
be equipped to defend themselves if the need arises. This course
will allow residents to choose a self protection group that will
enable them to feel confident and identify potentially harmful situations.
Communication Skills
Communication is essential in every aspect of our lives. The objective
of this course is to build residents confidence with their communication
skills, both written and verbal.
Drivers Education
Drivers education will enable those who have never driven the
ability to obtain driving skills and a drivers license. Drivers
will learn responsibility with the independence they gain while
becoming a self-assured, aware and safe driver.
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