The Blue Crew Robotics team will share classroom space at Foster CTE and use nearby storage while district leaders work toward a long-term plan.
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Instructor resigns over possible relocation of Mt. Blue robotics team
Longtime teacher Richard Wilde left the district after he said the administration decided to move the team off the Mt. Blue Campus, but Superintendent Christian Elkington says nothing has been decided yet.
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Meeting the needs of employers and workforce
A roundtable discussion was held Jan. 25 with representatives of local education and economic development organizations to collaborate on facilitating a workforce training programming.
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Meeting the needs of employers and workforce
A roundtable discussion was held January 25 with representatives from local education and economic development organizations to address and discuss an initiative to collaborate efforts between service providers, educators, and community connectors.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Schools & Education
Cross-classroom collaboration at Foster CTE
FARMINGTON — The pre-engineering and robotics classes at Foster Career and Technical Education Center on Mt. Blue Campus was a hub of activity Thursday, Dec. 6. The activity was not due to anything out of the ordinary. There were no traditional lessons being taught and no tests being given. Using high-tech equipment students manipulated reality, […]
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Cross-classroom collaboration at Foster CTE
FARMINGTON — The pre-engineering and robotics classes at Foster Career and Technical Education Center on Mt. Blue Campus was a hub of activity Thursday, Dec. 6. The activity was not due to anything out of the ordinary. There were no traditional lessons being taught and no tests being given. Using high-tech equipment students manipulated reality, […]
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Learning through play
Kaitlynn Snow, 3, of Strong and Katelyn Pond work on an art project Thursday at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington. Pond is a senior in the early childhood education program offered at the campus. The program offers a half-day, low-cost preschool experience to local children three days a week. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) […]
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Girls get hands-on trades experience
FARMINGTON — Foster Career and Technical Education Center and New Ventures Maine offered a unique opportunity Friday, Nov. 9 for eighth and ninth-grade girls to get a hands-on taste of some non-traditional career options. Totally Trades! Conference for Girls connected girls with professionals in fields such as automotive, aviation, forestry, welding, firefighting, and engineering. “We give girls […]
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Mt. Blue junior starts website, mobile app business
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School junior Matthew Gallant has been working with computers since he was 13 years old. Now 17, Gallant is building websites and mobile apps for customers. Gallant of Farmington said he is self-taught and did a lot of learning online. He is also a programmer and co-captain of the Blue […]
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Soaking up the sun in Farmington
Degan Libby, left, of Farmington and Zachery Anderson of Chesterville take a break Tuesday during lunch at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington. Both are enrolled in the building construction program. Libby is a senior, Anderson a junior. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Degan Libby, left, of Farmington and Zachery Anderson of Chesterville take a […]