Baldwin High School@Shubert Future Jewelers Academy Highlighted in the Baldwin Herald
A Groundbreaking Partnership with Natural Diamond Council and Black in Jewelry Coalition
Excerpt from Article:
One classroom at Baldwin High School@Shubert began with just four walls and a floor — but what emerged is the Future Jewelers Academy, a unique collaboration with the Natural Diamond Council and the Black in Jewelry Coalition.
The academy, which introduces Shubert School students to all aspects of the jewelry industry, from design to “bench work” to retail, officially opened at the start of the school year, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday was attended by members of the Board of Education, representatives of the two organizations and elected officials.
The program joins others at Shubert, where a non-traditional high school curriculum offers students the opportunity to fulfill state graduation requirements by earning Career and Technical Education as well as academic credits, with programs including barbering, medical administrative assistant and police science.
The Future Jewelers Academy, which comprises roughly a dozen students, gives them hands-on experience in the jewelry industry. Participants are expected to complete eight to 10 jewelry projects by the end of the school year, and will earn college credits applicable to a variety of programs in the State School system.
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