Spark students will now share their apprenticeship experiences on our blog! Meet Carlos, a 7th grader at Hoover. Carlos' dream is to ultimately be able to build a house for his mother, so this semester, he's working at a construction site in Palo Alto.
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So far in Spark I've learned a lot of cool things working in construction. One of the cool things I've learned is how to measure things. First, you need to measure the height and width of the walls. I have also learned that there are many parts of a door including the door itself, the door knob, the latch and the hinge. It looks easy but it's difficult.What I like about Spark is working at the actual building site. At first I thought my AT was going to be at Hoover. What I'm planning on showing at Discovery Night is putting up all of the work we did. I will put up the sketch I made for my mother's house and then we are going to present a slideshow of what we did. If there is time I will also build a model of my mom's house.
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Interested in hearing more from our students? Attend one of our Discovery Nights! In Spark's "graduation ceremony," students will teach back what they learned during their apprenticeships. In addition to Carlos' construction apprenticeships, other areas include photography, jewelry design, dentistry, and comedy, so guests can expect to learn a lot from these kids!
Discovery Nights, Dec. 14-16, 5:30-8 p.m.
San Francisco
Dec. 14: Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Ave
Redwood City
Dec. 15 Hoover School, 701 Charter St.
Dec. 16: Garfield Charter School, 3600 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park
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