Dealing with the Present Summer Program

Dealing with the Present…While Preparing for the Future

Perkins Outreach Summer Program: Sunday, June 27– Saturday, July 17, 2010

Teenagers who are visually impaired face a wide array of situations in school, at home, and on the job where they must utilize problem solving, teamwork, personal management, and specialized skills.  Perkins Outreach Services is again offering a three week residential program of intensive skills training, socialization and recreational activities, and opportunities to improve self-confidence for students in grades 7-12.

The Outreach Summer Program will address the following areas:

• Increase self-awareness and improve self-esteem through understanding of personal strengths and limitations
• Food preparation from start to finish (i.e. menu planning, shopping, preparing, serving, and clean-up)
• Introduction to personal finances (i.e. basic money management, banking)
• Personal care skills (i.e. grooming, eating, hygiene skills)
• Functional communication skills (i.e. handwritten signature, typing, keyboard skills, braille)
• Home management skills (i.e. laundry, cleaning, organization skills)
• Career planning resources
• Orientation and mobility skills
• Social skills and peer relationships
• Fitness, nutrition, and healthy living
• Community experiences (i.e. independent shopping and resources exploration)
• Leisure and recreational activity planning and experiences (i.e. swimming, horseback riding, canoeing)

Additional Information:

Special requests for intensive skills training or assessments in any of the areas listed above will be considered. This is a residential three-week program, which includes remaining at Perkins over the two weekends for the additional recreational activities and skills practice.  Housing will be apartment style. Parents are invited once during the program for a scheduled observation and a progress meeting. Following the program, comprehensive reports and recommendations will be sent to the parents and agency/school providing funding for each participant.

Space is limited.  All applicants will be interviewed after a completed application packet has been returned.  School and other educational and/or vocational contacts will also be interviewed.  Students accepted into the program will be notified as soon as possible.

Registration: Download application form.  Please indicate your interest in the Outreach Summer Program and return the completed form to:

Perkins Outreach Services
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Or
FAX: 617-972-7586
E-Mail: Outreach@Perkins.org

A full application packet will be mailed upon receipt.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Kelly Cote, Supervisor of Outreach Short Courses
617-972-7867
E-mail: Kelly.Cote@Perkins.org