Approximately 60 students from Orchard Lake Middle School are taking part for the first time in an innovative project titled The Virtual Trade Mission, today through Wednesday. The program was designed by the President's Export Council and the U.S. Department of Commerce to increase student awareness of the global economy. The three-day mission will include students listening to panels of experts, using the Internet to do research and working with peers to perform an export challenge. 6020 Sashabaw, Janice Driver and Steve Ross, are introducing students to a new technology class to help them better understand the mechanics of their environment. The class is designed to encourage teachers to use a thematic approach when designing curricula.
Students use a technology portfolio to guide their projects from planning to completion.
The meeting will ask participants to provide input regarding the qualities, attributes and characteristics they'd like to see in an educational leader. Three students from Smith Middle School have been selected to participate in the People to People student exchange program. Bridget O'Connor, Adam Christopher and Kaitlyn Beyer will travel to Australia this summer as part of the program. Smith Middle School's Student Council led an annual care program recently with tremendous results. This year's project involved collecting care packages for the Doorstep of Oakland County, containing personal hygiene items.