by Lane Taylor | Mar 2, 2018 | Recent Updates
The first MiLL students in beginning and advanced Cabinet Manufacturing classes completed their first semester projects. Students learn skills that in the future will enable them to build a complete kitchen. The transformation that takes place in students from day...
by Lane Taylor | Mar 2, 2018 | Recent Updates
Teachers from Oregon, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado attended the MiLL Academy’s first curriculum training last month. The three-day conference gave an in depth study of the MiLL’s model that includes a student-centered philosophy, industry-driven curriculum and industry...
by Lane Taylor | Feb 13, 2018 | Recent Updates
Earlier this month the MiLL (Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab) held an Open House for the Wounded Warriors. Colorado Springs has a strong military presence with five military bases and a very active branch of the Wounded Warriors Project. The Warriors were given...
by Lane Taylor | Feb 12, 2018 | Recent Updates
The Gazette features what could be called “an unusual union in public education.” As superintendents put their heads together, they came up with a new idea. “High school students from any district will be able to attend for free as part of their...
by Lane Taylor | Feb 9, 2018 | Recent Updates
In early December of 2017, the Colorado Department of Education published a feature entitled: Stories of Promising Practice: Peyton School District Woods Manufacturing Program. This article takes the reader back to 2002, where the idea of the MILL really began to...
by Lane Taylor | Feb 1, 2018 | Recent Updates
Woodshop News, a national business news magazine for the Woodworking Industry, featured Mr. Dean Mattson and the Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab (MILL) in the December issue of the publication. Described as “Answering the Call”, the article describes...
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