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The event is open to the public and will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Bush Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pathways School of Excellence is a middle school and high school program for students with special needs. The program offers an individualized curriculum consisting of independent living skills, spiritual development and academic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Life Skills House is a designated space on SEU\u2019s campus for Pathways students to develop and practice independent living skills in an environment similar to the real world. In addition to preparing students for an independent future, it will also help them grow their employability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a brief program in Bush Chapel, attendees will be invited to walk over to the Life Skills House for the grand reveal at 6 p.m. Following the reveal, there will be tours of the house and a block party from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with carnival-style games, food and drinks, face painting and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The construction and renovation needed to prepare the house for its new purpose was funded through state appropriations from the Florida Legislature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am honored to support the Life Skills House initiative, as I can see the significant value it is going to add to the community and the educational need it will fulfill,\u201d said Florida Senator Colleen Burton. \u201cThis program will help prepare and equip the young adults of Pathways to become contributing and successful members of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Patricia Shaw, the principal of the Pathways School of Excellence, commented, \u201cOur students needed a space outside of the classroom with the proper equipment where they could practice skills related to cooking, cleaning, laundry and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each room of the house will be structured for the teaching of specific skills. In the kitchen, students will learn food safety, grocery planning and how to cook. A bedroom will be staged with a Murphy bed where students will learn how to properly make the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A laundry room will be available with industrial washers and dryers for students to practice washing and drying their clothes, as well as folding or hanging them up when done. There will also be a workout space equipped with weights and dumbbells for students to participate in various exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Life Skills House will also include a meeting space for tutoring, and an area for recreation where students can earn breaks and watch TV or play video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the house\u2019s patio, a raised garden will be set up for students to learn horticultural skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, students will learn general safety skills and practice entrepreneurship by operating their own smoothie business that will serve the SEU campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every Pathways student will have the opportunity to utilize the house with the accompanied guidance of a teacher or mentor. The house will also provide experiential learning opportunities for SEU students studying social work or education by working directly with Pathways students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe best way for our students to master these types of skills is through repetition. With increased opportunity for practice at school, in addition to their own home, they will be able to achieve mastery much quicker,\u201d emphasized Shaw. \u201cThe impact it will have on our students and their families will be huge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This release can also be found on the SEU Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About SEU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Southeastern University (SEU) is a Christ-centered institution of higher learning. Founded in 1935 and located in the Central Florida community of Lakeland, SEU offers more than 100 degree programs including associate, bachelor’s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees. SEU\u2019s reach expands beyond the Lakeland campus, with a comprehensive online learning program and more than 250 partner site programs worldwide. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Learn more at SEU.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This fall, students at the Pathways School of Excellence at Southeastern University (SEU) will have a new space to learn essential life skills. A grand opening ceremony and celebration will… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"33","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[33],"tags":[9569],"class_list":["post-49108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seu-news","tag-seu-to-hold-grand-opening-for-life-skills-house"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49111,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49108\/revisions\/49111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}