Class Descriptions
Live Class Descriptions
NOTE: Not all classes listed below are offered each term. Please see the most current course calendar to see what classes are currently being offered.
Basic Writing
Students will practice making requests and communicating information to others using clear and appropriate writing skills in a variety of settings.
Book Break Club
The "Book Break Club" provides an opportunity for students and staff to engage and enjoy a variety of book genres and literary activities that promote the love of reading.
Cooking & Shopping Class
Students will learn hands-on principles of basic shopping and cooking. This class covers basic kitchen safety, shopping and price comparison, basic cooking and baking, and many other skills related to nutritional meal preparation.
Daily Living Check-in
Daily check-in to assess student hygiene, sleep and scheduling habits to build executive functioning skills.
Education Exploration
New students will complete educational assessments and explore their educational options. Guest speakers, tours, lectures, and online activities will be used to help each student clarify the educational/career outcome(s) they would like to pursue while at ScenicView and beyond.
Education Lab
The Educational Lab allows students whose schedules don't permit them to attend the regular Math Lab, Financial Literacy, and Typing classes to continue working on these academic goals during this lab.
Financial Literacy
Students will learn to gain financial independence as it relates to renting, opening checking and saving accounts and learning to maintain those accounts, budgeting, paying bills and learning the use of a credit card. Students will use the modules in "FoolProofMe", an online course that teaches these financial skills.
Helping Hands Club
The Helping Hands Club is an opportunity to create a variety of projects and crafts for service and humanitarian aid locally and around the world.
Internet Safety
Come learn how navigate the internet safely. This class will teach skills to help you avoid viruses, predators, and other pitfalls
Living Well in the Community
The course is for students and alumni currently living in the community, and is designed to reinforce the skills learned at SVA in the student’s off-campus context. DINNER IS PROVIDED, and discussions include topics such as: Effective problem solving, healthy ways to handle your emotions, maintaining your physical and mental health, self-advocacy, and more! The course will also introduce students to Ability 1st and the resources they have to offer community members with disabilities.
Maintaining My Vehicle
This class teaches about the basic systems of a vehicle and how to maintain them. Students will become familiar with various aspects of vehicles that pertain to everyday care and safety. Example topics include: maintenance schedules, seasonal safety, and “Where is that fluid coming from?!”
Math Lab
Math Lab is designed to help students learn basic math, post-secondary math and reading strategies to meet their individual goals. Math Lab uses ACT WorkKeys Curriculum, EdReady and other online sites, the SRA program, textbooks, and worksheets to help students prepare for or participate in vocational or advanced education courses. Students progress at their own pace with the teacher assistance as needed.
Nutritious Meal Planning
This class covers some basics of human nutritional needs. This includes nutrients and caloric needs, meal planning and recipe exploration, shopping/ planning systems and meal prepping.
Sewing
In this class, the students will learn basic sewing skills.
Shopping
Student will practice shopping skills in both a classroom and grocery store setting. Some budgeting and planning principles taught in relation to planning meals.
Social Media Marketing Club
This is a club for students who are interested in contributing to the social media presence of ScenicView. Students will learn principles of marketing and social media, and will learn to shape communication for specific audiences.
Transition to Apartment Living
The course prepares students to live independently in an apartment. Students receive hands-on training in searching and applying for apartments. Topics include: basic apartment maintenance, inspections, community safety, supplies needed, roommate/landlord relationships, understanding the ADA and requesting accommodations, self-awareness and self-advocacy in housing-related situations, the moving process, and planning for my needs after ScenicView. Students should take this course BEFORE moving to a ScenicView apartment or moving off-campus. Upon course completion students will feel empowered with the skills to navigate a move into the community.
Transition to Apartment Cooking
Students will solidify and prove their ability to plan, shop for and cook nutritious meals on their own in preparation for apartment living. Students will be given opportunities to independently plan and cook meals while the instructor remains available as a resource for questions. The focus of the class will be helping students plan a weekly menu they can use in real life.
Transition into the Community
This course is for students who live off-campus, or will be moving off campus within the term. The purpose of the class is to reinforce residential and leisure skills learned at ScenicView to ensure that they are translating into the student's off-campus environment. Students will be developing systems for navigating their world beyond ScenicView. Skills taught include: reading and understanding my lease, practicing safety in the community, self-advocacy, and self-determination. Additionally students will learn to create social experiences and community leisure activities, as well as navigate new relationships such as; roommate relationships, neighborly relationships, and tenant/landlord relationships.
**Please keep in mind that this course is taught in the community and students will need time for travel.
This course can be repeated as many times as needed to support students in independent living.
Transition to ScenicView
Teaches students important information to help them begin their time at SVA. Covers SVA policies and handbook, basic budgeting, room maintenance, hygiene routines and moving procedures.
