This year, we’re thankful for our awesome team that works hard to promote skilled trade careers. Have a happy thanksgiving, from our table to yours!
Thanks to Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce for coming out to visit us and our Mobile Learning Lab today!
What is National Apprenticeship Week? (source) NAW is a nationwide celebration where industry, labor, equity, workforce, education, and government leaders host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship for re-building our economy, advancing racial and gender equity, and supporting underserved communities. NAW is an opportunity to highlight how Registered Apprenticeship, a proven
The Big Ideas, Inc. trailer has been here today giving students the opportunity to practice working on virtual equipment such as welders, bobcats, skill saws and more! Thank you to Angie Stier, our Workforce Development Coordinator, for getting this organized and coordinated for this year!
Here’s a glimpse into our time at the SWWC Career Expo in Marshall, MN! Our instructors connected with over 300 curious learners at this event! See more here:
Students from Apollo High School did an awesome job on the 3D band saw on our new WoodEd table. You might be looking at some future carpenters!
We had a great time in Detroit Lakes yesterday. The Mobile Learning Lab is back on the road, maybe coming soon to a place near you!
We had a great time visiting REO Plastics and touring their facility! We always love meeting people who believe in our mission and talking with them about how to build a better future for trade careers.
We had a great time with all the visitors in St Cloud! What a great event. See the article here
We hosted the 4th – 6th graders again and had a blast! Their quick wit and great questions kept us on our toes. Thank you again for being engaged and interested in the activities we prepared. We are looking forward to your next visit!
Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire. –W.B. Yeats Are you proud of your work in the trades? Will you help us ignite the fire in the next generation of skilled tradespeople? Will you help us in our mission to Inform, Inspire and Connect curious learners ages 13+
We’re getting our Mobile Learning Lab ready for a busy summer teaching kids about different trades! Today we’re thankful for our resident tradesmen, Ryan and Andy, for putting new AC paneling on the lab.
We had an absolute blast with the kids from Kids Connection today! Thank you so much for visiting, for being respectful, and for helping each other when you could. It was very impressive to see such a cool group of kids! We are excited about your next visit!
BREAKING NEWS!! Big Ideas will be featured in the Steam Carnival at The National Center for Autonomous Technologies #ExperienceSTEAM event at The Mall of America, August 10th – 14th!! Follow the link to learn more: https://bigideasusa.org/experience-steam
Wow! May was a busy month. We had 17 Mobile Learning Lab events all over Minnesota. A very special event was the SCC Car Show. We had a great time seeing all the cars and trucks and talking about all the work that goes into them. Our Mobile Lab was on site and we offered
Class of 2022: Congratulations! Your last few years in school have had many challenges and you should be extremely proud of yourself that you overcame all of them on your path to graduation. This time of your life is a turning point. Some of you will move out of your childhood home and continue your
The Big Ideas Inc Trailer made its way to LCWM today! The trailer allows students to explore careers through virtual reality. Some of the careers include welding, heavy equipment operation and auto painting. Students are also able to explore over 25 other careers using virtual reality headsets! It is a great day to be a
In-person classes are happening now! If you are interested in taking a class, see our events calendar here
We had an amazing time at Farmamerica – The Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center Over the course of 2 days we met with over 300 students to talk about how the skilled trades fit within agriculture. Thanks to all the staff, students and teachers who make this event fun, interesting and inspiring to so many!
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