Because college isn’t for everyone, these skills-based camps will teach your kid a trade
At one camp, high school girls can learn skills like carpentry and pipe fitting. Others focus on 3D printing, welding, and even drone-building.
In the early 2000s, being on the verge of graduating from high school meant you’d better have your college applications out—along with a few safety schools—to ensure you’d end up somewhere. College was seen as the ultimate path to success, so more and more students were enrolling. If you weren’t going to college, you probably didn’t work hard enough in high school, weren’t motivated enough, or simply couldn’t afford it.
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