Classes and Seminars:
Money Management class meets once a week. Students continue the same budgeting process learned and practiced in the Core Curriculum. Class topics include more advanced topics such as reading a paycheck stub, insurance needs and preparing for income taxes. Students or teachers may also schedule individual appointments as needed.

Career Seminar class meets once a week. Students keep weekly job logs which include daily work tasks, work goals, and areas of difficulty at work. The class uses our problem solving model to assist students as they learn to self-advocate at work.

Business Communication class meets once a week. Students examine and discuss workplace attitudes and habits. They practice positive personality characteristics and behaviors that help a worker to communicate and adjust successfully in the workplace.

Supper Club meets once a week. Students plan and practice entertaining other students at their apartments and in the community. They also practice social skills involved in party planning, etiquette and social conversation.

Fitness meets once a week. Students participate with Core Curriculum students in supervised activities, if fitness class does not interfere with student’s work schedule.

Computer Class/Distance Learning meets weekly to continue working on computer skills and update career documents. They also participate in a distance learning class with students from postsecondary transition programs in other states. The class culminates with a trip to meet their new friends in person.

Advising:
Students continue weekly advising meetings to practice goal setting and problem solving skills.

Supported Employment:
The Horizons faculty career team assists the student in the job search process. When a student has a placement, the team will make regular visits to the site to complete a job analysis and evaluations. The team has regular contact through visits and telephone calls to the student’s supervisor to assist the student as needed.

Supported Living:
Horizons faculty assist the student with independent living skills during an apartment site visit once a week. Learning is individualized as the student becomes familiar with a new apartment and neighborhood. Instruction includes daily living skills such as use of appliances, cooking, different transportation routes, health management skills, emergency contact numbers and plans, organization and time management and other skills as needed.

Leisure Activities:
Third year students may choose to participate in some of the school activities with the Core Curriculum students, such as UAB ball games. Students will budget for these activities in money management class. Students do participate in activities that interfere with work hours.