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Niagara students put their skilled trades to work on many projects across region

By Ray Spiteri - Review Reporter
Whether it’s partnering with businesses in downtown Niagara Falls, Niagara Humane Society, or Niagara Health, students and teachers at Niagara Catholic District School Board’s Launch Centre have been busy working on several unique projects.

Several high-school students have been getting hands-on experience and a head start on their college education during the current academic semester through a project with the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Improvement Area.

As part of the work initiative between the school board and Niagara College, 17 students from across the region have been working on Christmas vendor booths for an outdoor Christmas market to be held over six weekends in downtown Niagara Falls.

Students worked together to build multiple Christmas cabins, so vendors would have a sheltered place to operate out of during the market, which will be held every weekend from Saturday until Dec. 20.

The team-taught, all-day construction co-op program allows students to earn credits simultaneously for high school and college.

During the course, students develop an understanding of the numerous structural components and installation processes that combine to produce a typical residential or light commercial project.

The program allows students to work with a college instructor in a high-school setting.

The collaboration helps support students to consider a pathway to college, and better prepares them for the transition to post-secondary education, said Niagara College instructor Claude Demers.

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