Team teaching~Team learning. A big thanks to Mrs. Maxwell’s Teaching and Early Education class. They visited Engineering today to expand on their unit covering 2D and 3D shapes. What better way to experience it than seeing shapes drawn on the computer become 3D objects on our 3D printers. Thanks Chase L. for the pictures!!

Michelle and Morgan Gregoire visited the Business Academy – Medical Assisting program to talk about their careers both as EMTs and EMS dispatchers. Thank you ladies!!

Dave Redmond, Cumberland County Probation Supervisor visited the Business Academy – Legal Studies class to share information on his career.

Biddeford Police CSI Officer Matt Baldwin visited the Business Academy – Legal Studies class. A wide variety of physical evidence can be collected at a crime scene that is valuable for investigation, the building of a case and for bringing justice in a court proceeding. A crime scene evidence collection scenario was reviewed, inclusive of…

Early childhood education is very important and beneficial in many different ways. Children who do not go to pre school are 25% more likely to become a high school dropout then those who do. America could use a lot of help in this area because there are many other countries with better and more pre…

Thank you to York County, Assistant District Attorney Thad West for visiting the Business Academy – Legal Studies class.

CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant. A CNA provides help for people who may be aging, sick or disabled. There are about 1.5 million CNAs in America, and on average they make $25,700 a year. To become a CNA you are not required to have a college degree. CNAs do work in hospitals however are…

Heading in to tax season, did you know that there are about 27.9 million small businesses in the United States and that small businesses employ 60% of all Mainers in the private workforce. In the United States, there are also about 1.25 million accountants who can easily earn more than $50,000 a year. Most Americans…

The average car owner spend $400 on automotive maintenance per year. It is believed that in the US there is a car accident about every 16 minutes. There are about 800,000 automotive jobs available in the US as of January 2017. Did you know that automotive technicians in Maine on average make about $38,000 a year.

A recent study shows that by the year 2020 there will be a 290,000 job deficit in the welding industry. There are many different opportunities in welding, some of which include supporting our military by repairing and outfitting vehicles.  Some specialists in the field even get the chance to do under water welding. Did you…