Students in the Capital Region BOCES Game Design & Implementation program toured The Watervliet Shaker Historic site recently as they continue work on designing an interactive website for the Shaker organization. The juniors and seniors in the Career & Technical Education program on the Albany Campus started work earlier this year on the website, which …
Our quarterly reports offer an at-a-glance look at work underway through the lens of our Commitments of Service, Value, Excellence, Improvement and Leadership. We share these reports internally, as well as eternally with our stakeholders and partners. October 2023 Service 900+ middle and high school students earn essential course credits at our two summer school …
With a last name such as Cook, one might assume a career preparing delicacies might be a natural choice for this area teenager. But for Guilderland High School junior Jayden Cook, the decision to pursue a career as a chef has more to do with opportunity than name. “You can’t hire a robot to cook,” …
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Zoey Ratoon and Rosa Brown may one day represent the face of change in the construction industry. Right now, though, the high school juniors are learning the fine art of construction and masonry at Capital Region BOCES. The two are among 87 students enrolled in the Building Trades program at the Career & Technical Education …
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More than two dozen Capital Region BOCES Electrical Trades students toured the National Grid substation this week, learning how the station works and supports the regional electrical grid. Students in Curtis Van Steele’s program on the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus received an in-depth tour of the substation led by representatives of …
Taking an idea from the prototype to production. That’s what students in the Capital Region BOCES Manufacturing and Machining Technology program learn as they prepare to enter the red-hot market for machinists. During a recent class, nearly a dozen high school juniors were practicing their metal cutting and operating skills under the watchful eyes of …
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Having grown up on a farm, Ashley Moorhead knows a thing or two about heavy equipment. During the last year, the Middleburgh teenager has taken that knowledge and turned it into a professional skillset at Capital Region BOCES. “I have learned so much at BOCES. I love it here,” she said during a recent break …
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Four students and a pair of Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education chefs created delicacies and helped “plate” and serve hundreds of patrons on Sept. 28 during the Regional Food Bank’ of Northeastern New York’s Chefs & Vintners’ Harvest Dinner. The students joined chefs Paul Rother and Erica Weakley in volunteering to take part …
Seniors in the Capital Region BOCES Digital Media Design program are showing their knowledge of design theory and social media with a project that promotes electric mobility and sustainability. Students in Barb Gorbaty’s program at the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus created images and posts to be used to promote the NY …
Capital Region BOCES is pleased to introduce Dr. Elizabeth Wood as our new Deputy District Superintendent and Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Wood, a highly regarded educational leader with a wealth of experience in educational administration and teaching, joined our administrative team in September 2023. Dr. Wood has had a distinguished, decade’s long career in education …
