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THUNDER BAY — About 140 local Grade 8 students received an opportunity Monday to visit a unique mobile classroom that was driven to half a dozen elementary schools.
The 42-foot truck features a variety of activities and simulators, including modules on auto-painting, changing car tires, welding, electrical systems, operating heavy machinery such as graders, excavators and bulldozers and other trades. "In the skilled trades, the majority of learning is done with hands-on activities. It's about 10 per cent schooling, and 90 per cent learning on the job," said Roger Drcar, specialist high school major coordinator and Ontario youth apprenticeship coordinator for Lakehead Public Schools.
The vehicle's visit is in conjunction with a government-organized skilled trades career fair for Grade 7 to 12 students that starts Tuesday in Thunder Bay.
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