Takes 6 to 7 hours. A short, direct wake-up call in a compact 8-hour Course. Presents the reality of the adult world by guiding students to discover the path to a reasonable lifestyle - the theme is, “Your choices create your future, and here's the future that's possible - you decide." Click HERE to logon and explore the full PEAK DISCOVERY Program |
Peak Discovery is ideal for youth, teen, and peer courts. Plus, in truancy programs and truancy courts, youth learn the value of education and how school is that path to they life they want. The program is also valuable for in-school suspension, expanding curriculum for life skills and consumer math, detention programs, and situations where students can benefit from additional commitment to learning.
- Students discover the value of right choices in their own lives
- Learn how education and school are the path to a successful life
- Connect education, jobs, income, a reasonable lifestyle to today
- Discover the realistic proportions of the adult world
- A life-scenario-planning system that allows them to experiment
- Connect actions to benefits, amenties, rewards in real life
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| Peak Discovery Activities and Lessons
Introduction: How This Works Explore the Real World The True Life Chart: Intro to Successful, Independent Life
Find the Costs of a Reasonable Lifestyle Locate and Budget for a Real Apartment Create a Budget for your Apartment, Utilities, Food, Clothing Costs and Responsibilities of Owning Your Car Find and Learn About Car Insurance and Health Insurance Create Leisure and the Fun in Your Life Your Total Yearly Budget, Expenses, and Income Needed
Discover Jobs and Education Needed to Support Your Life Find the Income, Jobs, Education Needed to Reach Your Lifestyle Learn About Success in Your Chosen Job or Career Make CHOICES: What will you do NOW to create the life you want? View Certificate of Completion |
Dropout and Truancy prevention: A frequent offense in the teen court system is truancy. Preventing truancy and drop outs is more effective when young people can picture, in their own lives, the real economic value of education and school. Then, they’ll realize the direct and painful consequences of their choices, actions, and mistakes. When you use the Youth Life Choices Programs, as sentencing options, they act as another voice for the teens – as their own voice – showing them the dangers of risking or quitting school. And even if they choose, with eyes open, to leave school, the Programs help prepare them for the workplace, teaching job readiness and workplace success and key life skills. Only if the teen buys into the message and the outcomes will dropout prevention work. Through your teen, youth, or peer court, Youth Life Choices guides them to create a future, a detailed plan on how to get there, and the truth about what happens if they choose otherwise. |