At the St. George school, they have a solution: CTE for all.
MAINE, USA — A Maine Pre-K-8 school with about 300 students has committed to using hands-on learning in all grades to better engage the students and inspire them to think about their options for the future.
“We saw when kids are able to use their hands and minds, and build and create, they reengage with learning and lit up and are transformed,” Mike Felton, superintendent for the single town school district, said.
Felton added, “And I think a different part of the brain lights up when they use their hands and minds together.”
Proof of that was in Ruth Thompson’s first-grade classroom, where general contractor Chris Leavitt was showing the…