The student handbook, modeled on employee handbooks from area industries, addresses such issues as regular attendance, wasting time and loitering in restrooms, negligence and damage to property, sleeping on the job, possession of drugs, alcohol or firearms and theft. They also state clearly the penalty for violations. Teachers continue to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, but they do so from the perspective of the workplace. The two-part curriculum deals with how to find the right job and how to succeed on the job. The first part begins with students' values and interests and proceeds to resume writing, interviewing, and employer expectations.
Students also write resumes in the class.
One teacher gives each student the computer disk containing the students' resume and encourages them to come back to the class when the resume needs to be updated. Presenters represented Peru, London, Brazil and the United States. The first was designed to help teachers introduce music in their classrooms to teach pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The latter was directed toward an older audience to create a dialectic environment for critical discussion about cultural, multicultural and coping strategies in diverse atmospheres, both in and out of the classroom. Mr. Easley reported that this was a wonderful experience and stated that the people of Peru rolled out the red carpet for him as well as the co-presenters.