Learning, part 1
Bio-Builders is over-the-top happy to return to in-person learning! First up: Bio-Builder's new Innovation Pathways Program in partnership with Worcester Public Schools. Check it out!
The 2021 academic year saw the return of in-person learning at the Worcester, MA, Public Schools (WPS). Worcester high school students again have the opportunity for college and career prep through the Massachusetts Innovation Pathways Program (IPP). IPP is an early career program that provides high school students with advanced studies focused on work-readiness for high-growth fields, many of them STEM-related, along with hands-on skills development and opportunities for internships.
The WPS program offers seven Pathways, including a new one in biotechnology, biomanufacturing and synthetic biology. This is where Bio-Builder’s expertise and curricula come in.
MA State Senator John Cronin led a discussion of the Innovation Pathways at a public gathering held inside Worcester Technical High School. The event took place on November 30, 2021, and included educators, parents, students, industry representatives, and other community partners. They shared their experiences and thoughts about the Innovation Pathway Program. Here is a sampling of the paraphrased insights offered during the event:
A highlight of the afternoon was the chance to see the IPP classrooms in action. Guests were welcomed to the Bio-Builders IPP by Jessica Racine, the masterful teacher leading the new course. She led the students and visitors through the foundational ideas of that day’s experiments, the calculations needed for making lab solutions, and then moved the students into the lab where they put all that content into context.
There couldn’t be a better way to ramp up the new academic year and inspire the entire community!