Big Skills Tiny Homes teaches on the job.  

"Indeed, students these days need more options upon graduation, as well as mentors to help them navigate those options. Through the process of building a tiny home from start to finish, students are exposed to a variety of trade disciplines and are then mentored afterward to use their experiences to identify their future career path."

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Marin Independent Journal, June 13th, 2020

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Young people gain skills while building tiny home

“There is pressure to go to college,” Ticknor says. “I see the need to offer high school graduates an additional option, an option that would give them the opportunity and time to experience the trades, and build their skills and confidence.”

Experience in the trades can lead to a “financially rewarding and satisfying career without the accumulation of considerable debt,” he says.

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Marin Independent Journal, March 26th, 2019

Building Career Skills:  Solar System Learning

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