Preparations for life after high school can start while your student is completing their courses! Check out the below for programs that will help them prepare for post-graduation life.
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515 E. Poplar Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94401
(408) 475-3323
sandrafishler@landmark.edu
Landmark College, a college specifically designed “for students who learn differently,” brings Bay Area students some of its resources and services through their College Success Center (LCSC). The center provides coaching, academic support, and training to students who are navigating the changes that come with transitioning to college. Each summer, LCSC’s coaching programs offer several workshops geared toward high school seniors and recent graduates, including this year’s 3-Day Executive Functioning and Transition to College Summer Workshop. The workshop aims to help students who plan to enroll in college, a certificate program, trade school, “or start their next educational experience” by developing key skills: executive functioning, self-advocacy, and technology support. At the end of this workshop, participants receive post-program feedback to further aid in their learning journey.
Type: Workshop
Dates and times: August 5–7, 2025
Location: Landmark College Success Center
Register: Please email Sandra Fishler to register.
Cost: $500. GGRC-approved vendor.
Ages and disabilities served: High school seniors or recent graduates with learning disabilities, ages 17 and up.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
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595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 322-5910
megan.broome@mcinc.org
Morrissey Compton provides educational, mental health, therapy, and support services to families who are concerned about their child’s “school, behavior, and/or social-emotional functioning.” One of the ways they support families is by providing summer programs covering a variety of topics for children and teens: social skills, friendship, stress management, and more. This summer, Morrissey Compton has organized an executive functioning session designed to help high schoolers “ease into this next phase of life.” Students will learn about self-reflection, assessing progress towards goals, time management skills, prioritizing, organizational strategies, and managing attention.
Dates and times: August 5–9, 2025, Monday-Friday, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location: Morrissey Compton
Register: Email Dr. Megan Broome to register.
Cost: $1,850
Ages and disabilities served: 9th-12th grade students with learning differences and social-emotional challenges.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
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1070 Arastradero Rd. #200
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 724-9143
snp-reach-oc@stanford.edu
Each year, the Stanford Neurodiversity Project (SNP) hosts a project-based summer camp inviting high schoolers to learn more about neurodiversity. While each student chooses a topic that interests them, the projects are focused on advocacy. The program finds an intersection behind understanding the science behind neurodiversity and empowering neurodivergent students through research and introducing learning strategies and skills. As they work through their research projects, students practice design thinking skills and explore topics such as the history of neurodiversity and how to build community. Students are also introduced to learning strategies in hopes that this will help them choose colleges or degree programs that work best for them. These strategies include the strengths-based model and Universal Design for Learning. This camp is a good fit for budding researchers and advocates interested in a career focused on neurodiversity while also gaining skills to better understand their own brains.
Type: Day camp
Dates and times: Camp runs from July to August and is broken up into two cohorts.
Location: Both on campus and virtual. Exact location will be announced in May.
Register: Read the “How to Apply” section on the camp’s page and then register online. Applications are due April 17, 2025 and decision emails are sent out no later than April 28, 2025.
Cost: Cohort 1 is $2,320 for remote and $2,730 for in-person. Cohort 2 is in-person and costs $2,730, which does not include food and housing.
Ages and disabilities served: High school students of all abilities.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
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595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 322-5910
gohar.jaffer@mcinc.org
Morrissey Compton provides educational, mental health, therapy, and support services to families who are concerned about their child’s “school, behavior, and/or social-emotional functioning.” One of the ways they support families is by providing summer programs covering a variety of topics for children and teens: social skills, friendship, stress management, and more. This year, they’ve put together a workshop designed specifically to provide high schoolers with a “safe space to discuss life stressors” and to “learn healthy coping strategies.” This includes things that directly combat stress like self-care, coping strategies, and resilience building while also providing means for students to prevent stress through time management and healthy communication strategies. It is Morrissey Compton’s hope that through this five- session workshop, participants will be better equipped to “navigate the ups and downs of adolescence and build resilience.”
Type: Day camp
Dates and times: June 24–28, 2025, Monday-Friday, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: Morrissey Compton
Register: Email Dr. Gohar Jaffer to register.
Cost: $900.
Ages and disabilities served: 9th-12th grade students with learning differences and social-emotional challenges.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
These transitional programs will help you and your student navigate changes as they move from high school graduation to the next phase of their life.
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13851 Stevens Canyon Rd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 867-1115
Camp Via West, an affiliate of Ability Path, provides services that help families and individuals with developmental disabilities “achieve their full potential and be included in all aspects of our community.” This includes educational, therapeutic, and support services for children, adults, seniors, and families. Each year, they host summer camps on their 13.5-acre campus with the help of trained staff ready to “help campers stretch their imaginations,” grow their skills, enjoy the outdoors, and “make lifetime memories.” Their Altitude Camp is a project-based program designed specifically to help neurodivergent teens (middle to high school) prepare for the transition into adulthood by giving them opportunities to build vital skills, especially their social skills, independence, and self-confidence. Campers are grouped up with peers to enjoy typical camp activities while also working on projects related to topics such as film, performing arts, sports, STEM, and more. Campers who have graduated high school have the opportunity to enroll in the CIA transition program where they can choose Counselor In Training, Internship, or Apprenticeship tracks to pursue. Participants have 24-hour access to the Registered Nurses at Camp Via West Health Center, as well as nurse interns to help with daily living, motor, mobility, and hoyer lifts.
