Summer Matters - Valley Forge Educational Services

Summer Matters - VFES Summer Matters - VFES Summer Matters - VFES Summer Matters - VFES

VTC Summer Experience (ages 18-21)

Program Dates: June 25–August 3, 2012 (No program on July 4)
Program Times: 9:00am-2:00pm, Monday-Friday

 The Vanguard Transition Center, under the auspices of the Summer Matters program of Valley Forge Educational Services, offers a six-week summer experience that focuses on life skills, vocational and post-secondary training for students, ages 18-21.

 Participating students will be assigned to one of three cohorts:

  •  Post-Secondary Education –for students currently attending or preparing to attend college, trade school or Vo-Tech
  • Workforce Development –for student seeking or currently working in community-based employment
  • Vocational/Life Skills – for students bridging to work, housing and community support from adult agencies

 Within each of the cohorts, students may choose from the following strands:

  • Culinary Arts/Food Services
  •  Clerical Services
  •  Horticulture/Landscaping/Maintenance
  •  College and SAT Prep

All students will participate in workshops that focus on time and money management, interpersonal skills, self-advocacy and recreation/leisure skills.

Our week-long “Independent Living Residency” is a critical feature of the VTC Summer Experience. All participating students will spend one week residing together, along with experienced support staff, at Camp HOPE in Schwenksville (PA) while attending regularly scheduled daily programming.

 The “Independent Living Residency” allows participating students to put critical life skills they’ve learned into practice in this “real world” setting.

Contact Holly Zipperer, Director of Summer Programs, at 610-296-6725 x115 for more details.