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Falmouth students showcase expanding CTE pathways including culinary, business and medical assistant programs
Summary
Students and staff described growth in Falmouth Public Schools’ career and technical education programs, including expansion of a student-run Clipper Cafe, a new medical-assistant pathway with national certification and plans for aviation and programming pathways.
Falmouth Public Schools presented a student showcase on CTE (career and technical education) programs during the school committee meeting, highlighting a growing culinary program, business pathway projects and the district’s first cohort in a medical-assistant pathway.
The showcase featured students and instructors from the culinary class and the business and medical-assistant pathways. Janet Rocha, identified as CTE department head, described steady program growth: a restaurant-management course that began with two students and a single folding table has grown to nine students and a daily menu serving breakfast sandwiches, parfaits, pastries and smoothies.
Students said the culinary course teaches food preparation, customer service and business math. “My favorite part is definitely running a…
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