Roanoke city schools recently concluded the Dream it, Build it, Work It summer camp, giving 50 students hands-on experience welding and wiring in hopes of preparing them for manufacturing jobs with seven partner companies.
Roanoke City Public Schools offers the camp in partnership with SparkForce, the charitable foundation of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association.
Two camps are targeted at middle-schoolers. But this year, the schools added an inclusive camp for students with disabilities who are gearing up to enter the workforce…