If you’re a gearhead your going to love what students at Simcoe Composite School are working on.
Transportation Technology teacher Mr. Ernst disassembled and hauled a 1956 Volkswagen Beetle out of a field and into his auto classroom. The Beetle had been sitting idle for more than 40 years, and was in need of a complete overhaul.
Students are learning and practicing techniques that will bring the car back to mint condition. Students remarked that “It was nice to work as a team to take something that was rusty, and what we thought was not fixable, and turn it into a show car.”
Students who participated in the restoration will attend Toronto’s Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo in March, where the car will be displayed as a work in progress.
Experiential learning projects like auto restoration, nurture curiosity and provide unique learning opportunities for each student to succeed. To learn more about Grand Erie’s diverse secondary programs, click here.
