The Summit Center Overview
As young adults begin the transition out of high school and away from home, many families are often faced with decisions and questions about the next steps. The development of independent living skills cannot take place in a vacuum, young adults need to actively practice these skills in a structured/supervised environment to hone their abilities.
The Summit Center incorporates everyday living tasks into a daily curriculum. This curriculum focuses on 4 critical areas of independent development: Life Skills, Organizational/Executive Functioning Skills, Social Communication Skills, and Pre-Vocational Skills.
Our facilities have been developed to simulate an apartment living environment. Each house has a fully functioning kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, and living room for participants to use as they live and learn together. Our maximum 3:1 participant/staff ratio provides support while also allowing learning to occur with the least restrictive structure. Participants learn to live sharing a private living space with a single roommate, negotiate sharing common spaces, and problem-solve as house group.
This program mixes the traditional “fun” camp environment with a focused program designed to foster independence and growth. Mornings are structured with targeted lessons and field trips into the community where participants will practice their acquired skills. Afternoons are spent engaging a wide array of social and recreational programming.
