Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Transition Academy is a winner of the 2021 Corporate Strides Award and Community Partner Award. Each year, Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center recognizes outstanding organizations for going above and beyond through volunteer service and/or financial contributions to support the Little Bit mission. LWSD’s Transition Academy was honored for its dedication to exceptional volunteerism, commitment, philanthropy and ongoing support of the organization.

According to Little Bit, “Lake Washington School District’s Transition Academy has been an outstanding community partner since 2015, providing much needed services to Little Bit while helping provide real-life job experience for its participants. Transition Academy is a community-based program for young adults with developmental disabilities in the Lake Washington School District. The curriculum consists of ‘typical’ activities that occur in a wide variety of settings in the Redmond-Kirkland-Bellevue communities.” 

“We are thankful for our long-standing relationship with Little Bit,” said Shannon Hitch, Executive Director of Special Services at LWSD. “It is a wonderful organization that has supported many of our students with vocational skill development. I am incredibly proud of the work of our Transition Academy staff and this is a well-earned recognition of their work with community partners.”