LIT classes are open to everyone, regardless of ability. In addition to each class's specific subject matter, classes at LIT are also designed to help give participants the skill sets to be able to succeed in the life activity of their choice, including employment. The classes will also give participants regular opportunities to gain practical experience by engaging directly with the community at large.
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Baking and Independence Working under the direction our Culinary Institute of America-trained staff member, this class will teach independence through the many skills necessary to learn the art of baking. Participants will learn to be successful in both individual and collaborative endeavors while baking delicious treats such as a variety of cookies, cakes, breads, muffins and other baked goods. During the process of baking, each participant will learn – each according to their own individual capabilities – a variety of tasks which will not only make them successful bakers but will also be translatable in helping them to function more independently in their personal lives, including skills which may assist them if they choose to enter employment of some kind. A sample of the skills to be learned:
Participants will also have the opportunity to practice their social skills with each other and create friendships while having fun baking. |
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Financial Smarts and Independence
Explore and discover the many facets of what it means to be financially aware for oneself in the world. Understand the world of money:
Students will learn about the importance of money (both on and off the job), and how to make smart, safe money decisions. Opportunities to practices these skills in the community will be included. *Participants will be shown how many of these skills apply to their daily lives outside of work. |
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Health & Nutrition:
In this class, we will explore how what you eat and drink matters to your health. We will start with nutrition basics: types of foods and what your body needs to be healthy. We will explore the basics of cooking, including an introduction to the tools of the kitchen and shopping for and safely handling food. We will explore food budgeting, smart shopping, and cost difference between making your own food and eating out, and how not to waste food. For those participants interested in employment, we will also explore eating on the job and cover topics such as bringing food to work vs. buying food at work, and the workplace routines and expectations surrounding food. The class will have ample opportunity for practicing these lessons both in our facilities and in the community. |
Managing Physical & Emotional Well-Being
In this class we will help all our participants manage their physical and emotional-well being. We will explore what it means to be emotionally healthy. We will learn ways to recognize our emotional stress points, and learn techniques to deal with these stress points and improve our emotional health. We will learn and practice relaxation and emotional control techniques and explore how we can incorporate these into our lives both on and off the job. We will explore what it means to be physically healthy, and then we will learn and practice techniques to relax, strengthen, stretch, and invigorate our bodies. There will be a focus on dealing with incorporating our sensory needs into physical well-being practices. Taking care of our physical needs while on the job will be also addressed and practiced.
In this class we will help all our participants manage their physical and emotional-well being. We will explore what it means to be emotionally healthy. We will learn ways to recognize our emotional stress points, and learn techniques to deal with these stress points and improve our emotional health. We will learn and practice relaxation and emotional control techniques and explore how we can incorporate these into our lives both on and off the job. We will explore what it means to be physically healthy, and then we will learn and practice techniques to relax, strengthen, stretch, and invigorate our bodies. There will be a focus on dealing with incorporating our sensory needs into physical well-being practices. Taking care of our physical needs while on the job will be also addressed and practiced.
