HIGH POINT VILLAGE INC

REACH HIGH AND DREAM BIG EDUCATIONAL AND PRE-VOCATIONAL DAY PROGRAMS ARE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AGES 18 AND ABOVE WHO ARE NO LONGER IN SCHOOL. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS IS THE LEVEL OF NEED OF PARTICIPANTS. DREAM BIG VILLAGERS REQUIRE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION AND A LOWER STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO WHILE REACH HIGH VILLAGERS OPERATE MORE INDENPENDENTLY. BOTH ARE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE PROGRAMS REINFORCE SKILLS LEARNED IN SCHOOL (SUCH AS READING AND MATH) WHILE INCORPORATING SOCIAL SKILLS, ART, PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR FIELD TRIPS WHICH ALLOW THEM TO HAVE COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION TO GENERALIZE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE ENVIRONMENT AT HIGH POINT VILLAGE STRESSES TEAMWORK AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS, TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND GUESTS.

MUSIC THERAPY AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WITH BOARD- CERTIFIED AND LICENSED THERAPISTS ON STAFF AND ON CONTRACT AT HIGH POINT VILLAGE. MUSIC THERAPY IS THE CLINICAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED USE OF INTERVENTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DOMAINS: PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, COMMUNICATION, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS PARTNER WITH VILLAGERS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY INCREASING THEIR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS, SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, FURTHER COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS, AND IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO ORGANIZE THEIR THOUGHTS, PAY ATTENTION, REMEMBER, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. HIGH POINT VILLAGE OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE DAY AND EVENING FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY AT HIGH POINT PARTICIPATING IN OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FOR THOSE WHO COME TO HIGH POINT ONLY FOR THERAPIES. THERE ARE MANY INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES REPORTED BY PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE THERAPISTS.