Girls ages 12-15 are attending week-long trades and technology camps at Saskatchewan Polytechnic this month. Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) camps provide participants with a safe, supportive environment to explore the tools, equipment and skills needed for a trades and technology career. GETT campers are taught a variety of trades and technology skills with the final project being a desk made of recycled pallets.
GETT camp sponsors include SaskPower, our presenting sponsor, and CAE, our Moose Jaw Campus sponsor.
Girls are introduced to women who work in a variety of predominately male occupations who spend time promoting the importance of career awareness through activities with the participants. Each girl gets a chance to use tools and participate in a collaborative way, making creative decisions as they build their personalized recycled pallet desk.
"GETT girls are encouraged to be inventive and problem solve. There are many ways to repurpose a recycled pallet, we are excited to see what the girls create," shares Jessica Baldwin, Women in Trades & Technology (WITT) provincial facilitator. "The result is a week of girl-power where campers see themselves in an otherwise overlooked technology and trades occupation."
GETT camps wrap up with a pizza lunch and fun competition on Friday, in which the girls showcase their recycled pallet desks. Media are invited to attend the desk display.
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For more information
400 - 119 4th Avenue South
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Canada S7K 5X2
www.saskpolytech.ca
