(New Haven Register, 7/26/17) The New Haven Register’s July 6 article, “Connecticut technical high school summer manufacturer’s academy teaches real skills,” was an enlightening look at the endless possibilities when introducing manufacturing to students at a young age. It opens their worlds to career prospects they may not have otherwise…
Young Manufacturers Learn To Code at CCAT
Future manufacturers are getting an early look into a widening field of opportunities by learning how to code at CCAT as a part of Connecticut. Dream It. Do It’s Young Manufacturers Academy. The Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) is an innovative, customizable program for grade 6-8 students that develops awareness of and interest…
$10k Grant To Help Create Dream It. Do It. Young Manufacturers Academy in New York
Connecticut Dream It. Do It.’s Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) program will be the model for a new program to introduce manufacturing to middle schoolers in Olean, New York. With the help of a $10,000 grant from Eaton-Cooper Power Systems, the Western New York chapter of Dream It. Do It. DIDI-WNY will…
Congresswoman Esty Visits Young Manufacturers Academy
5th District of Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty visited a Young Manufacturers Academy program at Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, Connecticut this morning. YMA programs, run by CCAT in partnership with the Connecticut Technical High School system and supported with funding from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s…
YMA Program Earns High Marks
Students and parents have been thrilled with CCAT’s summer Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) programs! “Thanks again for a wonderful program. I shared this picture and my thoughts with Mrs. Larson and Dr. Carter. Well done Calvin and team! We look forward to next year’s opportunities,” said Bessie Viar, parent of a…
Young Manufacturers Academy
The 2016 Young Manufacturers Academy offered to 7th through 9th graders, is an innovative first-hand experience to the high-tech world of manufacturing. Led by the Connecticut Center of Advanced Technology, students will be given an opportunity to practice and participate in fun, hands-on workshops. At the Young Manufacturers Academy your child will learn how next generation manufacturing facilities operate.
The Academy is a free program made possible by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Manufacturing Innovation Fund.
The waitlist for the June 27-July 8 session at Prince Technical High School is open.