Typing
Students will start at their current level (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced) and improve their typing skills by learning key position, accurate finger placement and proper techniques for greater accuracy and speed. Individuals will progress at their own pace working on problem keys and customized lesson using an online typing program called "typing.com". Students can practice with educational typing games and track their progress with daily typing tests.
We're Going Places
This class focuses on independence within transportation. Students will be required to attain a bus pass, understand how to read a map, find bus routes, and use available technology associated with public transit. Upon course completion, students will feel confident in their ability to independently navigate the community. Students that are a good fit for this class are new students and students who are new to public transit. Independence in transportation is an essential building block in transitioning away from ScenicView and into the community.
We're Going More Places
This class focuses on independence within transportation. Students will be required to understand how to read a map, find bus routes, and use available technology associated with public transit. This course will focus on the how to use smaller bus routes and alternative transportation. Upon course completion, of this course and We're Going places students will be able to be independent and be able to navigate to get anywhere. Students that are a good fit for this class are those who have taken We're Going Places and is ready to become independent in transportation. Independence in transportation is an essential building block in transitioning away from ScenicView and into the community.
Students will practice making requests and communicating information to others using clear and appropriate writing skills in a variety of settings.
Book Break Club
The "Book Break Club" provides an opportunity for students and staff to engage and enjoy a variety of book genres and literary activities that promote the love of reading.
Cooking & Shopping Class
Students will learn hands-on principles of basic shopping and cooking. This class covers basic kitchen safety, shopping and price comparison, basic cooking and baking, and many other skills related to nutritional meal preparation.
Daily Living Check-in
Daily check-in to assess student hygiene, sleep and scheduling habits to build executive functioning skills.
Education Exploration
New students will complete educational assessments and explore their educational options. Guest speakers, tours, lectures, and online activities will be used to help each student clarify the educational/career outcome(s) they would like to pursue while at ScenicView and beyond.
Education Lab
The Educational Lab allows students whose schedules don't permit them to attend the regular Math Lab, Financial Literacy, and Typing classes to continue working on these academic goals during this lab.
Financial Literacy
Students will learn to gain financial independence as it relates to renting, opening checking and saving accounts and learning to maintain those accounts, budgeting, paying bills and learning the use of a credit card. Students will use the modules in "FoolProofMe", an online course that teaches these financial skills.
Helping Hands Club
The Helping Hands Club is an opportunity to create a variety of projects and crafts for service and humanitarian aid locally and around the world.
Internet Safety
Come learn how navigate the internet safely. This class will teach skills to help you avoid viruses, predators, and other pitfalls
Living Well in the Community
The course is for students and alumni currently living in the community, and is designed to reinforce the skills learned at SVA in the student’s off-campus context. DINNER IS PROVIDED, and discussions include topics such as: Effective problem solving, healthy ways to handle your emotions, maintaining your physical and mental health, self-advocacy, and more! The course will also introduce students to Ability 1st and the resources they have to offer community members with disabilities.
Maintaining My Vehicle
This class teaches about the basic systems of a vehicle and how to maintain them. Students will become familiar with various aspects of vehicles that pertain to everyday care and safety. Example topics include: maintenance schedules, seasonal safety, and “Where is that fluid coming from?!”
Math Lab
Math Lab is designed to help students learn basic math, post-secondary math and reading strategies to meet their individual goals. Math Lab uses ACT WorkKeys Curriculum, EdReady and other online sites, the SRA program, textbooks, and worksheets to help students prepare for or participate in vocational or advanced education courses. Students progress at their own pace with the teacher assistance as needed.
Nutritious Meal Planning
This class covers some basics of human nutritional needs. This includes nutrients and caloric needs, meal planning and recipe exploration, shopping/ planning systems and meal prepping.
Sewing
In this class, the students will learn basic sewing skills.
Shopping
Student will practice shopping skills in both a classroom and grocery store setting. Some budgeting and planning principles taught in relation to planning meals.
Social Media Marketing Club
This is a club for students who are interested in contributing to the social media presence of ScenicView. Students will learn principles of marketing and social media, and will learn to shape communication for specific audiences.
Transition to Apartment Living
The course prepares students to live independently in an apartment. Students receive hands-on training in searching and applying for apartments. Topics include: basic apartment maintenance, inspections, community safety, supplies needed, roommate/landlord relationships, understanding the ADA and requesting accommodations, self-awareness and self-advocacy in housing-related situations, the moving process, and planning for my needs after ScenicView. Students should take this course BEFORE moving to a ScenicView apartment or moving off-campus. Upon course completion students will feel empowered with the skills to navigate a move into the community.
