Help me give my students rubber gloves, shop towels, and cleaning rags to complete projects, protect their hands, and keep their work areas clean in the construction shop.
My students are 9-12th graders who have chosen to dive into my two-year workforce and career readiness construction and carpentry program as part of their high school education. First-year students are introduced to the construction world, learning everything from employment and communication skills to basic building skills. As a second-year student, they continue career readiness skills as they dig deeper into higher-level carpentry skills.
Construction class gives my students time, space, and freedom to explore careers in the trades and develop personal interests in construction-related skills.
My students look forward to spending two hours in my non-traditional class where they can be out of their seats moving around with hands-on learning. As the first female trades teacher in our district, I'm excited to open this opportunity up to all students and am especially excited to help young women feel comfortable and confident learning construction skills.
My Project
Projects in the construction shop get messy! Twenty students times two hands means no less than forty gloves for each painting and staining project. Every day, my students go through large amounts of gloves, shop towels, and cleaning rags while completing construction and carpentry projects. Often, I purchase these items out of my own pocket. Just this week, my students went through four boxes of gloves and a case of paper towels completing projects for fundraising. The funding of this project will help replenish those items and keep my students on track.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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