An Education Services Overview of our professional education services at Highfields

Our Mission
To provide opportunities to children, youths, families and other individuals to be more responsible for their own lives and to strengthen their relationships with others.

Our Vision
To create bright futures for children, their families and communities.

Services

Education Services Overview

EDUCATION SERVICES OVERVIEW

A successful educational experience has long been seen as a critical key for a young person having a positive and productive life.

In 1974, Highfields partnered with the Ingham Intermediate School District to open the Malcolm Williams School, a nationally recognized school serving the educational needs of the youth placed in the Youth Opportunity Camp. Based on the "lessons learned" through this program, and an expressed need for ways to better connect with and engage students in community schools, Highfields began developing additional educational services. Breakthrough, opened in 1985, was our first new service in this area. Its positive impact with numerous community schools has been significant and has led to the development of many more education services.

While they can be delivered in a variety of settings, all of our education services programs have several common themes:

They are customized to meet specific individual or group needs
They will use experiential, didactic, group and individual presentation styles
They will focus on personal growth and development; discovery of strengths; mastery of social, behavioral and academic skills; increased self-confidence and self-responsibility; improved communication, problem solving and decision making; learning how to better manage life's challenges; and /or how to successfully achieve the educational competencies needed to have a more productive future.

After-School Program - A constructive alternative available for Lansing and Jackson students who otherwise would return to an empty home at the end of their school day.

Training and Development (Breakthrough) - An experiential education program available throughout Michigan that offers individual and group experiences for students, parents, teachers and other school staff.

Skills of Success (SOS) School Based Skill Building Program - A group program available throughout mid-Michigan that helps students master social competencies that will support their becoming more responsible, effective and successful both in school and in life.