Programs
Building Skills and Confidence
Through hands-on experience and on-site and community-based learning, students gain the confidence they need to thrive.
Community-based Work Experience
At the STC, community-based experiences are a vital part of learning. By partnering with local businesses – like restaurants, animal shelters, consignment shops, and warehouses – students explore careers, build real world skills, and connect classroom lessons to everyday life. These hands-on opportunities help students grow socially, gain confidence, and feel a sense of purpose. Whether they’re preparing food, caring for animals, organizing donations, or working in retail, each experience empowers them to discover their strengths and prepare for a meaningful, independent future.
Skill Builders Centers
At the STC, students split their day between life skills and hands-on work readiness activities, giving them a well-rounded foundation for independence. In functional reading and writing classes, students learn to read menus, fill out job applications, and send emails – skills that help them engage confidently with the world around them. Functional math lessons focus on real-life needs like budgeting, telling time, and comparing prices, preparing students to manage their finances and daily routines. Each class is designed to build confidence, promote independence, and lay the groundwork for meaningful careers and empowered living.
Apartment Living
In the Apartment Living program, students gain hands-on experience with everyday tasks that help them build confidence and independence. They practice sorting clothes, folding laundry, making beds, and organizing their living space – small steps the bring a big sense of pride. Budgeting money, creating shopping lists, and preparing meals teach them how to care for themselves and manage daily life. During trips to the grocery store, students not only navigate aisles and check out but learn how to ask for help and make decisions, growing more confident with every visit.
Admissions
For more information or to make a referral:
Email: DavidsonAdmissions@elwyn.org
Phone: 610-891-2425
