Foster Career and Technical Education Center and Mt. Blue High School reported student achievements in apprenticeships, career training and workforce readiness programs.
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UMF hosting Blue Crew robotics team for 2026 season
The University of Maine at Farmington is hosting the Blue Crew Robotics Team this season, giving the regional high school program a dedicated workspace on campus.
Foster Tech touts recent forestry project, skills learning, volunteerism
Students from the forestry and digital media programs are partnering to document and educate peers at Cascade Brook School about sustainable wood harvesting practices and responsible forest management.
Blue Crew Robotics given temporary home at Foster Tech
The Blue Crew Robotics team will share classroom space at Foster CTE and use nearby storage while district leaders work toward a long-term plan.
Instructor resigns over possible relocation of Mt. Blue robotics team
Longtime teacher Richard Wilde left the district after he said the administration decided to move the team off the Mt. Blue Campus, but Superintendent Christian Elkington says nothing has been decided yet.
Meeting the needs of employers and workforce
A roundtable discussion was held Jan. 25 with representatives of local education and economic development organizations to collaborate on facilitating a workforce training programming.
Meeting the needs of employers and workforce
A roundtable discussion was held January 25 with representatives from local education and economic development organizations to address and discuss an initiative to collaborate efforts between service providers, educators, and community connectors.
Cross-classroom collaboration at Foster CTE
FARMINGTON — The pre-engineering and robotics classes at Foster Career and Technical Education Center on Mt. Blue Campus was a hub of activity Thursday, Dec. 6. The activity was not due to anything out of the ordinary. There were no traditional lessons being taught and no tests being given. Using high-tech equipment students manipulated reality, […]
Cross-classroom collaboration at Foster CTE
FARMINGTON — The pre-engineering and robotics classes at Foster Career and Technical Education Center on Mt. Blue Campus was a hub of activity Thursday, Dec. 6. The activity was not due to anything out of the ordinary. There were no traditional lessons being taught and no tests being given. Using high-tech equipment students manipulated reality, […]
Learning through play
Kaitlynn Snow, 3, of Strong and Katelyn Pond work on an art project Thursday at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington. Pond is a senior in the early childhood education program offered at the campus. The program offers a half-day, low-cost preschool experience to local children three days a week. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) […]