P.H.S. Life Skills Program
Functional Academic and Social Skills Instruction
Functional life skills instruction helps students move forward with dignity and purpose.
Students need daily Instructional opportunities for functional academic skills building and hands-on community based instructional activities and projects.
Structured routines and regular physical activities support student learning.
Students are enriched by hands on projects, class gardens, campus jobs and social integration opportunities
- Students learn to care for and maintain gardening plots around the campus.
- Community integration activities include social engagement through Physical Education and daily free choice opportunities during break and lunch periods.
- Campus jobs support future job skills, as well as social and life skills needs.
- Instruction supports fostering independence.
Community Outreach and Engagement
The life skills class has been working with Sonoma State University's Collaborative Autism Training & Support Program. We are eager to find and work with various community programs and people. We encourage everyone to come join us on our ever-continuing learning adventures!
Friendships with peers
Community is an overarching principle in the life skills class. Students take great pride in working with both the school community and the Petaluma community at large.
Engagement in instruction
The life skills class enjoys a myriad of diverse academic opportunities - reading and engaging with therapy dogs, using a variety of assistive technologies to enrich the learning experience, and rich hands-on activities.
Campus job opportunities
Students take pride in maintaining a community garden, campus upkeep, and general classroom cleaning. The vocational lessons underpinning these activities are invaluable!
Students participating toward a Certificate of Achievement can be engaged and enthusiastic about school.
Petaluma High School Life Skills Program
Email: pbrown@petk12.org
Website: http://petalumahighschool.org/
Location: 201 Fair Street Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: 707-778-4652