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Greenfield-Central spotlights revived life-and-career readiness program at junior high
Summary
Teachers and students described a reinstated life-and-career readiness course at Greenfield-Central Junior High that teaches sewing, nutrition, basic repairs, budgeting and phone etiquette; staff plan an "adulting week," greenhouse ideas and collaboration with preschoolers.
Greenfield-Central Community Schools teachers told the school board that a revived life-and-career readiness course at the junior high is giving students hands-on lessons in sewing, nutrition, basic home repairs and budgeting.
At the board’s meeting, Mrs. Coles, a junior high teacher at Greenfield-Central Community Schools, described the class as a modernized version of traditional home economics that the district brought back after about a year-long hiatus. “One of the quotes up there on the screen really summarizes how I feel about my job this year — I have the best job in this entire district,” Coles said, citing students’ enthusiasm for practical skills such as basic…
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