The schools received advanced manufacturing training equipment, including 3D printers, CNC mills, robotic arms and vehicles, and Raspberry Pi computing kits. “The school systems in Hampton Roads are eager to do this and eager to bring it to their students,” Robinson said. Though initial plans aimed to reach 120 students, Robinson said he now expects the program to attract more than 600 students by the end of the calendar year. It combines online tutorials and hands-on instruction. The program, which is for sophomores, juniors and seniors, will continue through the fall of 2023. The program launched this spring with 12 high schools in six local school divisions – Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton and Newport News – plus New Horizons Career and Technical Education Center in Hampton. Toward that end, MIBE and VMASC initiated the Maritime Trades Magnet Project with funding from the U.S. “There have to be ways to beat this,” Robinson said.
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