(TJJD) Youth Handbook - Texas Juvenile Justice Department

trained or licensed staff and participate in a program that is more intense andpossibly longer than the general CoNEXTions © program.Education, Vocational Training & Workforce DevelopmentThe educational part of CoNEXTions © helps you work toward earning your highschool diploma or GED. TJJD’s workforce development programs help you learnthings you can use to get a good job. You will be in school for a big part of yourday at TJJD. Classes are accelerated to help you catch up to your proper gradelevel more quickly than in public school. Also, TJJD school is year-round. (Seethe section in this book called MY EDUCATION.)Leisure Skills Building GroupsLeisure skills groups are a lot of fun. They include: money management, guitarlessons, yoga, painting, sculpting, quilt making, talent shows, and much more.These groups help you get interested in doing positive things with your free time.You have to be on your best behavior to be in most of them. Did you know that ifyou do something positive for fun, you probably won’t stay in trouble? This is trueat TJJD and at home. If you have ideas for leisure skills groups, tell your casemanager or student council representative.Yoga classes at the McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Complex in Mart, Texas30