Transition to Apartment Cooking
Students will solidify and prove their ability to plan, shop for and cook nutritious meals on their own in preparation for apartment living. Students will be given opportunities to independently plan and cook meals while the instructor remains available as a resource for questions. The focus of the class will be helping students plan a weekly menu they can use in real life.
Transition into the Community
This course is for students who live off-campus, or will be moving off campus within the term. The purpose of the class is to reinforce residential and leisure skills learned at ScenicView to ensure that they are translating into the student's off-campus environment. Students will be developing systems for navigating their world beyond ScenicView. Skills taught include: reading and understanding my lease, practicing safety in the community, self-advocacy, and self-determination. Additionally students will learn to create social experiences and community leisure activities, as well as navigate new relationships such as; roommate relationships, neighborly relationships, and tenant/landlord relationships.
**Please keep in mind that this course is taught in the community and students will need time for travel.
This course can be repeated as many times as needed to support students in independent living.
Transition to ScenicView
Teaches students important information to help them begin their time at SVA. Covers SVA policies and handbook, basic budgeting, room maintenance, hygiene routines and moving procedures.
Typing
Students will start at their current level (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced) and improve their typing skills by learning key position, accurate finger placement and proper techniques for greater accuracy and speed. Individuals will progress at their own pace working on problem keys and customized lesson using an online typing program called "typing.com". Students can practice with educational typing games and track their progress with daily typing tests.
We're Going Places
This class focuses on independence within transportation. Students will be required to attain a bus pass, understand how to read a map, find bus routes, and use available technology associated with public transit. Upon course completion, students will feel confident in their ability to independently navigate the community. Students that are a good fit for this class are new students and students who are new to public transit. Independence in transportation is an essential building block in transitioning away from ScenicView and into the community.
We're Going More Places
This class focuses on independence within transportation. Students will be required to understand how to read a map, find bus routes, and use available technology associated with public transit. This course will focus on the how to use smaller bus routes and alternative transportation. Upon course completion, of this course and We're Going places students will be able to be independent and be able to navigate to get anywhere. Students that are a good fit for this class are those who have taken We're Going Places and is ready to become independent in transportation. Independence in transportation is an essential building block in transitioning away from ScenicView and into the community.
Work Class Descriptions
NOTE: Not all classes listed below are offered each term. Please see the most current course calendar to see what classes are currently being offered.
Job Finders Lab
This course is structured as a lab type setting which implies a proven level of work maturity for job readiness. As such, it is expected that the student is prepared to take an active lead role in his/her job search effort. Students will use computer-based organizational tools as a method to track their current progress in the overall search for community employment.
Prerequisites:
1) Proven mastery of internship skills required for job placement.
2) Endorsement from Vocational Specialist.
3) The student will have completed a resume.
4) The student will possess basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, keyboarding, internet search engines) as well as basic writing skills (ability to clearly fill out job application, a good sense of proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar).
5) The student will demonstrate basic organizational skills (ability to manage emails, phone messages, accounts, usernames, passwords, organizational phone apps and/or tools).
This course is structured as a lab type setting which implies a proven level of work maturity for job readiness. As such, it is expected that the student is prepared to take an active lead role in his/her job search effort. Students will use computer-based organizational tools as a method to track their current progress in the overall search for community employment.
Prerequisites:
1) Proven mastery of internship skills required for job placement.
2) Endorsement from Vocational Specialist.
3) The student will have completed a resume.
4) The student will possess basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, keyboarding, internet search engines) as well as basic writing skills (ability to clearly fill out job application, a good sense of proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar).
5) The student will demonstrate basic organizational skills (ability to manage emails, phone messages, accounts, usernames, passwords, organizational phone apps and/or tools).
Thrive Class Descriptions
NOTE: Not all classes listed below are offered each term. Please see the most current course calendar to see what classes are currently being offered.
Activities Planning Club
Students will learn how to plan interactive activities in their free time that they could use on a daily basis. Planning will include time management, budgeting, and inviting friends.
Bored to Board
Students will have opportunities to participate in social games with volunteers, students, and staff to improve social skills and enhance positive leisure skills.
Change Challenge
Teaching self awareness, self advocacy, resiliency, and executive functioning through experiential activities.
Choir
Students will learn how to work together as a group to produce music, including parts and harmonizing, sight singing, blending, etc.
Circuit Training
Resistance/Circuit training is for those seeking a higher level of fitness. The course includes a cardiovascular conditioning and strength gains aspect, as well as careful attention to stretching and flexibility. Perfect for those hoping to lose weight, improve strength and/or overall fitness. Exercises can be adjusted for any who want to participate.
Creative Writing
This course is designed to guide students in creative writing through experience in three genres: short story, poetry, and creative non-fiction. The course includes analysis of literary models (professional writings in each genre), individual and class criticism of work in a workshop mode, and lecture on and discussion of literary techniques in each genre.