Type: Overnight and day camp
Dates and times: Session 2: Teen Altitude is June 20–25, 2025. Please see the Summer 2025 Dates & Rates page for more details.
Location: Camp Via West
Register: You’ll want to first read their Application Information page to familiarize yourself with the process, then register online. You’ll be placed on a waitlist until the application is reviewed and a team member has called you. Enrollment is open year-round, and the process usually takes about three to six weeks, so begin as early as possible.
Cost: Pricing ranges $1,300-$3,700 based on the staff-to-camper ratio and if you select the day or overnight option. They accept Regional Center funding under respite and social-recreation codes.
Ages and disabilities served: Sixth grade to post-highschool, up to 23 years old. Camper eligibility is determined by strengths and support needs rather than diagnosis.
1:1 aide: You can select your preferred staff-to-camper ratio (1:5 or 1:3) when registering. While they do their best to honor these preferences, ratios assigned are determined by safety and camper needs. Please see their ratio criteria for more information.
Making the transition from high school to college isn’t always easy or smooth. These programs offer an array of skill building, support, and preparation for the new experiences to come.
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19 River Road South
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6885
summer@landmark.edu
Landmark College, a college specifically designed “for students who learn differently,” provides a variety of summer programs for students to help them develop the necessary skills for college life or making the transition. The Five-Day Online Boot Camp is part of their College START program, helping transitioning or current college students feel confident and prepared for the fall semester by creating a space to develop a compassionate relationship with their neurodiversity, identity, struggles, and needs. During camp, students are supported in fostering a better understanding of themselves, connecting with community, exploring learning strategies, and reframing their thinking about their individual “learning strengths and challenges.” This support is provided in the form of daily check-ins with their professor, personal consultations, peer mentor panels, educational sessions, as well as connecting with and learning from students who have found academic success. Equipped with a better understanding of themselves and their neurodivergence, students explore reading, writing, note-taking, test-taking, executive functioning, and life management strategies to help them navigate college life.
Type: Online
Dates and times: July 14–18, 2025
Location: Online
Register: Create an account, then apply online. Students must be interested in attending Landmark College to apply.
Cost: $1,850
Ages and disabilities served: Recent high school graduates or current college students with learning disabilities.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
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2150 Shattuck Ave. Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94704
(877) 566-9247
info@cipsummer.com
College Internship Program (CIP) offers programs and services designed to help high schoolers with learning differences “learn valuable skills to make a successful transition” to life after high school. Their summer program focuses on helping students feel “well-prepared” as they make the transition to “college, employment, and independent living” and sets out to accomplish this through skill building. This includes: independent living skills, executive functioning skills, social skills, budgeting, future goal planning, housekeeping, and more. Each participant will have a person-centered plan created specifically for them and will leave the program with a detailed assessment. Campers will also have the chance to experience and practice independent living by residing in student housing while also having access to support from 24/7 staff and medication reminders. This program also prioritizes exposing participants to a “supportive community” where they can thrive and thus creates a schedule that includes downtime for socialization, relaxation, and activities planned around the student's areas of interest.
Type: Sleepaway program
Dates and times: July 13–25, 2025
Location: UC Berkeley and Cal State Long Beach
Register: Apply online by first creating an account, then fill out a new student application. There’s a $125 application fee due when you submit. Applications are due March 31, 2025. Please see the Admissions & Tuition tab for more details.
Cost: $5,800, which includes activities, room and board, and 24/7 staffing support. There is a scholarship contest with a $1,000 reward.
Ages and disabilities served: High school students or recent graduates with autism, ADHD, and learning differences.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
Whether your student has just graduated high school or college, or is otherwise ready to enter the workforce, these programs provide various opportunities and services to help them succeed.
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385 Fairview Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(310) 476-8571
Contact: Rory Carmer
Camp Ramah provides “immersive Jewish experiences rooted in Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Hasadim” for young adults and children through their various events and summer camp. They offer two summer programs for campers with disabilities: Amitzim for children and Ezra for young adults. While each is unique, both programs focus on creating community and increasing independent living skills. Ezra is a 4-8-week vocational training program where participants live at camp, so their days are filled with “job site experience, life skill classes, recreational activities, and living Judaism.” The goal of the program is to help prepare “young adults for independent living and teaching them employment-related skills.” While at camp, they’ll learn “lessons of responsibility, kinship, sportsmanship, and sharing” as well as vocational, independent living, self-image, and social skills. Participants will also have direct independent living experiences through running the cafe one night a week, participating in the buddy program, and collaborating with others to plan days off.
Type: Sleepaway
Dates and times: There are two camp sessions:.
Location: Camp Ramah
Register: Create an account to begin the online application. There is a non-refundable $250 application fee.
Cost: Ezra sessions are $6,460. Financial assistance is available. Please see their Dates & Rates page for sibling discounts, medication fees, insurance information, and more.
Ages and disabilities served: Young adults with learning, emotional, or developmental disabilities.
1:1 aide: Contact for details.
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