CTC Spring newsletter - Calgary Board of Education

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Career and Technology Centre
Spring 2013 newsletter
Culinary - CUL
Read about the Culinary
program on the CTC website.
Welcome to Our Centre
On behalf of the Career &
Technology Centre, I would like
to extend greetings. We are
very proud of the personalized
learning our Centre is able to
offer all high school students
within the Calgary Board
of Education. Students are
intellectually engaged as they
are doing meaningful, authentic
school work that is genuinely
useful.
Charlotte Arbuckle, Principal
Market Café is Open
The Market Café opened its rolling shutters
in February, providing a much anticipated
service to staff and students of the CT Centre,
to visitors attending events here, and to the
public. Led by Chefs Del Ben (Culinary) and
Leclair (Hospitality), the café offers a daily
variety of light fare (soups, salads, sandwiches,
and baked goods) inspired by the idea of
“classic meets contemporary.”
Our selections are prepared by students
under the professional supervision and
guidance of our chefs and teachers, and
showcase various aspects of “the art of
the chef.” In the teaching kitchen, students
are learning valuable skills related to food
preparation, safety, portion control, and
presentation. In the café setting they practice
customer service, communications, and
related retail skills.
The café venue reflects a larger push to
provide well-made, reasonably priced meals
that respond to a demand for healthy, great tasting (and perhaps, slightly indulgent) lunchtime
options. In the near future, we’ll be expanding our beverage service to include coffee and
espresso drinks, and providing the opportunity for students to train and develop their barista
skills.
The Culinary Program sent one student to the regional skills competition in Culinary Arts, and on
March 16, Ross Bowles delivered. After weeks of training, experimenting, and tasting, Ross’ efforts were
rewarded with a gold medal, and the opportunity to compete at the Provincial Skills competition in
Edmonton.
Ross will be competing in the Hot Foods category where he’ll be creating a cream of mushroom soup,
a “Supreme of Chicken” dish (that’s a breast with the wing still attached), and a classic French omelette,
among other things.

Natural Resources - NAT
Read about the Natural
Resources program
on the CTC website.
Sparks fly at Generate2013 TM
Students of the Natural Resources and CBe-learn online science program teamed up to
produce sparks at the Generate2013 TM Summit on energy, hosted by Inside Education.
The team participated in four days of engaging activities, getting their hands dirty in
the exploration of renewable and non-renewable energy.
Inspiration emanated from a variety of sources that included the keynote introduction
by student Bilaal Rajan and stories connected to students across Alberta and British
Columbia involved in energy action projects.
Fuelled by ideas gathered at the summit, student
immediately began developing an energy action project
to build local awareness about renewable and nonrenewable
energy consumption at the Centre.
Following the Generate2013 Summit, Natural Resources students
joined Alberta youth to make recommendations to Alberta’s
Environment Minister. Their collaborative work will take place
over five weeks this spring, and be presented in a Provincial
Virtual Town Hall in early May. Final recommendations will be
brought to Environment Minister McQueen to inform Alberta’s
Renewed Climate Change Strategy.
Cosmetology – COS
Book spa services
at the CTC Salon.
Preparing for Skills Competition
Cosmetology students are very busy preparing for Skills Canada competitions,
customer service and course work. Students are totally engaged and working very
hard on specific projects. We are very excited that eight of our students competed
in the Hairstyling Regionals, on April 12, 2013. The top four students for Hairstyling
Intermediate (Mary Lacaprara, Amy Chan, Taylor Volkman and Dakota Lee) and the
top four students for Hairstyling Junior (Connor MacLeod, Sheridan Liwag, Heather
Maye and Aurora Tilston) were selected by an in-house competition. Winners of the
Regionals will proceed to the Provincial Hairstyling Skills Competitions in Edmonton
on May 15 & 16, 2013.
We are also excited to have 3 other
students entered in the Provincial Skills
Aesthetic Competition in Edmonton on
May 16, 2013: Jesse Reeves, Jess Davis
and Natasha Mall.
Zunny Suderman is entered in the
Provincial Job Skills Demonstration
on either May 15 or May 16, 2013. This
is the only competition that we have
entered that allows the winner of the
provincials to go on to the national
competition, which takes place in
Vancouver.

