While a TVI plays an important role in your child’s education, schools are often limited in their ability to provide support in the Expanded Core Curriculum. Our Summer Programs offer opportunities that extend beyond the classroom, including building friendships with peers who share similar experiences, learning essential life skills, and growing their self-advocacy skills. The experiences students gain through our Summer Programs support independence, confidence, and long-term success.

Students actively engage in daily living skills, technology classes, and some meal preparation. They also explore public transportation, learn about new technologies for low vision and blindness, and participate in recreational activities. Some programs also focus on career exploration.

Absolutely! Students may be picked up anytime after 3:00 p.m. on Friday and should plan to return on Sunday evening or by 8:30 a.m. on Monday. However, we do plan activities every weekend, as many students remain on campus.

The Carroll Teens and Youth in Transition program will reside in the Carroll Center’s St. Paul dormitory, along with several staff members. All other students participating in our overnight summer programs will stay in the Lassell Village dormitory.

Students who stay on the Carroll Center campus are provided with daily meals and snacks through our food services, and students also have the opportunity to help prepare some of these meals. Dining experiences at restaurants and ice cream shops are also provided. Students in the Real World of Work program prepare their own meals throughout the duration of the program.

All programming is planned and overseen by qualified educational professionals, including Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVIs), Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS), and Vision Rehabilitation Specialists (VRTs).

Encourage and reinforce self-care routines so your child can independently manage daily needs such as showering, dressing, and hygiene. While a healthcare educator manages medications, teach your child which medications they take and when. Encourage them to bring and use their white cane in public spaces.