Life Designs prepares young people for responsible adulthood, in an age when many students find college to be frightening at first and they are paralyzed by the challenges and choices in the “real world”. We specialize in leadership training and the transition into adulthood, where the foundation for autonomy is addressed and created. Life Designs offers a safe but challenging “homelike” environment where this important introspective journey can take place. The optional months to follow will take place in Life Design’s new extended training facility in Spokane Washington. Students will live and be able to go to school, work, or both while continuing to engage themselves as young adults in a more urban setting with guidance from Life Design’s staff. Life Designs works to empower young adults to explore who they are: their values, talents and passions. Students learn to take action toward their personal goals, confronting their fears and former ways of self-sabotage. Our experiential learning style uses the home environment and daily work around the 29-acre ranch to teach “transferable skills” that will apply to any relationship, living situation, or job. Art, music, animal therapy and nature are also used as teaching tools. The curriculum is self-empowerment: personal identity, leadership, finance, work ethic, psychology, home management, family living, problem-solving, friendships, personal fitness, recreation and leisure. Students graduate with a well-defined future plan. Parent growth parallels student progress through educational workshops and bi-weekly communication that fosters post-adolescent parenting. Our staff is excellent at creating an ideal learning climate and “real life” situations where students create new thought patterns and actions for positive self-empowerment. Whether a student needs to complete high school or is a college graduate, Life Designs offers the building blocks for success. |
