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"I work in receiving. I stack shelves, sweep floors, fill orders of items on the list for the hospital. I do whatever they need me to do... I work in recycling with Ryan and Larry. I like it and it helps Ryan out when catching up on [recycling] cardboard."
- Carl W., student
As a critical component of our Life Skills Curriculum, the Skills Center at Crotched Mountain provides students with vocational education, work exposure and career development. Students can learn valuable skills, such as task completion and teamwork, in a genuine workplace environment that supports the management of our campus. Additional vocational opportunities are available to our students through local businesses, community volunteer work and informational workshops at Crotched Mountain.
In these settings, students reinforce the lessons practiced in occupational and physical therapies, learn core social skills and experience the accomplishment of valuable work responsibilities.
Our staff and teachers serve as mentors and supervisors to our students. We work closely with students and families for transitions to home, public school, post-secondary education and the careers available to students in their communities.
Practical work experience
Examples of practical work experiences include:
- Cashier, stocking and inventory in the school store
- Central shipping and receiving in our onsite Skills Center
- Food preparation in the school and campus cafeterias
- Groundskeeping on campus
- Hospitality occupations at Crotched Mountain's B&B, The Brien Lodge
- Inventory control in our Skills Center
- Mail and package delivery both on the school campus and at the U.S. Post Office
- Recycling and sequential tasking in our Recycling Center
- Vehicle detailing in our Skills Center
- Various community-based work opportunities at a local hospital, animal rescue league, animal farm and wood pellet factory, to name a few
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