Written News Items
How Do You Make Your Apartment Your Home?
We took a short survey of a handful of our students and asked them how they decorate and add those touches of personality and comfort to make their apartments a home. These are their responses and some pictures of the very personalized abodes of some of our students.
Sharing Space: CLE Denver Roommates Talk About How They Co-Decorate
In the ILS Department at CLE, we work with student roommates on various living skills in their apartments.
Adulting: The #Struggle and How We Overcome It
Everyday stories of adulting induce a collective sigh in millennial culture and are important for acknowledging the gap between achievement, expectation, and reality. Growing up is hard, and the challenge isn't rooted in grit, character, or ownership – it's in resources and opportunity. Young people today have been protected more than they've been prepared, and it's time that we take a different approach.
First Days in My New Apartment: Students and ILS Instructors Have a Range of New Experiences
Throughout our lives we experience a variety of "firsts," some big and some small. New students at CLE experienced an abundance of "firsts" this past month. Just to name a few: they started the first day of classes, the first day meeting their tutors and instructors, and the first day living in a new apartment.
Following Through on Dreams After CLE
Jack has held a few different positions since his time at CLE and is now gainfully employed as an Uber driver! In addition to employment, Jack spends much of his time acting in plays for his local community theater. This is all to support his goals for his dream career. What is that?