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Tech-focused academies give East Bay students hands-on training for jobs
- 10-19-2010
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By Theresa Harrington/Contra Costa Times
How much would you pay for a futuristic drinking cup that plays music or videos and includes a hidden camera? Although the idea may sound far-fetched, it's on the drawing board in an engineering class at Mt. Diablo High School, where students in a "Project Lead the Way" class are using real-world science and math to design class projects, in the hopes that their knowledge and skills will lead to college and high-tech careers. "I like designing things and building them with my hands," said Jeffrey Mosher, 16, a junior who designed a collapsible metal cup in class. "It wouldn't be any fun if there was no challenge." Project Lead the Way programs, run by a nonprofit organization of the same name, have been sprouting up around the country for the past decade. But they haven't been offered in East Bay schools until this fall, with funding through Chevron in collaboration with the nonprofit Contra Costa Economic Partnership, which works with businesses and schools. (more…)
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