Grandwood Classroom Characteristics

Elementary Classroom

Ages 6-11

• Teach social skills
• Increase student's ability to communicate wants and needs
• Teach functional academics as determined by the student's IEP
• Following a schedule
• Early life skills (i.e. brushing teeth, toileting, cleaning, etc.)
• Social skills

Middle School Classroom

Ages 12-14

• Teach functional academics as determined by the student's IEP
• Increase appropriate peer interactions
• Pre-vocational skills (i.e. recycling, cleaning, meal preparation)
• Following a schedule
• Social skills

High School Classroom

Ages 15-21

• Teach functional academics as determined by the student's IEP
• Teach leisure and recreational skills
• Develop vocational skills
• Prepare for post-secondary living, learning, and working