"America’s Workforce: Empowering All"

The Life Skills Program is proud to support National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Held each October, NDEAM strives to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the contributions of America's workers with disabilities. Throughout this month, we have been learning about our disability employment rights and advocating for a disability-friendly work culture. Learn how you can support NDEAM by visiting the website: https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/.

The election results are in!

Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Student Council Officers:

President - Andre

Vice President - Tyler

Secretary - David C.

Treasurer - Danielle

Back to School in Life Skills Class

We are back in our blogging class and ready to share our adventures for the 2018-2019 school year with you!!

We are very excited to tell you about our new classes this year and beyond:

Blogging

Job Training opportunities

Office Training with Teri

Cooking

Healthy Nutrition

Food Service Training

Micro Enterprising classes in Book Binding and Art

Cooking class

Election speeches for 2018-19 Student Council

Cashing in our recyclables to support Life Skills  

Shirley shared her vacation pictures and stamp collection.

Micro Enterprising Art Class 

Summer Fun with Tie Dye

Creating tie dye art as one of our favorite summer activities

We love to get creative in Arts & Crafts class!

The finished product

We created this tie dye art using paint and baby wipes.

Our finished art projects became beautiful notebook covers.

Summer fun with friends at the movies

Summer Fun making Paper Mache Bracelets

Today's art project was making paper mache bracelets. 

What We Love about Summer Fun

During the month of July, we take a break from our regular classes to celebrate summer and enjoy new, fun experiences and adventures. Summer fun is a chance to try new classes before the next school year begins.

This is what we love about summer fun classes:

Dayana - Walking around downtown Walnut Creek for lunch with Teri and Joyce
L.G. - YMCA for exercise
Alexis - Blogging about our summer fun
Monique - I like the Diamond Dots. It is very interesting to learn.
Pat - I like singing karaoke and Diamond Dots.
Alicia - Art projects make me happy and feel calm.
Rachel - I like art projects, the puzzle tournaments, and blogging.
Tyler - I like to make summer refreshers like Oreo cookie milkshake.
Courtney - I like the music madness, movie reviews, and summer refreshers.
Andre - I enjoyed the yoga class and working with art.

Vicky C. and Monique enjoying Jamba Juice at the Willows

Community Outing at the Willows

Pat and Danielle shopping at Daiso

Summertime Slime

Our guest slimeologist taught us how to make our own slime using white glue, liquid cornstarch, and shaving cream. Adding food coloring and glitter made it extra fun! We loved it and are ready for another slime making session!!