The Transitional Skills Program is an array of self-contained classes supported at the Duxbury High School. Classes are designed for students ages 14 - 22, who have moderate to intensive learning challenges and a wide range of concomitant abilities. PAC has been serving adolescents and young adults with Moderate to Intensive Special Needs for more than twenty-five years. Class options include a high school aged class, and a class supporting students at post-secondary ages (18-22) both based in a high school setting. An organizational chart of the progression of classes and age levels of each program is illustrated below.

The Transitional Skills Program curriculum incorporates a variety of teaching methodologies designed to help students generalize skills from the classroom to real life situations. Approaches build from curriculum framework content to more functional applications across various people, environments and conditions. Teaching methods and strategies are matched to the individual needs of each student to create a dynamic learning environment within each program. As students age upwards toward adulthood, experiences transition from classroom activities to real life expectations in the community.

Academic proficiency, activities of daily living and employment competencies are gradually moved from the controlled environments of the classroom and school buildings to the realities of public places, volunteer and job development opportunities, and social situations in community environments. Total independence is a challenging goal for many students in the Transitional Skills Program, but by participating in meaningful community-based activities with naturally occurring cues and prompts, students are provided opportunities to learn in real world environments, doing meaningful activity among typical adults in the community.