The Cube for the students of TCC has been ordered!
11/7/13 - The new Cube for Toledo Community College has been ordered and will be on its way soon to Balize. Again, 3d-Printing Solutions would like to thank 3DSystems for the donation of this 3d printer to the teachers and students of TCC.
Marcel Palma from TCC describes
the school as follows:
Toledo Community College is a Co-Ed Secondary Level High School. Located in Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, Belize C.A. This institution opened its doors in September 1983. This Institution grew out of a need to add a vocational-technical component to the school’s curriculum. In its inception, TCC has the teaching of Agriculture as one of its main focus. With the introduction of other vocational and technical training schools in Toledo however, the focus has been shifting to one that is more academic and the integration of technology in the class is definitely a challenge.
The vocational and technical programs now focus on getting the students to continue their studies in several fields including engineering before entering the job market. Part of this focus made us start to offer Computer aided drafting (CAD)as a part of the package. Our students do two years of technical drawing at the lower secondary and get to choose whether to pursue CAD in the third and fourth year. They are generally focused on creating two dimensional drawings using paper, and their drawing utensils. The addition of a 3D printer will definitely take us to the next level in allowing the students to start creating in 3D and actually be able to see their plan or design come to life.
The curriculum at TCC is structured in what is known in the Caribbean high schools as the “two and two” curriculum. It offers a variety of programs, which includes (but is not limited to) the Arts, Business, Sciences, Phys. Ed. & Sports, and Vocational and Technical Education.
Toledo Community College is a Co-Ed Secondary Level High School. Located in Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, Belize C.A. This institution opened its doors in September 1983. This Institution grew out of a need to add a vocational-technical component to the school’s curriculum. In its inception, TCC has the teaching of Agriculture as one of its main focus. With the introduction of other vocational and technical training schools in Toledo however, the focus has been shifting to one that is more academic and the integration of technology in the class is definitely a challenge.
The vocational and technical programs now focus on getting the students to continue their studies in several fields including engineering before entering the job market. Part of this focus made us start to offer Computer aided drafting (CAD)as a part of the package. Our students do two years of technical drawing at the lower secondary and get to choose whether to pursue CAD in the third and fourth year. They are generally focused on creating two dimensional drawings using paper, and their drawing utensils. The addition of a 3D printer will definitely take us to the next level in allowing the students to start creating in 3D and actually be able to see their plan or design come to life.
The curriculum at TCC is structured in what is known in the Caribbean high schools as the “two and two” curriculum. It offers a variety of programs, which includes (but is not limited to) the Arts, Business, Sciences, Phys. Ed. & Sports, and Vocational and Technical Education.
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