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Product Trainer Josh Horner (O26) gives an overview of work instructions to teacher interns in a shipyard shop. Photo by Ashley Major
Area Educators Participate in Internship at NNS When Adrian Foster welcomes students back into his classroom at Surry County High School in September, he will be equipped to share information about high-tech career opportunities at Newport News Shipbuilding. NNS President Jennifer Boykin interacts with Kesselring employees following the town hall meeting on Thursday, Aug. 10.
NNS Holds Employee Town Hall at Kesselring On Thursday, Aug. 10, Newport News Shipbuilding held a "Building Our Future" Town Hall at the company's Kenneth A. Kesselring site in West Milton, New York. Nearly 300 employees were present to hear remarks from NNS President Jennifer Boykin. The event was Boykin's first visit to Kesselring. Prior to the town hall, she was given a tour of the site. "It's an impressive facility – with extraordinary work underway," she said. Similar to previous town hall meetings held earlier this summer, Boykin discussed her vision and future priorities for the company. "Simply said, my top priorities are people and technology. Here at Kesselring, the work you do is essential to our legacy of ‘Always Good Ships.’ It’s critical that the United States Navy have a thorough and reliable training program to safely and effectively operate its nuclear fleet. It’s up to us to keep the prototype reactors maintained and serviced to meet the Navy’s training needs," Boykin said. "You may not be building...
"They don't have to go to a tech company in Silicon Valley, they can be right here developing programs and databases and helping with in-house information technology," said Foster, who teaches technology education. "There is an iDS [integrated Digital Shipbuilding] program. There is engineering. I'm taking that information back to the kids to dispel some of the myths or misunderstandings of what they actually do here." Foster and 23 other local science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers and professional counselors participated in the Educator Internship Program at NNS this summer. More than 100 educators have completed the two-week program – a partnership involving Career Pathways, Trades Training and Talent Acquisition – since it began in 2012. During the internship, participants are exposed to all facets of shipbuilding, including engineering, modeling and simulation, augmented reality and hands-on experience with trades. Teachers also see how math and science concepts used at NNS relate to what they are teaching in the classroom.
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