Dating & Relationships
Students will learn how to date others, including hygiene, greeting, approaching others, qualities to have in order to succeed in dating, and how to build and maintain appropriate romantic relationships.
DIY Projects
Student will learn to create their own things instead of having to buy them; i.e. decorations, jewelry, soaps, body washes, etc.
Drawing & Comic Illustration
This course offers a look at the fundamental building blocks of drawing from life, reference, or from the imagination. Building upon that foundation we then explore the basics of the comic book medium. Exploring panel to panel transitions, text to image relationships, and the intricacies of page layouts, students will examine new and innovative ways to bring their stories to life.
Emotional Intelligence Club
Increase emotional intelligence
Empowerment Group
Students will learn about the Empowerment Statements through class discussions and activities.
Eternal Truths Club
Eternal Truths Discussions
Experiential Learning
In this class, students will have the opportunity to participate in varying experiential activities. By participating in and processing these activities, students will be able to draw comparisons between the activities and their lives and determine what changes they need to make in their lives in order to reach their goals.
Friendship Building 1
In friendship building, students will discover and discuss the skills needed to make and keep friends as well as the benefits, struggles, and hesitancies of having friends. During class, students will engage in discussions, role play, and participate in experiential activities to practice skills and discuss topics about building lasting friendships.
Friendship Building 2
In friendship building 2, students will continue discussing the skills needed to keep friends as well as the benefits, struggles, and hesitancies of having friends. During class, students will engage in discussions, role play, and participate in experiential activities to practice skills and discuss topics about building lasting friendships.
Full Body Blast
This aerobics class makes exercise fun and exciting! This will be a Full-Body Workout to upbeat music.
Functional Fitness
In this class we will focus on strengthening and balancing muscles to help the students become more functionally fit. This means that they will live with less pain, have more range of motion and perform daily tasks more easily. This class is for anyone at any level, but more specifically designed for those with difficulties being active.
Group Sports
Students will participate in whatever sport that the group chooses to play. Students will learn and play by the rules. Students will also practice social skills and working with others.
Healthy Sexuality - Men
Students will learn basic healthy sexuality including gender, sexual orientation, puberty, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, STI's, anatomy, safety, effects of pornography, rape, sexual assault, and crimes.
Healthy Sexuality - Women
Students will learn basic healthy sexuality including gender, sexual orientation, puberty, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, STI's, anatomy, safety, effects of pornography, rape, sexual assault, and crimes.
Heritage Horses
Students will go to Heritage School to do challenge activities with horses. They will learn social skills, reciprocity, problem solving skills, creativity, and how to be comfortable around large animals.
Hero's Journey 1
From Beowulf to Luke Skywalker, stories and myths have a way of not only shaping our culture but how we move through it. This course will focus on the hero’s journey, how it relates to us, and how we can use myths and archetypes as blueprints for a better life.
Hero's Journey 2
This class builds upon the foundation set in the Hero’s Journey class. Students continue their own hero’s journey by exploring their past and present through writing and projects. Through self-authorship, students gain insights into their own past experiences, develop strategies for capitalizing on their strengths, and learning from their weaknesses, and have the framework for a personal autobiography of their life. (Hero’s Journey 1 is a prerequisite for this course).
Hiking
Exercise in the outdoors, while finding various local hiking paths (or Rec Ctr.) (Rec Ctr Free Time on Bad Weather Days)
I Can Do Hard Things
The students will increase self-regulation through self-awareness and self-confidence by engaging in experiential activities, videos, and discussions.
Introduction to Life Systems
Introduction to the concept of using systems to address most challenges of daily life. The focus of the class will be to introduce what systems are, how they are used, and how they can help students stress less, achieve goals, save time, and simplify life. Students will learn to create systems and begin the process of looking for areas in their life that could use more efficient systems.
Japanese Culture Club
Opening up the world of the amazing “Land of the Rising Sun”. Students will be exposed to the insights of Japanese culture and perspective as they learn to be a more disciplined person. Basic Japanese terminology and language will be taught in the context of Japanese lifestyles and history. The last few classes will be open to tasting authentic Japanese food.
Jump On It
Students will go to Hang Time in Orem for 2 hours. They will have the opportunity to learn tricks, socialize with each other, exercise, release energy, and accommodate for sensory needs.
Leather Crafting
A basic class focusing on the tools and techniques of creating decorative leather designs for any level student.
Leisure Exploration 1
This intake group aims to help students reach their leisure goals whether they are living on or off campus. The goal of the group is to help students develop an understanding of leisure, the benefits of leisure, and become more aware of leisure resources in the Utah County area so they can engage in meaningful leisure activities on their own.
