Learn more about our program offerings at open houses
Students in our component school districts can learn more about our Career & Technical Educational programs during upcoming open house events. Click here for event details.
Karen Pacelli Honored For Commitment To Value
Congratulations to Karen Pacelli, Graphic Designer, for receiving the November 2022 Commitment Award for Value. Karen was nominated for this award by Program Manager Erin McNulty who shared the following: “Karen Pacelli provides value to her colleagues and our clients in ways that go beyond being a talented graphic artist. Karen can easily switch ‘hats’ …
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Entertainment Tech program students learn, hone their skills during holiday production at Proctors
Area high school students interested in a career in theater gained real-life skills this month preparing and working backstage of a theatrical production at Proctors. Students in the Entertainment Technology program helped stage earlier the Classic Theatre Guild’s production of “T’was the Land of the Night Before” in the Addy Theater at Proctors. Senior Bryan …
Students Make “Sweet” Memories Together
The holiday season got a whole lot sweeter when learners from our Maywood Academy joined the students from the Culinary classroom of Chef Erica Weakley at our Career & Technical Education Center – Albany campus for some festive holiday cookie decorating. New Maywood and Career & Technical Education facilities opened on our Albany campus at …
CanCode Communities boost student learning at Capital Region BOCES
Several students in the Game Design and Implementation program are learning the fine art of project management from an area technology executive. In an era when employers nationwide say they can’t find workers with time management, communication and leadership skills, CanCode Communities CEO Annmarie Lanesey and her staff of experts are sharing their knowledge of …
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Senior designs a bright future thanks to BOCES renewable energy partner
A Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior is designing her future, with skills learned at Capital Region BOCES. Emily Burdikoff recently completed a work-based learning opportunity at Livingston Energy Group working in the firm’s marketing office where she built a professional portfolio filled with projects applying the skills she learned in the BOCES Career and …
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Culinary Arts Alum Returns to Speak to Students About Home Run Career
Jason Eksterowicz hit it out of the park when he embarked on his culinary career upon graduating from Capital Region BOCES and Schoharie High School in 2002. In a little more than a decade, he went from BOCES graduate to executive chef for the New York Mets major league baseball team, with stops at the …
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Work Based Learning Expands Learners Skills, Connections
In our long-running Work-Based Learning (WBL) program, young adults aged 18- to 21 meet daily for classroom-based learning related to a work-based curriculum to explore a variety of jobs and practice the skills needed to be successful with them. The program’s teachers work carefully to match students with work-based learning opportunities in the community that …
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“Walk-In Wednesday” Employment Events
Interested in making a positive impact on children and gaining invaluable classroom experience? Join us for an upcoming “Walk-In Wednesday” employment event and learn about becoming a teaching assistant on our educational team. We offer meaningful careers and a benefit package that includes: a 10-month schedule, based on the school calendar with optional summer work …
Capital Region School Districts Elevate Student Voices
The energy in the room was sky-high as nearly 40 students from 12 component districts joined together to train as lead facilitators for the new Elevating Student Voices initiative being piloted by Capital Region BOCES this year. The Elevating Student Voices program will offer opportunities for young people from across the Capital Region to engage …
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