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At the launch of Construct your Career. A team up

At the launch of Construct your Career. A team up of St.Lenards,Brant Skills, and Conestoga in a construction pre-apprentiship.

For some reason students never say no when asked i

For some reason students never say no when asked if they want to burn something. Get your BBQ tickets we will have a bigger fire there. Link in bio

It is this guys 80th birthday. Mr. Dave Driedger.

It is this guys 80th birthday. Mr. Dave Driedger. He is particularly proud of one conversation he overheard at the shop. One student said "Ask the old man he will know." Happy Birthday Dave!

Had 3 different programs happening in the shop tod

Had 3 different programs happening in the shop today. This was the LED lamp Evan built with Reg. I think he is pretty proud of it. Remember to get you BBQ tickets, link in bio.

OK Vision BBQ! Covid -19 friendly style! Food, Mus

OK Vision BBQ! Covid -19 friendly style! Food, Music, Fire, Fun and a look into whats happening at OK. Bring your lawn chair. Get your early bird ticket. Link in bio.

An OK sweater made it out on the long weekend. Spe

An OK sweater made it out on the long weekend. Spent a rainy day under the tarp on my (Shawns) yearly dirtbike trip. 3 other OK mentors on this trip and have been coming forever. @teddyg4real @samfbaker Gord Stuart.

Our students learned some great practical skills o

Our students learned some great practical skills on the deck build last week, as they worked next to their mentors. We are so proud of them! Now we are looking forward to some Saturday workshops coming up throughout the month of August.

One of OK's students going to school this year for

One of OK's students going to school this year for HRAC(heating, refrigeration, airconditioning) at St. Clair College.

Deck finished. I know they will be happy with the

Deck finished. I know they will be happy with the work the students did on this one.

Students and mentors got all the deck boards off a

Students and mentors got all the deck boards off and nails pulled last night. Tonight boards go back on if the rain holds off.

Proud of our team last night for their hard work o

Proud of our team last night for their hard work on the deck at Brantford Little School! Looking forward to another great night tonight. We are also very thankful to Turkstra Lumber who made sure we got our lumber on time amidst the current shortage.

Programs starting again. Its good to be back!

Programs starting again. Its good to be back!

Shop is getting more Organized in anticipation for

Shop is getting more Organized in anticipation for students to be back in here.

I forgot to set one up but these are traffic barac

I forgot to set one up but these are traffic baracades for the city of Guelp. Students were un able to help with these but I did have help from some mentors. With this we were able to bring in some extra money for OK well things were a little slower.

Happy Summer everyone, Thank you for your patience

Happy Summer everyone,
Thank you for your patience with us as we navigate this new way of life and figure out how to run OK safely and effectively amidst the “Kaos” of our world right now. We have met with our board and decided on our plans for the summer. We must all do our part to keep mentors, students and families safe during this pandemic, including physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. In light of this, we are reopening our doors to work with students once again, with new COVID-19 Protocol in place. We will be opening in stages, with the OK Auto Shop remaining closed until September. We will be opening our Carpentry Shop slowly. This summer we will be offering one outdoor trades training week (4 spots available) in July, with more to come in August including a variety of day-long Workshops. We look forward to working with as many students as possible this summer, and many more this Fall.

Still so thankfull for all the support. I picked u

Still so thankfull for all the support. I picked up these four cars in the last week. I can't wait to see student working on them again.

Shout out to Dave, Lexie and Jayden for building t

Shout out to Dave, Lexie and Jayden for building this for Why Not.

Our students know more than just woodworking! Chec

Our students know more than just woodworking! Check out Hero’s collection of handmade jewellery @jewlleryhero on her Etsy page (link on her insta page’s bio) and consider supporting her in her small local business. She also takes custom orders!

Meet Don Thompson! Don has been mentoring our youn

Meet Don Thompson! Don has been mentoring our young people in woodworking for over 1 year now. He is the owner/operator of Cutting Edge Signs & Engraving. We have been impressed with Don during this pandemic as he stepped up to the challenge of connecting with his students in a fun and unique way of playing weekly online scrabble with them. He has also been consistently apart of our weekly Zoom hangouts. Don is an inquisitive, kind and honest man. Thank you for your hard work Don! 🛠

Shout out to Reg Keddy! He has been mentoring stud

Shout out to Reg Keddy! He has been mentoring students through the Electrical trade at OK since January. We were ecstatic to be able to offer this much requested program, thanks to Reg and our electrician team. Reg has risen to the challenge of connecting with students over Zoom during these strange times, and has been faithfully and intentionally attending our Zoom meetings each week, connecting with his student on a deeper level each week. Reg is genuine, kind hearted, and a great teacher. Thank you for your hard work!!

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