Conferences

Buddy Walk, Milwaukee, WI (September 26, 2010)

St. Charles High Transition Night, St. Charles, IL (October 13, 2010)

Watertown High Transition Fair, Watertown, WI (October 16, 2010)-tentative

Special Kids Resource Fair, Bristol, WI (October 16, 2010)

Illinois Statewide Transition Conference, Effingham, IL (October 24-25, 2010)

Fond du Lac County Transition Fair, Fond du Lac, WI (November 10, 2010)

Open Houses 

  • September 17, 2010
  • November 12, 2010
  • March 18, 2011
  • April 15, 2011

"We really enjoyed the open house at Shepherds College on Friday.  You have a great program to help these young people grow and mature, to find their purpose in this life.  I really enjoyed seeing the students present their program to us, you could see the pride they take in their work. 

Prior to going to Shepherd's College we had been asking Philip what he was wanting to learn at the Open House and he really did not know, he was overwhelmed.  After lunch on Friday, before the student's were separated from the parents, we could see Philip's anxiety level increase.  My husband and I saw a real difference in all three of the kids when they rejoined the parents, they had connected in that short time away from us!  When you asked them a question they looked at each other instead of their parents and they were smiling and laughing together.

When we were in the car I asked Philip what he thought and his response was very surprising to me because he really absorbed what was going on around him.  What impacted me the most is he said he really appreciated the staff talking directly to him and relating to him and that he felt like he "fit in".  As a parent that means the world for me to hear.  After many years of Philip not wanting to take part in activities at church and school he felt like he finally "fit" somewhere."

- Judi -