Science Technology and Trades come alive at SLOME
Watch SLOME in action!!!
SLOME 2011, with the help of over 20 volunteers, 25 sponsors, 49+ interactive activities and 250 exhibitor representatives, works hard to spark curiosity. It enables youth to sample careers they may not have considered before and gives them an opportunity to experience the transferable skills required in today's job market.
SLOME had over 2,800 students attending from Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford counties and The City of London from grades 7-12, including private schools, 4 different school boards and 250 teachers and school volunteers.* Elgin: 415 students -- Middlesex: 260 students -- Oxford: 350 students -- City of London: 1,856 students* High School: 1,276 students -- Elementary School: 1,605 students
What participants has to say:
"Kids seemed more mature than in previous years; they asked a lot of good questions and were very interested in employment opportunities... The Ontario Skills Passport activity made the students pay more attention to what was happening in the booths they were visiting... I would ask the kids which skill they thought best fit our display/work, so they then had to think about it and try to match up the skills to what we showed them." -- Exhbitors
"Great for the students' awareness of the importance of skills relating to jobs... the students, back at school are able to refer to the Skills Passport to reflect on the careers they had learned about at SLOME... the hands-on displays showed the real world application of the occupations on display." -- Teachers
"I think that the Ontario Skills Passport is important because you lets you learn more about careers and helps you figure out what you want to do in your future... we learned about different jobs... great way of learning the different skills needed for each occupation exhibited." -- Students
