Explorations may be in-school or community based. Pay while at exploration sites is not available. Transportation to and from the exploration site is provided through public busing. The purpose of the course is to provide students with different types of job settings, vocational skills, social skills and other expectations employers require within their business. Specific skill training is not the focus of the course.
Students are at the exploration site four afternoons per week and in class one.
They stay at one site for approximately six weeks. Students must be at least 16 years old. This year course is designed to encourage students to live as independently as possible. Topics covered include family living, budgeting, meals, clothing, household maintenance, and effective use of leisure time as well as life coping skills. Students will practice a daily routine of social skills, use of public transportation and recreation facilities, shopping skills, practical money skills, simple cooking, and other skills used in various community settings.