RAP Students

Students at the Regional Apprenticeship Pathways (RAP) center spent quality time on Friday, January 31, 2020, with workers from Iron Workers Local 86, Cement Masons and Plasterers Local 528, and North Puget Sound Carpenters Local 70. 

Chris Watrobka (Local 86), Paul Galovin (Local 70), and Joey Neff (Local 528) provided hands-on instruction to the students. During the integrated lesson with teacher Brian Gahan, the students learned about workplace safety, did a physical warm up before starting their work, and covered a classroom and hands-on lesson on the installation of rebar that will be placed in the footing of the program's sign. The lesson to prepare for the rebar installation involved math to determine how much rebar would be needed for the footing, selecting, measuring and cutting the rebar using the trade tools needed to accomplish the job. The students were engaged in their learning. Thanks and appreciation to Chris, Paul, and Joey for their time spent providing the instruction and showing how each of the trades must work together to accomplish a task to complete a project.

See the students in action in a short video: Rebar Project

For more information about the RAP program, go to http://www.msd25.org/o/District/page/rap-center or email Anne Carnell, Director, at anne_carnell@msd25.org.