Local students build playhouse for charity
Students from Transition Place Education Centre, Meadow Lake’s alternative high school, had unique learning and community opportunities this semester thanks to an interactive shop class.
Teacher Eric Adams said the construction and carpentry program has been in the works for a few years, so the students are exposed to even more career options. Thanks to a partnership between the Northwest School Division, the Ministry of Immigration, and Career Training/CanSask Labour Market Services, students have set up a shop at Thompson’s Plumbing and Heating and built a playhouse which Meadow Lake Kidsport is raffling off.
“It’s been a great project,” Adams said. “We were able to cover all the aspects of basic residential construction. It’s been evolving over a few years. Hopefully our projects can get bigger and explore some different avenues for these students to have different experiences.”
About 20 of the school’s students helped at different stages, including building, plumbing, wiring, and painting, and Adams said they enjoyed the process.