The FORGE Trades & Service Industry Program exists to provide students the opportunity to experience and explore potential careers in these types of industries. The program seeks to give the students the basic skill levels needed to start in these careers immediately after high school. These programs will teach the students the importance of good character and a strong work ethic.
To enter one of the listed classes below students must fill out the Canefire Trades & Service Industry Program Application and identify which class they will seek to be enrolled. Students will also have to sign the Workers Code of Ethics.
Food Services – “Service with a Smile!”
Taught by Trilvie Rombow at the ‘Ola’a Coffee Company
This elective will be open to laborers who have a desire to learn about serving others, preparing food, preparing beverages, ordering products, and daily managerial practices. By the end of the year service with a smile students will be given the opportunity to be a certified barista. Students will also be given the opportunity to earn a food handlers certification.
Course Hours: (normal school days) on Monday / Wednesday / Friday – 1:35 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $100.00 (Covers certifications and class materials)
Welding 101
Taught by Jake Vogt at the Vogt Welding Shop
This course covers the fundamentals of welding, including various welding processes, safety procedures, and the ability to read and interpret welding diagrams. Students will learn to operate welding equipment, weld different materials in various positions, and understand the effects of welding heat on metals. Advanced students will be provided the opportunity to take the certification test for welders.
Course Hours: (normal school days) on Monday / Wednesday / Friday – 1:35 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Course Fee – First Year: $750.00 (Covers personal safety equipment that students will be able to keep after they complete the class, welding consumables, and facility fees)
Course Fee – Second Year: $500.00 (Covers welding consumables and facility fees)
Gardening 101
Taught by Debbie Brooks at the CLA Upper Campus Barn The tenth through twelfth grade Gardening class is a two semester course. This elective provides the opportunity for students to become familiar with standard gardening tools and skills while working in 3 areas: (1) outdoor gardens including a raised bed herb/vegetable garden with a lo’i [taro patch], a row of fruit trees, and a native and canoe plant garden; (2) general landscaping of the school grounds; and (3) indoor decorative plant care. Gardening tasks will also include picking and juicing tangerines from the school citrus trees, propagating native plants from the plants growing in the native plant garden, and identification of plants and animals using the SEEK app. Students will spend at least 30 minutes per elective hour on gardening tasks. Participants may use non-gardening time to work on assignments for regular academic classes.
Course Hours: (normal school days) on Monday / Wednesday / Friday – 1:35 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Course Fee: $100.00 (Covers class materials and a hand tool that students will be able to keep after they complete the class)
THE CLA WORKERS PLEDGE - CODE OF ETHICS
I believe that everyday is a gift from God. I will choose to live out each day thankful for the opportunities that it affords.
I believe that I am endowed by God with certain unalienable rights. Which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I’m entitled to nothing else. I also understand that “happiness” and the “pursuit of happiness” are not the same thing.
I believe there is no such thing as a “bad job.” I believe that all jobs have purpose and are opportunities, and it’s up to me to make the best of them.
I believe that any job can be done with passion and enthusiasm.
I believe that my education is my responsibility, and absolutely critical to my success. I am resolved to learn as much as I can from whatever source is available to me. I will never stop learning, and understand that access to all the knowledge in the world is in the palm of my hand.
I believe that I am a product of my choices in my particular circumstances. I will never blame anyone for my shortcomings or the challenges I face. And I will never accept the credit for something I didn’t do.
I understand the world is not fair, and I’m OK with that. I do not resent the success of others.
I believe the best way to distinguish myself at work is to demonstrate the “ethics” acronym:
E – Efficient Work – Done to the best of my ability without waste.
T – Timely Work – Time is the most valuable resource I have. I will not waste the time that I have in my work nor the valuable money that is being paid to me per hour. I will show up early to work and will be willing to stay until the job is done. I will use days off for what they were intended and will take advantage of leave.
H – Honorable Work – I will endeavor to present myself in a professional manner in appearance, personal hygiene, and in communication with customers and other businesses.
I – Integrity Work – I will work all day even when unsupervised.
I will be trust trustworthy and will not steal time or materials from my employers or fellow employees.
C – Considerate Work – Be pleasant, encouraging, and helpful to my employers and fellow employees, no matter how I am treated by others. I will not be a complainer or a sower of discord.
S – Safety Work – I will be an employee that prides themself in personal care so I come to work rested and energized to do the task that is set before me. I believe that my safety is my responsibility. I understand that being in “compliance” does not necessarily mean I’m out of danger. I will understand the safety procedures for my position and what my responsibilities are to protect those around me.