Rapid Prototyping a GoPro Mount
Colin is a student in DES2045 (3D Design 2) and DES2055 (CAD 2), two of dozens of courses in
the Pre-Engineering program of the CT Centre. As part of his course work, he selected the task of
designing and fabricating a part or tool with AutoDesk’s Inventor which requires either precise
measurements or moving parts. This is his story.
Pre-Engineering - ENG
Read about the
Pre-Engineering program
on the CTC website.
I wanted to film myself skiing, from an interesting angle. Usually my GoPro video camera is
mounted on my helmet, but I wanted something different: a ski pole mount. The solution
was to make one myself using 3D printing technology and the rapid prototyping process.
There are few commercially available ski pole mounts, and none that I liked, so I
decided to make one myself. I researched different kinds of mounts and decided
to design one that could be easily attached to and removed from any pole. After
sketching out a few possibilities, I decided on a design with a hinge on one side that
could be attached quickly with a wing nut.
I used Autodesk Inventor to create a 3D plan for the mount.
With this file, I was able to “print” the pieces in ABS plastic,
using our uPrint Plus 3D printer.
To field-test my design, I went out to the local ski hill. There
were a few problems. I discovered that the threads were a bit
soft, and did not stand up to consistent use. Also, the shape
of the mount did not allow for enough back-and-forth tilt to
the camera, which I realized was more important than I had
originally thought. After testing the prototype in the field, I’ve
come back to the lab with enough information to revise my
design to address these issues.
MDC Student to “Show Off!” at ACAD
In a twofold piece of good news received just before spring break,
Photojournalism student Bianca Leclair found out she was accepted into ACAD,
and that a photograph from her portfolio was chosen for ACAD’s “Show Off!”
exhibition at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery. This annual competition receives
hundreds of entries from Alberta high-school students that are pared down
by jury to 75 finalists. Being chosen as a finalist makes Bianca eligible for ACAD
scholarships and other prizes that will be awarded this spring.
Media, Design &
Communication Arts - MDC
Although she knew it was a strong piece, Bianca admits she’s “amazed it got so
much attention” from ACAD’s jury members. Her photography teacher,
Mr. Schwandt, is very impressed but not so surprised. “I’m sure the jury members
noticed that, in addition to her excellent sense of composition, Bianca brings a
strong element of inquiry to her approach, pushing the boundaries of a newly
learned concept to make her work fresh and bold. It speaks well to her future
potential as an artist.”
Bianca’s introductory statement captures this spirit and bold vision: “When the
world renders me blind, this is the photograph I want people to remember me by.”

Media, Design &
Communication Arts - MDC
Read about the Media, Design
& Communication Arts program
on the CTC website.
Walking “On Air”
The CTC is thrilled to announce that the new studio broadcasting facility is open and
ready for video and audio production! Students have immediately taken advantage
of these new creation spaces, which include multi-camera video capture using three
Sony XDCam studio cameras and a Tricaster video mixer, as well as a 16 channel Onyx
audio mix board recording into ProTools in the audio control room/voiceover booth. To
accommodate our students, special time blocks have been made available for those
who have a passion for audio and video to get creative in the new facilities this semester.
Career & Technology Centre
– creating pathways to success
Career and Technology Studies helps students discover their interests and abilities in
practical and purposeful ways. CTS is for all students. Whether the goal is to explore
different options or pursue more advanced training in a particular field, CTS courses
offer students flexibility to expand their career goals and interests.
The Career and Technology Centre’s programs are organized by the following Career
Clusters.
Career and Technology Centre
2336 - 53 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T3E 1L2
403-245-4500
Trades, Manufacturing &
Transportation
n Auto Body | Auto Body Apprentice
and Pre-Apprentice
n Fabrication | Welder Apprentice and
Pre-Apprentice
n Pre-Engineering
Health, Recreation & Human Services
n Cosmetology | Hairstylist Apprentice
and Pre-Apprentice
n Foods | Cook Apprentice and Pre-
Apprentice
n Health Sciences | First Responder
Natural Resources
n Environmental Stewardship
n Oil and Gas Exploration
Business, Administration, Finance,
Information & Technology
n Financial Management and Marketing
n Networking (data)
n Computing Sciences
Media, Design & Communication Arts
n Communication Technology |
Broadcasting
n Design Studies