After-School Enrichment Program Introduces Elementary Schoolers To Hobby, Career Skills.
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PDF versionThe Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot (2/26, Wilson) reports on the Challenge U program at Bean Elementary School, and "after-school enrichment program, which has been offered at Bean for almost two decades" and "gives students a chance to learn about a variety of activities" that could be applied to hobbies or careers. The 16 classes offered this year encompass "soccer, wrestling, cake decorating, knitting, sewing, jewelry making and photography," as well as courses on animals and electronics. '"I hope they gain an understanding of engineering and that there are careers in Jackson County related to electrical engineering,' said Albert Rossner, a digital electronics instructor for Project Lead the Way at the Jackson Area Career Center, who was teaching students how to build a circuit."