So, if your local public technology/arts middle school was looking to offer some type of after school/weekend program for kids or adults, what type of program would you like to see?
So, if your local public technology/arts middle school was looking to offer some type of after school/weekend program for kids or adults, what type of program would you like to see?
Manners class.
Pete240Z wrote: Manners class.
Sorry that needs to start at home.
MIG welding for idiots.
Intro to Machine shop.
1 Week Safety 1 Week Measurements 1 Week Hand Tools 1 Week Material Prep (how to cut pipe, sheet, stock) 1 Week Welding 1 Week Mill Etc Etc
No computers, just basics.
I'd also love to see a heavy equipment operators course offered on weekends locally, 9am-4pm Saturdays.
Auto shop
All of the above.
Any chance of a Mini-Formula SAE type of "get-together" where you guys build something to compete at a local Auto-X? Good for kids, good for adults, good for your local auto-x group, and good work/trade/skills to have.
Could also have a good opportunity for growth/friendly competition with other similar schools in your area.
914Driver wrote: MIG welding for idiots.
Truth!
The availability of cheap 110 flux core MIG's is kind of scary if you think about it. How many trailers, cars and trucks are out there held together with pigeon crap welds about ready to fall apart because the welder was just learning how to use that $79 bad boy complete with hand held face shield?
good suggestions for the high school, but we need to drop a few grade levels, this is a 6th, 7th and 8th grade school in a somewhat rural/depressed part of NJ
I had wood shop in 7th and 8th grade. We did a week of safety for each machine we were about to use then a week of using them.
BBsGarage wrote: good suggestions for the high school, but we need to drop a few grade levels, this is a 6th, 7th and 8th grade school in a somewhat rural/depressed part of NJ
BBsGarage wrote: good suggestions for the high school, but we need to drop a few grade levels, this is a 6th, 7th and 8th grade school in a somewhat rural/depressed part of NJ
My grade school had German classes after school in 7th/8th grade. We only had 8 students.
Guten Tag Mr. Koehler.
Pete240Z wrote: My grade school had German classes after school in 7th/8th grade. We only had 8 students. Guten Tag Mr. Koehler.
mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale!
'How to make a pedal car or soap box car'. Then at the end of the class have a little race.
If you're look for something technical, the FIRST robotics competition is great. For middle school, there's the Lego competition where teams use the Lego Mindstorms kit to build and program a robot to do a specific task.
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/mission/support
For higher grades there's competitions for scratch building robots to do various tasks.
I don't know if you have any kind of budget to work with, so you might need to do some fundraising to get this off the ground.
Bob
Small "hobby-ish" shop class with CO2 powered races? 
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