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Children Of Light Real Deal Life Skills Readiness Program
Children of Light "Real Deal Life Skills" Readiness Program (COL/RDLS) is a community-based program designed to support elementary and other students, who have been suspended or endure academic hardships, as a result of their behavior, mental health condition or emotional/social development.
BRINGING A PRIVATE SCHOOL FEEL TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING
COLA/RDLS engage participants in safe, structured environments. COL/RDLS operates from 8 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Saturday offering both daytime interventions, during school and after-school enrichment programs.
COL/RDLS also provides workforce develpoment for teens and young adults.
Children Of Light Has Many Advantages
There are several advantages for Children of Light operating as a community based program to offer a private school "feel" to the public school setting. Let's explore a few:
1) Flexibility in operating hours, program structure, services and scalability.
- COL/RDLS and our services operate at the will and pleasure of parents to address participant needs
- Parents determine what services are introduced to their children and when
- Parents authorize COL Support Team to provide services during and after-school day
- COL become parent's eyes and ears
- Partipants are "incentivized" to follow COL/RDLS rules at all times.
- COL/RDLS program structure and services can exist anywhere
2) No strict curriculum or bureaucratic hoops, just focus on what is best for our participants.
- COL/RDLS is free to offer participants "Real Life" experiences without bureacratic oversight or restrictions.
- COL is only interested in participant success.
3) COL/RDLS can innovate and adapt to individual needs without the rigidity of a traditional school structure.
- COL/RDLS can easily adjusts once issues have been identified, then work to accomodate the individual needs of our participants and their families.
- COL has built relationships with a varity of other community stakeholder to assist our participants and their families.
4) Complements existing education systems instead of competing.
- COL/RDLS offers parents and schools an option if Out-Of-School is necessary
- As a partner, COL can report participant attendance school to maintain student attendance
- COL/RDLS offer participants additional structure, exposure and "real life" experiences that encourage social and emtional growth.
Children of Light (COL/RDLS) not only addresses immediate gaps in supervision and support for suspended students, especially elementary students, but also builds long-term skills in social development, emotional intelligence, and academic growth in all participants.
The integration of mental health services and behavioral support ensures that COL/RDLS participants receive holistic care, fostering a stronger foundation for their future.