Leisure Exploration 2
This is an off-campus based class for students living off campus or will be transitioning to live off campus. Class will discuss leisure resources off campus. Students will help plan class activities off campus and will be expected to find their own transportation to and from the activities.
Life is Not a Label
In this class students will examine the diagnostic “labels” they’ve received and determine what they mean to themselves personally. As a major part of that, students will be asked to research their own individual diagnoses and disabilities in order to learn more about who they are, what challenges they face, and how they are uniquely different from others with similar diagnoses. The focus will be on awareness and on integrating such knowledge in a self-affirming, positive manner.
Life Systems
This class focuses on the systems necessary for daily success. Independent life come with many different responsibilities, and without clear systems and processes in place, it can quickly become overwhelming. The systems taught in this class are general and can be applied to all aspects of life like cleaning, organizing, scheduling, planning, etc. Other important areas of focus include systems for self-awareness and self-advocacy. Use this class to organize the chaos of daily life and make sense of everyday responsibilities. Structure more, stress less!
Movement Group
Students will learn how to use movement to be more aware of themselves through experiential activities. Students will learn about the elements of movement and how it affects their bodies as well as exploring benefits of stretching, balance, body language, and emotional expression.
Music Appreciation
Students will have the opportunity to share their music interests and explore new music with other students. Students will learn about different genres of music and how to best enjoy them as well as how to have appropriate conversations about music tastes with others who may have different opinions.
Music From Around the World
This course explores different music from around the world. Students will learn of different instruments, songs, and cultures that are found in different countries.
Musical Theater
This class is about building confidence through movement, acting and singing. It has been developed to build the skills necessary to communicate the dramatic content of musical text over a range of musical styles/categories. Students will build on voice, diction, movement, setting and staging, and musicality. As well as write, direct, and perform their own 1 act musical.
My Happiness Trek
Students will learn about the importance of emotions, how to make happiness lasting, and how to use their character strengths to improve authentic happiness.
Outdoor Adventures
Students will create opportunities for students to experience a variety of outdoor leisure activities available in the community. Through these activities, student will be able to practice and develop social skills in real-life settings, build relationships with their peers, and develop leisure resources.
Painting
Students will learn the basics of painting, work on conversation skills, and learn to express themselves through their artwork.
Photography
Students will learn the basics of photography; i.e. what makes a good photo, how to use a camera, and how to express themselves through photos.
Public Speaking Club
A learning and application of speaking with clarity and confidence. We will use the International Postmasters written guidelines and standards as our class compass and guideline.
Rec Center Run
Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice how to utilize community rec centers and appropriately connecting with community members.
Recreation Therapy Group
Students will learn how to become more self-aware and improve resiliency through experiential activities and group discussions. Topics will vary each week ranging from resiliency, relationships, leadership, communication, and teamwork.
Relaxation Group
Utilizing sensory calming techniques and mindfulness, the students will learn how to breathe correctly, relax their bodies and minds, and utilize these techniques throughout the week.
Resiliency Training
Resiliency is persistence in the face of adversity. This class will utilize experiential activities to identify specific behaviors that can be named, discussed, and learned to increase your ability to become more resilient in your own life and to recognize resiliency in others.
Rock Climbing
Students will have the opportunity to learn basic rock climbing and bouldering skills and practice them at The Quarry in Provo. The students will improve physical endurance and resiliency.
Sculpture Club
Explore form, scale, proportion, surface and narrative possibilities of sculpture while learning new techniques and improving your skills with clay.
Sensory Group
Students will complete a sensory profile, learn about different sensory needs, and practice mindfulness. Students will have the opportunity to make sensory tools and learn how they can be used to help them with their sensory needs.
Social Dance
Students will have opportunities to learn basic social dance and folk dance. There will be opportunities to practice social skills.
Social Steps
Social interactions can be a frustrating experience for all of us--especially for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. Social Steps covers 30 different social skills lessons designed to help students navigate social barriers they face in the work environment and in life. Classes are customized to meet the abilities, needs and interests of the students. Topics range from facing social fears, having empathy, starting conversations, receiving feedback, conflict resolution, and many other topics.
Songwriting
The key concepts and skills used in songwriting will be taught. Each student will create at least one original song in a collaborative environment. Students will have weekly opportunities to showcase their progress in front of the class and receive constructive feedback from the instructor and fellow students. Completed songs will be presented at the Fine Arts Showcase at the end of the term.
Storytelling
Explore the art and origin of oral storytelling. Provide a variety of oral storytelling techniques, styles and exercises to enhance the understanding and delivery of telling stories.
SVA Band
Students will collaborate to learn a variety of songs on their respective instruments to perform at the Fine Arts Showcase, and other on campus events. A basic knowledge of and playing ability on one instrument is required. Ability to read sheet music and lead sheet charts is recommended, but not required.
