• Banking                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Students manage a small bank account at school.  The money is used for laundry, grocery shopping and community outings. Students learn to identify, interpret and fill out withdrawal and deposit slips as they access funds for each trip. They will also begin to experience keeping track of funds in a check register.

• Grocery Shopping
  Students are provided with the opportunity to learn to grocery shop with as much independence as possibble. Students create shopping lists by using familiar recipes. They take the lists to grocery store and learn to shop systematically by reading each aisle sign.  This helps them to become familiar with the grocery store and how it is set up. They also learn to use the service desk to ask for help. For those who require assistance with communication, cue cards are provied.Students use their money cue cards (used in math class daily) to pay for their groceries. Students take public transportation to and from store always working towards independence.  Students are provided with all the tools needed to function with independence.  Staff instruct students from a distance.  This requires staff at the store to interact directly with the students and also requires the students to problem solve independently.  Students do an amazing job! 

• Laundromat
  Students are provided with the opportunity to learn to launder their work uniforms. Once a week they walk to the local laundromat, along the way practicing street safety. The students learn how to sort laundry, work washer and dryer and fold laundry. They are provided with cue cards to help them work towards independence.

Restaurants                                                                                        
Students are given the opportunity to learn how to order and pay for meals independently at a variety of restaurants. Students review menu before they go to restaurant and choose what they will order. They write order on a cue card and  amount they need to purchase it. Students are responsible for ordering and paying using cue cards and next dollar cue card.

• Travel Training
  Students are provided with the opportunity to learn to travel with as much independence as possible. Students are provided with cue cards (listing bus stop location, bus number, destination and return information), bus passes (discount bus fares) and voice cues (alert them to time for departure for the bus stop. This eliminates the need for cueing from another adult). Students begin with intensive travel training from a job coach and assistance i  s faded as independence increases. Street safety and awareness is incorporated into travel training as well. Students learn to problem solve. For example, they learn what to do if they miss their stop, how to make sure the driver knows where they are going in case the call button is not working. They learn to become independent thinkers. The training focuses on more than just getting on the bus and riding to and form the destination.