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PUBLISHED 2018-2019 Non-credit Catalog 
    
PUBLISHED 2018-2019 Non-credit Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCMP 151 - Exploring Trades, For Girls (Gr. 7-12)


Course Description
Explore a career in construction trades. Learn safe use of hand and power tools while making and personalizing your own projects using a range of materials, including wood and pipe. Gain an understanding of construction trades and take home the final results to wow your family and friends.
Essential skills: Document use, Numeracy, Thinking

DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS: All participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes with a good tread; no sandals or open-toe shoes permitted in the shop. Steel-toe boots are preferred but not required. Long pants are required to be worn in the shop; no shorts, capris, low-cut tops, or loose clothing that could get caught in power tools. Coveralls or clothes that can get dirty are preferred. Campers with long hair should ensure that they bring hair elastics to tie back their hair.

SAFETY NOTE: Eye and hearing protection will be provided. Campers are required to adhere to the safety precautions outlined by the instructors; safety infractions may lead to removal from the camp. Campers will need working knowledge of most power tools to safely and accurately complete the projects.

NOTE: Oversized take home items.

  • For youth entering grades 7 through 12 in September.
  • Register using your child’s name.
  • Registration for camp and lunch closes at 12:00pm (MST) on the Thursday before the camp begins. Late registrations will not be accepted.
  • Camps run from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
  • For more information about this camp, call SAIT Summer Camps at 403.210.5650, email summer.camps@sait.ca or visit the website at SAIT Summer Camps.


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Additional Requisite Information:
Explore a career in construction trades. Learn safe use of hand and power tools while making and personalizing your own projects using a range of materials, including wood and pipe. Gain an understanding of construction trades and take home the final results to wow your family and friends.
Essential skills: Document use, Numeracy, Thinking

DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS: All participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes with a good tread; no sandals or open-toe shoes permitted in the shop. Steel-toe boots are preferred but not required. Long pants are required to be worn in the shop; no shorts, capris, low-cut tops, or loose clothing that could get caught in power tools. Coveralls or clothes that can get dirty are preferred. Campers with long hair should ensure that they bring hair elastics to tie back their hair.

SAFETY NOTE: Eye and hearing protection will be provided. Campers are required to adhere to the safety precautions outlined by the instructors; safety infractions may lead to removal from the camp. Campers will need working knowledge of most power tools to safely and accurately complete the projects.

NOTE: Oversized take home items.

  • For youth entering grades 7 through 12 in September.
  • Register using your child’s name.
  • Registration for camp and lunch closes at 12:00pm (MST) on the Thursday before the camp begins. Late registrations will not be accepted.
  • Camps run from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
  • For more information about this camp, call SAIT Summer Camps at 403.210.5650, email summer.camps@sait.ca or visit the website at SAIT Summer Camps.


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