YouTube Screengrab, Houston Independent School District
From the Houston Chronicle comes the story of high schoolers getting down and dirty with their education.
Having lately opened an auto shop in the city’s Fifth Ward, students in automotive engineering are ready to change your oil, rotate your tires, or tinker with whatever’s making *that sound.
The shop was opened through the Houston Independent School District’s (ISD) Barbara Jordan Career Center, which seeks well-paying, hands-on job and internship opportunities in northeast Houston for students training in high-demand professions and trades.
Serving 12 school campuses and over 1,200 students, the Barbara Jordan Center has been committed to expanding these sorts of opportunities after a “local education group” found that less than 20% of Houston ISD grads were earning a “living wage” 6 years after graduating, the Chronicle reported.
The career center had been working to open the auto shop since the summer. The ISD’s automotive education program has long been seeking more opportunities for students to build “both soft skills and technical know-how” in order to make graduates more hirable.
“Starting every Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, trained automotive pathway students will perform vehicle maintenance services for the public, including oil changes, tire rotations, and multi-point inspections. Customers provide all required parts and fluids and pay for student labor,” the career center wrote in a social media post announcing the opening.
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Appointments can be made here.
It may not be the most convenient commercial option to bring one’s own parts and fluids, but at least customers will be supporting the next generation of auto mechanics when they pull their car into the career center’s shop.
The ISD isn’t just focusing on auto shops. Its technical education programs cover the trades, culinary arts and industries, engineering and robotics, and human services.
WATCH the students in action below…
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