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This page: The new exploratory program Introduction to Trades includes a rotation in various trade fields including electric safety. Students here are gaining knowledge about electric circuits. Opposite : Students taking culinary arts as part of Introduction to Trades are able to learn the trade in a newly designed kitchen facility designed just for the exploratory program.

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budgets, financial statements and presentations. Students have the opportunity to earn a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. SpanishForeignLanguage Spanish is the fourth exploratory curriculum in Discover U that is offered to students who meet or exceed the 50th percentile in ELA benchmark assessments.

students a sampling of the trade field and ignite their interest for future exploration at the high school level or beyond. • Reconfigured classrooms in the middle school made way for the design of a whole kitchen area for the culinary arts classes. The course allows students to receive a basic under- standing of the entire spectrum of culinary arts from sanitation and safety, proper tools and equipment use, introduction to food preparation and baking to dining room service. • The second rotation in the Introduction to Trades segment is plumbing . This course allows students to learn about basic plumbing tools and materials used in basic plumbing systems. Some of the activities covered include: dissembling and reassembling a bathroom sink faucet, connecting water lines for a bathroom sink, installing a frost-free outside faucet and connecting a hot water heater. • The third rotation in trades covers electrical safety . Students gain knowledge about electrical circuits, devices and learn how to actually wire common residential applications. Some examples of activities students learn include: wire and testing an outlet, wiring a lamp cord and identifying the importance of grounding. General Technology The course reflects the demands of technology within society today. The course covers the fundamentals of the Microsoft Office suite of computer programs. Students learn how to create and edit documents such as newsletters, resumes,

Thanks to VH1 Save the Music Foundation in partnership with the Country Music Awards, Zion Elementary District 6 students are bringing music to life after receiving a $10,000 Keys + Kids Piano Grant to support the district’s music program. Middle school students are able to select orchestra,

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