Glen Mills Schools -- Printing for the Future

"The students at Glen Mills are always on the move; they are very busy," says Jim Chobany, vocational coordinator. "The more hands-on experience they have, the more they are going to learn, and it also keeps them constantly involved and less likely to lose their focus."

Students have a choice of 15 different areas, including journalism, optics, engineering, photography and radio broadcasting, to name a few. Those who will go on to the printing program begin with a computer program, Print 101, which teaches them the basics before they ever step foot in the shop. From this program, they learn basics about the presses, the industry, technology, desktop publishing and the way a plant floor is run. This aids the students in learning what to expect.