Kids with Grit: Tool Education Pathways Program

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1–2 minutes

Give students the knowledge and confidence to introducing real tools, practical skills, materials, and building concepts in developmentally appropriate ways.

Our Tool Education Pathways Program includes:

• Tool identification and tool literacy
• Measuring and measurement tools
• Hand-tool fundamentals
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Age-appropriate safety practices
• Hardware and building materials
• Basic construction concepts
• Classroom organization and management
• Project-based applications
• Career connections

Students don’t need to wait until high school to discover that they enjoy designing, fixing, creating, measuring, constructing, or working with their hands.

Early tool education gives students an opportunity to develop practical skills while building confidence, independence, responsibility, and problem-solving abilities.

Tool education also creates natural opportunities to introduce careers including:

• Carpenter
• Electrician
• Plumber
• Welder
• HVAC Technician
• Construction Manager
• General Contractor
• Automotive Technician
• Aircraft Technician
• Maintenance Technician
• Machinist
• Manufacturing Technician
• Engineer
• Architect
• Industrial Designer
• Construction Estimator
• Building Inspector
• Safety Professional
• Entrepreneur

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