Vermont Works for Women (VWW) and Burlington Technical Center (BTC) were thrilled to host the annual Career Challenge Day on Wednesday, May 11th – especially in person after our more recent virtual adaptations!
We welcomed 56 girls and gender-expansive students from 8 different schools for a day of hands-on exploration and connection at BTC.
Visiting students learned about seven of BTC’s programs by meeting instructors and current students, getting their hands on special tools, and experiencing a taste of common projects in each of the different fields:
- Auto Body Repair & Auto Science and Technology – identifying a vehicle’s production date and tire size, taking tire pressure, and gauging tread depth
- Aviation & Aerospace – troubleshooting faulty circuits on a model airplane, using alligator clip wires to turn on safety lights and the propeller
- Culinary Arts – decorating cupcakes using different techniques, tools, and supplies
- Design & Illustration – learning to screen print and use Photoshop
- Digital Media Lab – touring the music and filmmaking spaces
- Homeland Security & Criminal Justice – using Kahoot to investigate a case
- Pre-Tech Innovation, Technology & Design – creating a 3-D house or castle from laser-printed paper and circuit a mini light to hang inside
Check out NBC5's news coverage of the event:
BTC’s Sending Schools: AD Lawton Middle School • BFA Fairfax • Brown’s River Middle School • Burlington High School • Camels Hump Middle School • Champlain Valley Union High School • Charlotte Central School • Choice High School • Christ the King School • Colchester Middle/High School • Edmunds Middle School • Essex Middle/High School • Frederick Tuttle Middle School • Folsom School • Hinesburg Community School • Hunt Middle School • Milton Middle School • Mt. Mansfield Union High School • Rice Memorial High School • Shelburne Community School • South Burlington High School • The Schoolhouse Learning Center • Westford School • Williston Central School • Winooski Middle/High School
Special thanks to our partner:
