The Foundations Program
“High School Doesn’t Last Forever”
The Foundations Program teaches students functional life skills to help them transition from high school to the real world. The program curriculum focuses on the fundamental life skills that provide young adults with ongoing independence.
Core Skills:
Using public transportation
Route planning & navigation
Understanding smart phones for functional use
Money management & creating a daily budget
Work placements
Social planning & creating a schedule
Meal preparation, nutrition, cooking, ordering at a restaurant
Social étiquette, conversation skills & friendship
Industrial arts & assembling furniture
“The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
Students learn independence skills by participating in motivating real life activities and going on fun social outings. It is through these experiences that our teachers provide hands on knowledge to best prepare our young adults for the real world.
FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
TTC route planning
Industrial arts & assembling furniture
Understand the subway line, street cars and bus routes
Using a TTC Presto card and how to pay for bus fare
Download and navigate the TTC app on smart phone or tablet
Access public wifi
Students will learn to stock a shelf (grocery or toiletry)
How to categorize products based on use
Understand pricing, sales and labelling
Volunteering at food bank / charity
Creating a budget
Understanding expenses
How to open a bank account
Depositing and withdrawing funds from a chequing account
Using a debit card
Sign a signature
Students will learn which restaurants serve various types of cuisines
Navigate through the menu to choose meals that they like
Order meals independently and make any modifications necessary
Calculate a tip (understanding when and where it's appropriate to leave a tip)
Use their own money or debit card and independently pay for their meals
Nutrition guide lines
Creating a weekly schedule
Making plans with friends
Understanding socially appropriate activities with peers
Conversation skills
Locating tools and appliances at a hardware store
Understand the function of simple tools
Learn how to replace lightbulbs, change batteries and change time on clocks and watches
Assemble furniture by following an instruction manual
Learn to obtain a library card
Use of librarian services
Take out books, use computers
Our New Foundations Program will start in January 2019. This program is geared towards older students 13+ that require more support in daily living skills, being independent and working towards getting a job later on.
This program is aimed at assisting students that will not be able to achieve all credits in High School. This is an additional program for students that may need facilitated support to gain skills.
Some of the skills in the Foundations Program include but are not limited to
- Hygiene
- Etiquette
- Organization and Planning
- Real Economy
- Interview Skills
- Using Public Transit
- Other
For more information on our Foundations Program, Contact Bright Start Academy – Private School based in Toronto, ON
Contact: [email protected]
Tel: (416) 514-1415