School Based Contracts and Partnerships

PRIDE

Students Taking Pride in Themselves, Their School, and Their Community

A collaborative effort between the school district and The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, NYSARC.

The Pride Program provides a structured socialization skills curriculum and outreach program to identified groups of children with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. The Pride Program was developed for junior high school students in order to help students adjust to the special challenges faced by teens with a disability. The program teaches and assists the youth in learning how to constructively integrate their behavior with others in the school, community, and home environments. The Arc also assists in providing a link between the home, the school, and the community.

Goals of Pride Program

Students will develop skills that will enable them to interact more effectively with peers and  adults in the school environment

Students will learn to take a positive and active role in their community

Students will develop skills that will allow them to cope with the diverse situations that they encounter when they leave the school building

Students will recognize their personal strengths and set goals for the future

Skill Areas

School Environment and Expectations                                                                             Getting to know others
Respect
Responsibility
Citizenship
Cooperation
Fairness               Forgiveness                                                                                                                   Planning for our future
Caring relationships
Healthy living

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