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Work Enclave
 “Students perform a valuable service for Town Center by folding, taping, and labeling approximately 1700 newsletters each month. It is a joy having the Enclave students come here weekly to assist us with the variety of tasks. They arrive with broad smiles and ready-to-work attitudes … It has truly been a great benefit to Town Center Community Association to be involved in the Enclave Program.”
- Patricia B. Laidig
Village Manager, Town Center Community Organization
A Work Enclave is a supervised work training program for students receiving special education. The enclave provides a transition step between school and independent work for those who need a higher degree of support or supervision.
Each enclave consists of a small group of students who perform basic, repetitive tasks under the close supervision of special education personnel. The experience enables students to achieve success in a community vocational setting while learning the attitudes and skills necessary to work independently, including:
- Using effective socially appropriate communication skills
- Following directions
- Sompleting jobs
- Seeking assistance when needed
Eligibility
Students must be:
- At least 16 years of age or in junior year of high school
- Certificate (non-diploma) bound
- Enrolled in Academic Life Skills programs or at Cedar Lane School
Employer's Role
Provide job tasks for group. Typical tasks include:
- Mailings
- Horticulture
- Stuffing envelopes
- Collating
- Folding towels
- Vacuuming, dusting, or other housekeeping tasks
- Bagging groceries
- Unpacking merchandise and stocking shelves
- Constructing and filling boxes
Benefits to Organization
- Gain satisfaction from helping students with special needs to achieve independence
- Teachers oversee quality of work
- Work provided at no charge to organization
Logistics
- School system provides transportation to job site
For More Information
Ellen Roper
Cedar Lane School
410-888-8800
ellen_roper@hcpss.org
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