Three students from the Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin, W.Va., shop classroom and their teacher are building furniture for a new Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) courtrooms.
In a managed research study reviewed and approved by The Heartland Institutional Review Board (IRB), Steelcase Education found 84 percent of students reported being more engaged in classwork when taught in an active learning environment.
In 2008, Carol Chang started on her degree in Wood Science at Penn State at our Mont Alto campus and now, with graduation in sight, she is about to embark on the next phase - a career in woodworking.
The competition provided by organization SkillsUSA gives student the opportunity to showcase their talents in cabinetmaking, welding, graphic design and more.