Enrollment open for ‘Guys and Guts’ and ‘Girls Go Tech’ workshops for middle-school students


Written by | The Bellingham Herald | March 8, 2012

Two workshops at Whatcom Community College will introduce middle-school boys and girls to non-traditional careers.

The March 17 “Guys and Guts” and April 28 “Girls Go Tech” programs will give 11- to 14-year-old students a chance to learn about healthcare and technology respectively.

Both workshops will include hands-on activities led by experts in their field, and run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Syre Student Center at the college, 237 W. Kellogg Road in Bellingham.

Students must register by Monday, March 12, for the “Guys and Guts” workshop, in which participants will learn about jobs that include medical assisting, physical therapy, nursing and emergency response.

The $15 workshop fee covers one middle-school boy and his parent or guardian. The fee is waived for students on the free-reduced lunch program at their schools.

For more information on this workshop, email guysandguts@whatcom.ctc.edu or call 360-383-3195.

A registration form is at available by clicking here.

The registration deadline for the April 28 “Girls Go Tech” workshop is April 13.

Instructors from Whatcom’s Computer Information Systems, Administration of Justice and Visual Communications programs will lead this workshop.

The $10 fee covers one middle-school girl and her parent or guardian. The fee is waived for students on the free-reduced lunch program at their schools.

For more information on this workshop, email girlsgotech@whatcom.ctc.edu or call 360-383-3195.

A registration form is available by clicking here.

Both workshops include information sessions for parents who want to learn more about access to college and professional technical programs offered through Whatcom.

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