Swimming
Students would learn basic swimming skills: floating, gliding, front crawl (freestyle), back crawl, sidestroke, and breaststroke. We will also review water safety.
Treat Club
Students will learn how to make simple snacks and desserts to make with others.
Video Game Development Club
This course will explore the basics of video game development. Students will learn how to use storytelling, dialog, and controlled story elements in order to create a cohesive narrative. In addition, students will have the opportunity to work within their own development team to create a finished product.
Volleyball
Students will learn the rules and basic techniques of volleyball. They will be able to play proficiently by the end of the term.
Women's Group
Students will have the opportunity to discuss their goals, practice skills, and become empowered.
Yoga
Students will improve flexibility, coordination and focus through the practice of yoga. Class is designed for anyone at any level.
Students will learn how to plan interactive activities in their free time that they could use on a daily basis. Planning will include time management, budgeting, and inviting friends.
Bored to Board
Students will have opportunities to participate in social games with volunteers, students, and staff to improve social skills and enhance positive leisure skills.
Change Challenge
Teaching self awareness, self advocacy, resiliency, and executive functioning through experiential activities.
Choir
Students will learn how to work together as a group to produce music, including parts and harmonizing, sight singing, blending, etc.
Circuit Training
Resistance/Circuit training is for those seeking a higher level of fitness. The course includes a cardiovascular conditioning and strength gains aspect, as well as careful attention to stretching and flexibility. Perfect for those hoping to lose weight, improve strength and/or overall fitness. Exercises can be adjusted for any who want to participate.
Creative Writing
This course is designed to guide students in creative writing through experience in three genres: short story, poetry, and creative non-fiction. The course includes analysis of literary models (professional writings in each genre), individual and class criticism of work in a workshop mode, and lecture on and discussion of literary techniques in each genre.
Dating & Relationships
Students will learn how to date others, including hygiene, greeting, approaching others, qualities to have in order to succeed in dating, and how to build and maintain appropriate romantic relationships.
DIY Projects
Student will learn to create their own things instead of having to buy them; i.e. decorations, jewelry, soaps, body washes, etc.
Drawing & Comic Illustration
This course offers a look at the fundamental building blocks of drawing from life, reference, or from the imagination. Building upon that foundation we then explore the basics of the comic book medium. Exploring panel to panel transitions, text to image relationships, and the intricacies of page layouts, students will examine new and innovative ways to bring their stories to life.
Emotional Intelligence Club
Increase emotional intelligence
Empowerment Group
Students will learn about the Empowerment Statements through class discussions and activities.
Eternal Truths Club
Eternal Truths Discussions
Experiential Learning
In this class, students will have the opportunity to participate in varying experiential activities. By participating in and processing these activities, students will be able to draw comparisons between the activities and their lives and determine what changes they need to make in their lives in order to reach their goals.
Friendship Building 1
In friendship building, students will discover and discuss the skills needed to make and keep friends as well as the benefits, struggles, and hesitancies of having friends. During class, students will engage in discussions, role play, and participate in experiential activities to practice skills and discuss topics about building lasting friendships.
Friendship Building 2
In friendship building 2, students will continue discussing the skills needed to keep friends as well as the benefits, struggles, and hesitancies of having friends. During class, students will engage in discussions, role play, and participate in experiential activities to practice skills and discuss topics about building lasting friendships.
Full Body Blast
This aerobics class makes exercise fun and exciting! This will be a Full-Body Workout to upbeat music.
Functional Fitness
In this class we will focus on strengthening and balancing muscles to help the students become more functionally fit. This means that they will live with less pain, have more range of motion and perform daily tasks more easily. This class is for anyone at any level, but more specifically designed for those with difficulties being active.
Group Sports
Students will participate in whatever sport that the group chooses to play. Students will learn and play by the rules. Students will also practice social skills and working with others.
Healthy Sexuality - Men
Students will learn basic healthy sexuality including gender, sexual orientation, puberty, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, STI's, anatomy, safety, effects of pornography, rape, sexual assault, and crimes.
Healthy Sexuality - Women
Students will learn basic healthy sexuality including gender, sexual orientation, puberty, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, STI's, anatomy, safety, effects of pornography, rape, sexual assault, and crimes.
Heritage Horses
Students will go to Heritage School to do challenge activities with horses. They will learn social skills, reciprocity, problem solving skills, creativity, and how to be comfortable around large animals.
Hero's Journey 1
From Beowulf to Luke Skywalker, stories and myths have a way of not only shaping our culture but how we move through it. This course will focus on the hero’s journey, how it relates to us, and how we can use myths and archetypes as blueprints for a better life.
