Culinary arts is one of the programs community members and parents of eighth graders will have a chance to learn about during the Battle Ground Public School Patron Tour.
Battle Ground Public Schools is inviting community members and parents of eighth graders to the annual patron tour of Battle Ground Public Schools' Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes.
Attendees will have the opportunity to explore career and technical education programs.
Three schools will be visited during the tour — Battle Ground and Prairie high schools and the Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education (CASEE).
According to the district, “visitors will see firsthand what students learn in CTE classes such as welding, culinary arts, early childhood education, video game design and agriculture.”
Career and Technical Education classes help prepare students for the future, stated a press release.
“No matter whether they're planning to enter the workforce right out of high school or continue their education in college, these classes provide our students with the necessary skills to be successful, and we look forward to sharing what they're learning," said Cindy Arnold, director of CTE.
More than 200 CTE classes are taught each semester at Battle Ground Public Schools, which includes 36 content areas by teachers who have experience working in the industry they now teach.
A number of the district's CTE programs have agreements with community colleges allowing students to receive college credit for various high school classes.
“The tour offers parents and members of the business community an inside look at the classrooms and students in action,” the release stated. “It's a great way for parents of eighth graders to learn more about the classes and CTE programs that students in the Battle Ground Public Schools district can take at Prairie and Battle Ground high schools.”
If you want to go:
The tour is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, March 3. It
begins at Battle Ground High School, then to Prairie High
School, and concludes at the Center for Agriculture, Science
and Environmental Education. Transportation will be provided
between campuses. The district asks that those wishing
to attend RSVP at 360-885-5359 or adams.kathy@
battlegroundps.org.
