OUR PROGRAMS
PreK–12 Career & Technical Education
Hands-on, minds-on technical learning connected to career and community — for every student, every grade.
Throughout the year, students design, build, test, and reflect — applying academics to real materials and tools. A sampling of recent projects:
Projects
Grades 6-8
SeaPerch ROVs
Students build underwater remotely operated vehicles, exploring buoyancy, waterproofing, and simple circuits before testing them in the water.
Grade 5
Rainforest Canopy Bridges
An early-grades engineering challenge: design and build model canopy bridges that can carry a load across a span.
Grade 1
Makers’ Market
Students design, produce, price, and sell their own products — a hands-on lesson in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
Grade 6
LEGO Robotics
Students program and iterate on robots, blending mechanical design with computational thinking.
Grade 6
Automata
Mechanical sculptures driven by cams and linkages that turn drawings into moving, hand-cranked machines.
All Grades
Buddy Benches
A woodworking project that builds measuring and assembly skills while promoting kindness and inclusion on the playground.
Grade 8
Wooden Boat Designs
A nod to St. George’s boatbuilding heritage — students design and model small wooden vessels, learning hull shape and craftsmanship.
Community
Tradeswomen of Maine
Visits and demonstrations introduce students to women working across the skilled trades and the pathways into them.
Grade 5
Drone Project · Sebago Technics
In partnership with an engineering firm, students build and fly drones and get an introduction to surveying and mapping.
Curriculum
Our PreK–12 CTE curriculum connects three program goals to a profile of four graduation aims — each defined by a concrete set of student outcomes, and organized around the National Career Clusters Framework.
Program Goals - Our Purpose
Re-engage
Re-engage students in their learning
Equip
Help students thrive in today’s workforce and create the industries of the future
Strengthen
Strengthen our local economy
We purse these goals by developing four qualities — our graduation aims — in every student.
Graduation Aims & Outcomes
Academic & Technical Skills
Apply Knowledge
Academics to real technical tasks
Technical fluency
Tools, materials, & processes
Work safely
Safety as a professional standard
Understand & reflect
Explain how systems work
Strength of Character
Persevere
Adapt & return after setbacks
Be respectful
Of people, spaces, & tools
Take responsibility
Own work quality & mistakes
Collaborate
Work toward shared goals
Entrepreneurial Outlook
Evaluate need
Identify genuine needs
Generate & test ideas
Prototype & refine
Project management
Plans, timelines, & roles
Financial literacy
Earning, budgeting, profit, & loss
Career Awareness
Explore careers
Many routes to mobility
Connect learning
Classroom to real careers
Work alongside pros
Side-by-side with tradespeople, business owners, and entrepreneurs
All of it mapped across and aligned to the National Career Clusters Framework
Career Clusters
Caring for communities
Education
Healthcare and human services
Public service and safety
Building & Moving
Advanced manufacturing
Construction and skilled trades
Supply chain and transportation
Connecting & Supporting
Digital technology
Management and entrepreneurship
Marketing and sale
Creating & Experiencing
Arts, entertainment, and design
Hospitality, events, and tourism
Cultivating Resources
Agriculture and food science
Energy and natural resources
Investing in the Future
Financial services
Accounting, banking, and strategy