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Lake Oswego students tell board how CTE and STEM classes build skills and careers
Summary
High school and middle school students described hands-on projects and career pathways in STEM and career and technical education programs and asked the board to continue support for CTE pathways.
Elijah, Ashley and students from Lakeridge High School told the Lake Oswego School District 7J board on Tuesday evening that career and technical education (CTE) and STEM classes give students practical skills and exposure to careers.
At the outset of the board’s regular meeting, Elijah, speaking as a Lake Grove student, described the STEM lab’s mix of hands-on work and coding projects. “STEM gives you the opportunity to learn to fail and try again and again until you succeed,” he told the board. Ashley, who described her STEAM exploration project on the U.N. sustainable development goals, said she and a partner built a website called “Stop…
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