2025 “Girls Ignite Trades” expo
“Girls Ignite Trades” drew dozens to the Center for Advanced Technologies to introduce middle schoolers to carpentry, firefighting, welding, and more
Bucks County Community College recently welcomed five dozen Bristol Township middle school girls to its Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol to introduce them to building trades and other careers. “Girls Ignite Trades,” an annual event in partnership with the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council, aims to break barriers by helping young students explore career options that challenge stereotypes. The 7th- and 8th-graders from Armstrong and Franklin Middle Schools took part in hands-on projects like carpentry and welding, while connecting with mentors and industry experts. To learn more about these training options, visit the Workforce Development division.
Bucks County Community College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones (rear, third from right) joined James Keenan, Business Representative from Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, in showing Bristol Township middle school girls career skills at “Girls Ignite Trades.” The annual event at the Center for Advanced Technologies on the College’s Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks aims to introduce girls to careers that challenge stereotypes.
Middle school girls from the Bristol Township School District try firefighting on for size at Bucks County Community College’s “Girls Ignite Trades,” an annual event to introduce girls to careers that break stereotypes. The event drew five dozen 7th- and 8th-graders from Armstrong and Franklin Middle Schools to the Center for Advanced Technologies on the College’s Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol.
Hands-on careers like carpentry were among those sampled by dozens of middle school girls at the annual “Girls Ignite Trades” expo at the Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol. Bucks County Community College partnered with the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council for the annual event for students from the Bristol Township School District.
Dozens of Bristol Township middle schoolers attended the annual “Girls Ignite Trades” expo at Bucks County Community College to learn about career options that challenge stereotypes. The annual event took place at the College’s Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol, in partnership with the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council.