Marshfield class in a class of its own
At Marshfield High School their Advanced Carpentry class is providing not just some hands-on learning for students, but a place of shelter for a family in need.
15 High School Seniors are building a Habitat for Humanity home as part of their class. A class that is just one of a handful like it in the whole United States.
Carpentry Teacher, and Head Basketball Coach, Jesse Ainsworth says this class was a vision he had when he took over the Department. "I wanted to teach a real construction class. I didn't want to teach it out of a shop. That was my vision and we've been doing it for five years now."
The students start out as Freshmen in Ainsworth's Intro to Carpentry class and, if they stick with it, they move on up the ladder through their high school years.
Ainsworth says they are learning real life skills not taught in a classroom. "A majority of these boys actually go into the construction field."
Senior Kai Stufflebean says the class is his favorite, and he finds that being out in the field learning helps the knowledge to stick. "You can learn it in a classroom, but yet you could go out to the job site and you still don't know what you're doing unless someones showing you, actually showing you."
One of just five such programs in the entire United States, it is nationally certified.
Kids who spend two years in the program receive a certificate that is recognized around the country. That certainly looks good on a resume.
15 High School Seniors are building a Habitat for Humanity home as part of their class. A class that is just one of a handful like it in the whole United States.
Carpentry Teacher, and Head Basketball Coach, Jesse Ainsworth says this class was a vision he had when he took over the Department. "I wanted to teach a real construction class. I didn't want to teach it out of a shop. That was my vision and we've been doing it for five years now."
The students start out as Freshmen in Ainsworth's Intro to Carpentry class and, if they stick with it, they move on up the ladder through their high school years.
Ainsworth says they are learning real life skills not taught in a classroom. "A majority of these boys actually go into the construction field."
Senior Kai Stufflebean says the class is his favorite, and he finds that being out in the field learning helps the knowledge to stick. "You can learn it in a classroom, but yet you could go out to the job site and you still don't know what you're doing unless someones showing you, actually showing you."
One of just five such programs in the entire United States, it is nationally certified.
Kids who spend two years in the program receive a certificate that is recognized around the country. That certainly looks good on a resume.