Hero's Journey 2
This class builds upon the foundation set in the Hero’s Journey class. Students continue their own hero’s journey by exploring their past and present through writing and projects. Through self-authorship, students gain insights into their own past experiences, develop strategies for capitalizing on their strengths, and learning from their weaknesses, and have the framework for a personal autobiography of their life. (Hero’s Journey 1 is a prerequisite for this course).
Hiking
Exercise in the outdoors, while finding various local hiking paths (or Rec Ctr.) (Rec Ctr Free Time on Bad Weather Days)
I Can Do Hard Things
The students will increase self-regulation through self-awareness and self-confidence by engaging in experiential activities, videos, and discussions.
Introduction to Life Systems
Introduction to the concept of using systems to address most challenges of daily life. The focus of the class will be to introduce what systems are, how they are used, and how they can help students stress less, achieve goals, save time, and simplify life. Students will learn to create systems and begin the process of looking for areas in their life that could use more efficient systems.
Japanese Culture Club
Opening up the world of the amazing “Land of the Rising Sun”. Students will be exposed to the insights of Japanese culture and perspective as they learn to be a more disciplined person. Basic Japanese terminology and language will be taught in the context of Japanese lifestyles and history. The last few classes will be open to tasting authentic Japanese food.
Jump On It
Students will go to Hang Time in Orem for 2 hours. They will have the opportunity to learn tricks, socialize with each other, exercise, release energy, and accommodate for sensory needs.
Leather Crafting
A basic class focusing on the tools and techniques of creating decorative leather designs for any level student.
Leisure Exploration 1
This intake group aims to help students reach their leisure goals whether they are living on or off campus. The goal of the group is to help students develop an understanding of leisure, the benefits of leisure, and become more aware of leisure resources in the Utah County area so they can engage in meaningful leisure activities on their own.
Leisure Exploration 2
This is an off-campus based class for students living off campus or will be transitioning to live off campus. Class will discuss leisure resources off campus. Students will help plan class activities off campus and will be expected to find their own transportation to and from the activities.
Life is Not a Label
In this class students will examine the diagnostic “labels” they’ve received and determine what they mean to themselves personally. As a major part of that, students will be asked to research their own individual diagnoses and disabilities in order to learn more about who they are, what challenges they face, and how they are uniquely different from others with similar diagnoses. The focus will be on awareness and on integrating such knowledge in a self-affirming, positive manner.
Life Systems
This class focuses on the systems necessary for daily success. Independent life come with many different responsibilities, and without clear systems and processes in place, it can quickly become overwhelming. The systems taught in this class are general and can be applied to all aspects of life like cleaning, organizing, scheduling, planning, etc. Other important areas of focus include systems for self-awareness and self-advocacy. Use this class to organize the chaos of daily life and make sense of everyday responsibilities. Structure more, stress less!
Movement Group
Students will learn how to use movement to be more aware of themselves through experiential activities. Students will learn about the elements of movement and how it affects their bodies as well as exploring benefits of stretching, balance, body language, and emotional expression.
Music Appreciation
Students will have the opportunity to share their music interests and explore new music with other students. Students will learn about different genres of music and how to best enjoy them as well as how to have appropriate conversations about music tastes with others who may have different opinions.
Music From Around the World
This course explores different music from around the world. Students will learn of different instruments, songs, and cultures that are found in different countries.
Musical Theater
This class is about building confidence through movement, acting and singing. It has been developed to build the skills necessary to communicate the dramatic content of musical text over a range of musical styles/categories. Students will build on voice, diction, movement, setting and staging, and musicality. As well as write, direct, and perform their own 1 act musical.
My Happiness Trek
Students will learn about the importance of emotions, how to make happiness lasting, and how to use their character strengths to improve authentic happiness.
Outdoor Adventures
Students will create opportunities for students to experience a variety of outdoor leisure activities available in the community. Through these activities, student will be able to practice and develop social skills in real-life settings, build relationships with their peers, and develop leisure resources.
Painting
Students will learn the basics of painting, work on conversation skills, and learn to express themselves through their artwork.
Photography
Students will learn the basics of photography; i.e. what makes a good photo, how to use a camera, and how to express themselves through photos.
Public Speaking Club
A learning and application of speaking with clarity and confidence. We will use the International Postmasters written guidelines and standards as our class compass and guideline.
Rec Center Run
Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice how to utilize community rec centers and appropriately connecting with community members.
Recreation Therapy Group
Students will learn how to become more self-aware and improve resiliency through experiential activities and group discussions. Topics will vary each week ranging from resiliency, relationships, leadership, communication, and teamwork.
Relaxation Group
Utilizing sensory calming techniques and mindfulness, the students will learn how to breathe correctly, relax their bodies and minds, and utilize these techniques throughout the week.
