The Beacon Difference: News & Updates
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Join us to discover Beacon’s growth and enhancements in athletics student life, career services, academic advising, wellness resources, and more.
In this archive, you will find our collections of webinar recordings, brochures and other tools to support students who learn differently and their families. As new materials and event recordings are published, they will be made available here. We are excited to be able to share these items with you and hope they will assist students on the path to college success.
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The Beacon Difference: Live Student Panel
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Who better to discuss the Beacon experience than our current students? Current students, across various years, will highlight their experience at Beacon College.
The Social Norms in College
This session provides key social and relationship skills needed to adjust to the environment of college – as well as tasks and simple tools that can help students get started and find their fit.
Preparing for Community Living: The Challenges and Rewards of Dorm-Living
This recorded Learning Series webinar provides strategies to best prepare your future collegiate to relish and thrive in dormitory living, with tips to manage conflicts in roommate and suitemate groups.
The Big Picture View Comparing and Contrasting High School and College
This session provides insights on the major shifts from high school to college while providing a tool families can use to anticipate challenges and simplify the college choice and evaluation process.
Mental Health & College: Student & Family Needs and Available College Resources
Explore how to evaluate mental health services at colleges before enrolling, and learn strategies to address college student mental health needs during the transition and pivotal first year.
Issues Impacting The Retention & Persistence of College Students with Learning Disabilities & Other Challenges
Explore factors that prevent students from succeeding in college and learn strategies that teachers, parents, and students can employ to improve student persistence & retention.