Chapel Haven holds free college readiness workshop, nutrition class

NEW HAVEN
>> Chapel Haven, an award-winning school for young adults on the
autism spectrum and with other developmental disabilities, is offering
two classes this month to kick off a series of free educational
community workshops.

The first is the popular college readiness workshop that teaches
families what they need to know to navigate the sometimes tricky
business of college. Experts from Chapel Haven will share strategies for
success and insight into why college can be a struggle - but also a
great success - for this with Asperger’s Syndrome, other autism spectrum
disorders and developmental disabilities. Those who attend will also
learn about the supports available at colleges for those with special
needs.

The workshop is October 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The second workshop this month will be held October 29 from 7 to 9 p.m.
and the topic will be healthy eating. The audience will get a sample of
an innovative nutrition course taught at Chapel Haven through the
expertise of educators from the Cornell-Scott Hill Health Center. The
workshop, like the class, will be in game show-style format. The
interactive workshop is for parents and young adults and focuses on 
teaching our special needs adults about healthy portion sizes, limit
sugar and fat, and the effect of emotions on eating habits, weight gain
and loss. The “The Weigh to Live” proved so successful that after the
first nine-week course last semester, the class’ 16 students lost more
than 60 lbs. in total.

The students learned tips such as eating peanut butter sandwiches topped
with bananas instead of jelly and drinking water instead of soda or
juice. Parents may opt to have their young adults join in the workshop
or spend time in our fitness center with Chapel Haven’s wonderful
trainer, Kim!

To register, visit: http://conta.cc/18I8Ma1 or to have questions answered, call Connie Brand, 203-397-1714, ext. 111. Her email is cbrand@chapelhaven.org.