Santa Rita 5th Graders Explore ‘Future-Ready Courses’ at Central HS

SAN ANGELO, TX - Fifth graders from Santa Rita Elementary embarked on the “CTE World Tour,” exploring a wide array of “future-ready courses” from engineering to culinary arts. 

CTE stands for Career and Technical Education. 

As part of Santa Rita's annual career day, the CTE World Tour, the fifth graders toured Central High School and the West Texas Training Center, sparking their imaginations about the possibilities their futures hold. 

According to the school district, this is a new take on elementary career days. Each student received a ticket and a passport to explore San Angelo ISD CTE pathways of study ranging from engineering to culinary arts to welding and “everything in between.”

“The students had no idea there were a variety of opportunities available to them, and the career day experience they took part in will be one they will never forget,” said Santa Rita Elementary Counselor Kalie Fontenot. “They have not stopped smiling, laughing, discussing, and imagining their futures and what all they saw today since we left. I am blessed to be a part of SAISD and to support College and Career Readiness in our youth!” 

The school district stated that students rotated between different classrooms at CHS and WTTC. 

It was here where the students learned about the pathways of study available to them in high school, career applications through those courses, hands-on experiences of what they would learn when enrolled in those courses, and created connections to the application of their current classroom lessons to the career field. 

“The CTE World Tour provides opportunities for students to gain career and self-awareness as early as elementary school and promotes the development qualities and characteristics we believe are important for our students to attain in order to be highly capable and successful throughout their future endeavors,” information from the school states. 

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