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WHEL Z ALE Caan EV] = FATA TRICE SUNY, 1 BRT REA SN TREN WINERY, «TSAR YN 134 SR PORT PERRY ONTARIO -- WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 1977 -- PAGE W More than four R's SECOND Bd. " SECTION The house that STUDENTS built Reading, 'riting, and 'rith- metic may be your idea of school, but today's pro-- grams are far. more compre hensive than that. Perhaps one good example of the expanded view of education is a new centre for environmental education being built along a marsh on the Nonquon, north of Port Perry. What's unique -about this project 'isn't the growing emphasis * of environmental concern at of educational level, but the workmen building the centre, They're students. "Everybody benefits with this project,", said Jack Fisher, one of the technical 'education instructors at Port Perry High School. "Kids from all over the region will be taking advan- tage of the centre, while our boys are getting some good 'practical experience." - And the experience, ac- cording to instructors "is invaluable. students in the building con- struction program. built a the neck? A year ago, single-storey home in Port Perry. "We've been fortun- ate these last two years," said Mr. Fisher, "We've had some large projects to work on," The building construction program is a specialty -course for students in Grades 11 and 12 who have completed two years of an "exploratory stage! in the technical program at the . school -- a stage that covers everything from woodwork- ing to auto mechanics. by John Gast Practical application of what is learned in theory in the classroom fs a definite boom to the overall program and Mr. Fisher points out that theory and practical work is split about 50-50, and about two-thirds of the time is spent at the Nonquon site. ""The boys built it from the Grant Stone (left) and Kevin Martens: A pain in ground up," said Mr. Fish- er, "including the concrete blocks for the foundation and electrical work." The plumbing work, however, was contracted out. About 50 students are-in- volved in the work at the Nonquon Centre. "We go through different stages of work on the building," said Mr. Fisher. "The boys' marks are tabulated partly on the work, and partly on theory." 'Not only is the actual physical construction cover- ed in the program, but also related subjects such -as purchasing, planning, some designing, and more. "The X boys make out a bill of materials -- how much they need and what kind," said Mr. Fisher. N 4? ga a Port Perry High School shop "instructor Claire on Kevin Martens checks the shingling. Miller (left) and students Len Goreski (centre) and Nerle Schewaga look aver plans for the Durham ETRY bay 7 a NN . Board of Education environmental education centre - About 50 students were involved in the students. project, which included everything from laying the block foundation to the electrical work. od - ie ai . oe 3 -