Varsity participants are seeking post-secondary education to gain independence with life and employment or volunteer skills.

 

Participant Requirements:

 

• Be 15 or older

• Independently care for personal toileting and feeding needs

• Will stay within programs without eloping

• Have a desire for increased independence in living and working

• Family has a desire and willingness to allow the individual to gain and implement independent skills

• Has a desire for future employment/volunteerism within the community

• Family has a desire and willingness to allow the individual to have independent employment/volunteerism

• Emotional and behavioral challenges do not serve a danger to self or others

• Follows 2-step directions

 

Redstick U strives to meet the following objectives:

 

• Programming provided Monday through Friday

• Increase independent living skills

• Develop emotional and self-awareness skills via mental health therapy integration

• Increase social skills with real-life integrations built into curriculum

• Develop employment/volunteerism  skills through programs and real-life integrations

• Develop food and culinary skills through programs involving cooking and meal planning.

• Learning within the community, such as grocery store, food bank, animal shelter, etc.

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• Participants pay per semester, full time or part time

• NO supervision is provided during lunch at Redstick CARES

• Varsity participants will be assigned an advisor (similar to “supervisors” from our previous model)

• Participants begin and end their day with an advisory meeting

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Redstick U Varsity graduates will receive an employment certificate that details their mastered skills in each specialty employment area.

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Semester Cost: 

 

$3,700 (4 - 5 days a week, no room or meals)

$2,220 (1-3 days a week, no room or meals)