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Youth Life Skills

Youth Life Skills A Program Of Fort Wayne Community School

Youth Life Skills (YLS) was designed to assist in the prevention or discouragement of students leaving high school before they graduate. Youth Life Skills is an alternative to mainstream or traditional classroom structure. Youth Life Skills offers a non-traditional approach to education, focusing on the student as an individual and catching those who have fallen through the cracks. At Youth Life Skills we believe leaving school without a diploma negatively impacts the lives of individuals both their professional and personal. Youth Life Skills primary goal is to prepare students for lifetime achievement by creating an innovative and academically excellent school. Many students and parents choose Youth Life Skills because of the small class sizes, an individualized learning process that equates to positive productive and an environment conducive to each student’s learning style. Youth Life Skills acknowledges the fact that students who attend Youth Life Skills enjoy an individualized high school experience in an environment that offers: 

Close Student-Teacher Relationship

Student Decision-Making

Diverse curriculum built around each student’s goals, needs and learning style(s)

Peer Guidance & Parental Involvement

More flexibility in academic scheduling

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An environment where students feel engaged, empowered and challenged

An environment of mutual respect for every person

A certified High School Diploma from their home school

Instructional standards designed by the Indiana Department of Education and implemented by certified teachers

YLS Testimonials

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