Bath Regional Career and Technical Center

NEWS

Pre-K ‘Lab' Debuts

By Seth Koenig, Times Record Staff

Published:  Wednesday, September 9, 2009 2:03 PM EDT

BATH - Tuesday marked a big day for 20 4-year-olds who arrived for their first day of pre-kindergarten at the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center. It was also a big day for a class full of high school students, who will shoulder much of the work running the pre-kindergarten class as Regional School Unit 1 embarks on a unique new take on early childhood education.  While...

On Thursday, September 10th, one of BRCTC's Culinary I classes took a local foods themed field trip.  First they went to the L.O.C.A.L. Garden, an RSU #1 garden program, and harvested green beans, radishes, herbs, broccoli, hot peppers, and nasturtiums.  While they kept much for the harvest to prepare for students in RSU #1, they also took a selection of produce to sell to Henry and Marty's in Brunswick.They arrived in Brunswick later that morning with their harvest fresh from the garden....

The New BRCTC also has a new director.  Joel Austin is the seventh director the Center has had in its forty year history.  He comes from the Boothbay Region where he was most recently the high school principal.  He is enthusiastic about the teaching and learning at the Center and will be in all of our sending high schools frequently this year to spread the message.  Career and Technical Education is full of opportunities for our students. 

Bath Regional Vocational Center is now The Bath Regional Career and Technical Center.  This name change, implemented by the Center's advisory board, represents the changing focus within the field of technical education and our commitment to preparing our graduates for a career or continued education after high school.