By Neal Wagner
Shelby County Reporter
Four welding stations with individual electric vent fans for each station line the wall of the new classroom recently built by Brian Copes’ engineering students at Thompson High School in Alabaster.
Like any classroom, this one features fluorescent lighting, power outlets and electric power, but unlike typical classrooms, this one can be easily shipped across the world in a matter of days.
“Last summer, we went to Belfate (Honduras), and it’s a very destitute situation. A lot of people there still live in mud huts,” Copes said. “They don’t have a lot of access to skilled trades. The kids fish or work the fields, and they don’t have much of a chance of a future beyond that.“We are really giving them instant vocational schools,” Copes added.
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