The Academy
Waterford Freedom Academy
Freedom Academy is a nonprofit, private occupational school that will be located on the southeastern shoreline of Connecticut. It is a part of an integrated network that includes residential housing and various local community based businesses.
The academic program includes a Liberal Arts Curriculum that focuses on life skills, occupational skills, and vocational training. Upon completion of the required coursework and internships, the academy allows the students to choose from either a specified career Trade Certificate Program or Diploma Tract.
Because Freedom Academy will be approved by the Connecticut Commissioner of Higher Education, students will be able to apply for financial aide after requirements are met. Freedom Village is an all inclusive safe, supportive, independent living community where high functioning, intellectually and developmentally disabled adults will live, work, and play. Project Free will create and offer job opportunities for its residents and students, as well as individuals from the community.
FREEDOM ACADEMY
Many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have given up on taking advantage of post secondary educational opportunities.
Freedom Academy is a comprehensive, institution of learning that encourages a continuous flow of education and occupational services that leads to a specific career pathway for students.
Students will enroll at Freedom Academy to experience a new version of post secondary vocational and educational opportunities that utilizes various learning and teaching models to maximize student potential and success.
Freedom Academy utilizes diverse learning and instruction strategies that provide an educational balance between continuing education and community living skills. Our students are successful by maximizing the implementation of the following innovative program components:
- Students earn a marketable certificate and/or diploma based on their chosen career and occupational selections
- Post secondary environment
- On-campus housing and independent living
- Flexible day and early evening class schedules
- Related and support services
- On campus and community support network
- Life Skills Instruction
- Academic Instruction
- Occupational Instruction
- Individualized Instruction
- Certified Teachers
- Social Skills and Self Improvement
- Career Development and Employment Placement
- Extracurricular activities
OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM
Freedom Academy is dedicated to serving the educational and occupational needs of each student enrolled and providing the arena where each student improves their quality of life and achieves post secondary success.
Our goals are to provide a learning environment where every student is challenged with individualized learning opportunities in order to impact their independence, training, and career potential.
Certificate and Diploma Programs include:
- Business Office Skills
- Culinary Arts
- Hospitality
- Entrepreneurship
- Retail Sales