Ignite Adulthood Young Adult:
A holistic, intentional community that helps young adults heal and create a balanced lifestyle. Ignite Adulthood young adults engage in skill building for a more intentional and productive futuree based on their personal goals. Our mountaintop campus creates a retreat-like feel to allow young adults to disconnect from maladaptive habits to reconnect to themselves, their goals and to have community and connection.
Ignite Adulthood offers the college class, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), that is developed for all types of learning styles to offer a healing education experience for bright minds that have been stifled by traditional academic environments. The SEL class teaches a range of topics from leadership and life skills, to conflict resolution and healthy communication styles, to budgeting and goal setting. Ignite Adulthood embraces the idea that different teaching modalities are essential to meet different learning needs and works to help the young adult identify how they learn best to prepare them for futuree academic or employment opportunities. Students have access to naturalist Science Steve for science classes, gardening and raising chickens.
Ignite Adulthood offers a culinary experience that interweaves an anti-inflammatory diet, with healthy eating habits, culinary skills and an awareness of how to fuel the body mindfully. Yet, life at Ignite Adulthood is not overly restrictive as pizza nights, dessert nights and celebrations provide an opportunity to practice a lifestyle if good balance. Young adults also learn scratch made recipes in baking classes with the kitchen master.
Therapeutics at Ignite Adulthood incorporates individual and group session with a focus on personal treatment goals for a variety of needs. Young adults are navigating a wide range of issues from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and lack of motivation, tech overuse, seclusion and other issues. The multiple weekly therapy sessions are supplemented with equine assisted therapy, mindfulness curriculum, yoga classes and restorative activities.
The therapeutic experience is not just for the young adult, as the entire family is included in the growth opportunities of Ignite Adulthood. The young adults have an intentional and judgement free community to foster personal growth and interpersonal connections. Family members also engage in growth and change with regular video groups and weekly parent coaching calls to provide support, connection and education. The intention is to prepare the whole family for a more intentional and productive futuree together.
Ignite Adulthood is an intentional community that is a safe place to be challenged to identify unhealthy habits and learn to connect with oneself and to explore individuals’ internal compass. Young adults build community and genuine friendships that empower and inspire them to embrace healthy habits to have well-balanced and successful futurees.
Ignite Adulthood is located within a half-hour of multiple towns that allow for volunteer opportunities to give back to local communities. Ignite Adulthood is all about having fun, too!! Celebrations, BBQs, lawn parties, going to escape rooms, movies, local orchards and farms, climbing gyms, rock climbing, mountain biking, canoe trips, and ultimate frisbee to practice connection and fun. Young adults participate in creating their schedules to plan what activities they want to undergo. These community-based activities allow students to support each other and to reduce the natural anxiety that comes from trying new things.
Who is a Ignite Adulthood Student?
Our students are young adults who are still in the process of realizing their full potential. They may be facing various challenges such as academic struggles, social anxiety, mental health issues, and a desire for increased self-confidence. You’ll know you’re a Ignite Adulthood student when you want to take the first step towards a brighter and more fulfilling future
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