Work ready program expands to Barren County Middle School and elementary schools
GLASGOW, Ky.- Inside the walls of Barren County Middle School, and the district’s elementary schools like North Jackson, students are learning more about being work ready.
Bring your Best, Barren is a work ethics program that involves taking on additional roles to ensure that they’re work ready. For three years, only high school students could participate. Beginning in 2020, middle school eighth graders and elementary school sixth graders can participate as well.
“That’s so exciting, because by the time they get to the 12th grade, they’ll understand the whole process of work ethics, and why we’re doing this; to better them, and to get their profiles work ready,” said Barren County School District community education and after school coordinator Sonya Davis.
Depending on what grade the student is in, this program will have them do different tasks to teach them about responsibility and action, ranging from outside community service, to being responsible for everyone’s pencils being sharpened, and even reaching out to fellow classmates.
“During recess, I go down to second grade and work with some kids. We just work on homework, anything they need help with,” said North Jackson Elementary 6th grader Paul Lowe.
The teamwork activities the young students participate in are now related to the new goal of getting the younger students ready. Something they can’t wait to see the benefits of.
“I think it can really help everybody to get better jobs when they’re older because we’re learning at a younger age, so we know more stuff about it,” said North Jackson Elementary sixth grader Lucy Zalla.
Students will also participate in interviews to apply for a work ethic certificate, which they can use for future employment.
