{"id":11587,"date":"2018-03-09T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=11587"},"modified":"2018-03-09T14:01:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T22:01:02","slug":"esperanza-aztec-engineering-and-manufacturing-students-practice-communication-collaboration-and-critical-thinking-skills-while-installing-schools-lock-bloks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=11587","title":{"rendered":"Esperanza Aztec Engineering and Manufacturing students work to create a safer school environment by installing Lock-Bloks"},"content":{"rendered":"

In February, Esperanza High School<\/a>\u00a0(EHS)<\/span> Aztec Engineering and Manufacturing (AEM) Academy<\/a><\/span> students successfully installed Lock-Bloks on 150 doors on campus.\u00a0 Lock-Bloks are designed to allow classroom doors to remain in the locked position.\u00a0 During emergency situations, staff members can simply disengage the device and the door is locked.\u00a0 There is no need to look for keys or enter the hallway to lock doors, potentially exposing individuals to dangers.<\/p>\n

The Academy’s\u00a0teacher, Mr. Jeff Wallace, guided his AEM students through proper install instructions, then the class\u00a0dispersed\u00a0into teams of five with each student\u00a0assigned a different duty. The teams worked collaboratively around campus ensuring that they\u00a0worked on every door in a timely manner.\u00a0It was a great example of project based learning where students practiced communication, collaboration, responsibility, critical thinking, connecting to real-life context, and most importantly, taking PRIDE in their school and a job well done.<\/p>\n

Esperanza is proud of the work that Mr. Wallace and his students did. They were focused, efficient, and took PRIDE in knowing they were\u00a0working on something to better the school and to create a safer environment for all Aztecs.<\/p>\n

Watch a brief video of the AEM students in action below.<\/p>\n

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