TLDSB Pathways

Love this brilliant comic from Lunarbaboon about the power of encouraging girls in all their interests -- including in the skilled trades! Whether she wants to ...become a home repair DIY expert or pursue a trade professionally, by supporting our girls when they're interested in learning to build, wire, or weld, parents and educators can help ensure that Mighty Girls know their possibilities are limitless! For several fun picture books that show girls and women in roles as builders and skilled tradespersons, we highly recommend "Building Our House" (https://www.amightygirl.com/building-our-house) for ages 3 to 8, "Three Cheers for Kid McGear" (https://www.amightygirl.com/three-cheers-for-kid-mcgear) for ages 4 to 8, and "How A House Is Built" (https://www.amightygirl.com/how-a-house-is-built) for ages 5 to 8. Tween readers will enjoy "The House that Lou Built," for ages 9 to 13 at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-house-that-lou-built There is also a great new building / tool guide aimed at girls ages 13 and up, "Girls Garage," at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-garage To encourage her in construction-based pretend play, check out the DIY Tool Belt Playset (https://www.amightygirl.com/diy-tool-belt-playset), the Kids’ Wooden Tool Box Set (https://www.amightygirl.com/kids-wooden-tool-box-set), and the Master Tool Workbench Play Set (https://www.amightygirl.com/master-workbench-play-set), all for ages 3 to 6 And, to get her started on real-life building, we recommend the Build and Paint a Birdie B&B Kit for ages 6 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/build-paint-a-bird-house), the Around the House Tool Set for ages 8 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/around-the-house-tool-set), and a 3-Pocket Tool Belt for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/3-pocket-tool-belt) To see more of Christopher Grady's Lunarbaboon comics, check out his book, "Lunarbaboon: The Daily Life of Parenthood" at http://amzn.to/2rkPMw0

Did you know that it’s estimated that by 2021, one in five new jobs in Ontario will be trades-related. On #WorldYouthSkillsDay, let’s inspire students across the province to consider a career in the skilled trades. https://www.ontario.ca/page/skilled-trades-ontario-schools