Lighthouse 2021 Summer Camps!The Lighthouse Center for Vital Living will offer three remote summer camps in 2021, conducted via Zoom. All camps are eight-days long and a total of five online hours per day (except the first day); they each begin in the afternoon on a Friday, end the following Friday, and include one weekend.

A Week at Hogwarts: Friday, June 18 – Friday, June 25Preferred application deadline: Friday, May 28(Note: Students attending STP can be integrated into this camp after they finish STP.)

This is the camp where potions are made in the kitchen, brooms are for sweeping, and magical maps are tactile.

You will begin camp in the virtual Great Hall where you will learn about your class schedule, be sorted into your houses and learn how your house can earn points in the days ahead. During the camp, you will take part in a variety of classes that, almost magically, will improve your understanding and abilities in multiple areas of your independence skills – oops, we mean your wizarding abilities: cooking, cleaning, grooming, assistive technology, literacy, orientation and mobility concepts, ADA, self-advocacy, and physical fitness. When it comes to these skills, some of you might be First-Years and some of you might be closer to graduation; we’ll work to adjust your class

schedule so that you leave Hogwarts more skilled to take on the challenges of living and working in the muggle world. Even if Harry Potter is not your cup of tea, we

Camper Amy’s tactile route map she created at home during the 2020 Movement & Music remote camp. Is that her neighborhood or Hogwarts?

guarantee you will learn, improve your skills, meet new people, and have a lot of fun.

The Leader in Me: Friday, July 9 – Friday, July 16Preferred application deadline: Friday, June 4

Everyone has the potential to be a leader. That doesn’t mean you have to be the team captain or a boss in a big company. What it does mean is that you, first, lead yourself well so that you are happy and satisfied with your life, your choices and your actions. It also means you learn how to become a better team player with others in your life: in your family, at your school, in your work.

During this camp, we will use the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to help develop the leader in you, while you use and develop skills for independence. The 7 Habits are seven characteristics that happy and successful teens the world over have in common. We will explore what the 7 Habits mean for each of us and how to use them in our lives. We’ll do that through a variety of individual and interactive activities.

Sessions throughout the week will call upon various skills of daily living, technology, literacy, and O&M, to carry out activities; we’ll support you as needed to help you use and improve those

skills during the camp. One highlight of the camp will be a virtual fine dining experience. Not only will you need to learn about and look your best for that (well, as good as you can, at least), you will also help prepare some of the meal in stages throughout the week. We’ll also have some team building activities, a team skit, a speech, and a talent and interest showcase. We’ll also explore your own strengths and

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Marcus showing the omelet he made for breakfast during last summer’s remote Chopped! camp.

discuss self-advocacy so that you know how to show up as your best in your family, at school and in future work.

The Office: Friday, July 30 – Friday, August 6Preferred application deadline: Friday, June 18

This camp is a simulated work week in a very virtual company called Giggle. Campers will complete an employment application and then be interviewed early at camp. Everyone will then be assigned to a job in the company. During the camp, the company team will work together toward completing a project. Each day will focus on understanding different types of job functions in the company, such as administrative, human resources, marketing, finance, operations and production; you will also learn about different jobs associated with those functions. Community mentors in different job roles will help campers explore those careers further.

In your job at Giggle you will work on individual tasks, take part in team meetings, connect with a remote global team, and collaborate using different software tools. Employees (campers) will either use their own computer or may obtain one from the Lighthouse, if needed, to use during the camp. You will also work on daily living skills and interpersonal skills needed toshow up as your best at work.

Questions?

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Alyssa creating a document in Microsoft Word on her laptop.

Contact Chris Correia, Youth Transition Program Manager for the Lighthouse, at (218) 624-4828 Ext. 1025 or by email at chris@lcfvl.org.

How To Apply: Three easy steps

1. First, talk to your State Services for the Blind (SSB) counselor about your interest in the camp and getting authorized to participate. If you need help with this, let us know.

2. Complete and submit a Lighthouse application. You may complete an online Google Forms application at this link or download a Microsoft Word version to print out or fill in at this link . Again, let us know if you need help with this or have any questions. The links/form are also available on the Lighthouse web site on the summer camps page (click here).

3. Contact Chris Correia, Youth Transition Program Manager for the Lighthouse, to let him know you will be applying so he can watch for your application and connect with you as needed. You can reach Chris by email at chris@lcfvl.org or by phone at (218) 624-4828 extension 1025. Also, if you need help in any way, Chris is happy to assist.

We hope to see you this summer!

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