These Students in Michigan Are Literally Building A Future

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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

This is awesome. OSTC (Oakland Schools Technical Campus) Northeast (off Perry in Pontiac) is an amazing place. I know this because my son Adam went there for Computer Programming courses, and when I'd pick him up after school there was always a section of the campus with young men and women building a house. They were learning construction - and it was amazing to see the progress each year.

This year is no different - they built this home to create affordable housing for a family in Pontiac. And it's been delivered! What an amazing program.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/positively-detroit/oakland-schools-students-build-home-aid-affordable-housing

Swett said many organizations partner to make this annual project possible. He said construction takes place at the school on Perry Street and students work with professional tradesmen throughout the process.
“They usually have an idea of what they want to do. ‘I want to flip houses' or 'I want to be a carpenter' or 'I want to build decks.' And then we get in, we start building the house and they get exposed to careers they never new existed," he explained.
This program helps get these students ready for the workforce, but it does something else important. It provides an affordable housing option for a low- to moderate-income homebuyer.

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These Students in Michigan Are Literally Building A Future

This is awesome. OSTC (Oakland Schools Technical Campus) Northeast (off Perry in Pontiac) is an amazing place. I know this because my son Adam went there for Computer Programming courses,…

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