Resiliency Training
Resiliency is persistence in the face of adversity. This class will utilize experiential activities to identify specific behaviors that can be named, discussed, and learned to increase your ability to become more resilient in your own life and to recognize resiliency in others.
Rock Climbing
Students will have the opportunity to learn basic rock climbing and bouldering skills and practice them at The Quarry in Provo. The students will improve physical endurance and resiliency.
Sculpture Club
Explore form, scale, proportion, surface and narrative possibilities of sculpture while learning new techniques and improving your skills with clay.
Sensory Group
Students will complete a sensory profile, learn about different sensory needs, and practice mindfulness. Students will have the opportunity to make sensory tools and learn how they can be used to help them with their sensory needs.
Social Dance
Students will have opportunities to learn basic social dance and folk dance. There will be opportunities to practice social skills.
Social Steps
Social interactions can be a frustrating experience for all of us--especially for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. Social Steps covers 30 different social skills lessons designed to help students navigate social barriers they face in the work environment and in life. Classes are customized to meet the abilities, needs and interests of the students. Topics range from facing social fears, having empathy, starting conversations, receiving feedback, conflict resolution, and many other topics.
Songwriting
The key concepts and skills used in songwriting will be taught. Each student will create at least one original song in a collaborative environment. Students will have weekly opportunities to showcase their progress in front of the class and receive constructive feedback from the instructor and fellow students. Completed songs will be presented at the Fine Arts Showcase at the end of the term.
Storytelling
Explore the art and origin of oral storytelling. Provide a variety of oral storytelling techniques, styles and exercises to enhance the understanding and delivery of telling stories.
SVA Band
Students will collaborate to learn a variety of songs on their respective instruments to perform at the Fine Arts Showcase, and other on campus events. A basic knowledge of and playing ability on one instrument is required. Ability to read sheet music and lead sheet charts is recommended, but not required.
Swimming
Students would learn basic swimming skills: floating, gliding, front crawl (freestyle), back crawl, sidestroke, and breaststroke. We will also review water safety.
Treat Club
Students will learn how to make simple snacks and desserts to make with others.
Video Game Development Club
This course will explore the basics of video game development. Students will learn how to use storytelling, dialog, and controlled story elements in order to create a cohesive narrative. In addition, students will have the opportunity to work within their own development team to create a finished product.
Volleyball
Students will learn the rules and basic techniques of volleyball. They will be able to play proficiently by the end of the term.
Women's Group
Students will have the opportunity to discuss their goals, practice skills, and become empowered.
Yoga
Students will improve flexibility, coordination and focus through the practice of yoga. Class is designed for anyone at any level.
Clinical Support Class Descriptions
NOTE: Not all classes listed below are offered each term. Please see the most current course calendar to see what classes are currently being offered.
Anxiety & Autism
This Anxiety and Autism Class will focus on understanding what anxiety is, how each student experiences anxiety and learning skills to cope with it. Topics covered will be sensory overload, worry thoughts, mindfulness, and grounding techniques.
DBT
Students will learn the basic principles associated with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, including mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance. Students will learn how to apply these various principles to their lives to improve their overall functioning.
Expressive Arts Therapy
Learning how to express emotion, and cope with life stress in productive and artistic ways.
Roommate Group Therapy
Students will process their experiences relative to living with a roommate as well as address any concerns they may have regarding their interactions. They will also understand appropriate roommate etiquette in preparation for moving off-campus.
Social Resiliency
Students will explore and understand social competency as well as increase their resilience to social distress that may interfere with their progress toward long-term goals. They will explore personal behaviors that may interfere with social success as well as learn how to manage conflict appropriately as they navigate social situations in various areas of their lives.
Support Group
Students will process their experiences relative to adjusting to the current program and address any concerns they may have regarding individual and group needs.
This Anxiety and Autism Class will focus on understanding what anxiety is, how each student experiences anxiety and learning skills to cope with it. Topics covered will be sensory overload, worry thoughts, mindfulness, and grounding techniques.
DBT
Students will learn the basic principles associated with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, including mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance. Students will learn how to apply these various principles to their lives to improve their overall functioning.
Expressive Arts Therapy
Learning how to express emotion, and cope with life stress in productive and artistic ways.
Roommate Group Therapy
Students will process their experiences relative to living with a roommate as well as address any concerns they may have regarding their interactions. They will also understand appropriate roommate etiquette in preparation for moving off-campus.
Social Resiliency
Students will explore and understand social competency as well as increase their resilience to social distress that may interfere with their progress toward long-term goals. They will explore personal behaviors that may interfere with social success as well as learn how to manage conflict appropriately as they navigate social situations in various areas of their lives.
Support Group
Students will process their experiences relative to adjusting to the current program and address any concerns they may have regarding individual and group needs.
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