Contact: Lisa McDonnell, (619) 306-3957
Toyota Donated Engines Enhance SDUSD Transportation Curriculum
WHAT: Students from Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, Madison HS and Mira Mesa HS Transportation programs will demonstrate multiple procedures at different training stations using various types of donated Toyota engines.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 06 (rain or shine)
· 11:15-11:35 a.m. – Donation/Partnership Appreciation Ceremony
· 11:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Student demonstrations featuring donated Toyota engines
WHERE: 4150 Ute Drive, SD (Clairemont) 92117.
Media parking will be available next to automotive facility (see attached map).
School phone: (858 ) 273-0201 School website: http://sandi.net/Clairemont
VISUALS: Students and Toyota master technicians working together to change timing belts, provide accessory belt demonstration, simulate a 100k mile tune-up, and perform simultaneous scans on a hybrid motor alongside RAV EV motor with discussion of hybrid awareness.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Rick Shinkle, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Richard Lester, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Dale Snow, Mossy Automotive Group; Larry Englebrecht, Carl Kingsbury, and Omar Sevilla, SDUSD Automotive Teachers, and students. (Spanish as well)
BACKGROUND: Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., donated thirty-four new drivetrain drop-ins (motor, transmission, and drivetrain components) to six San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Transportation programs (Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, La Jolla HS, Madison HS, Mira Mesa HS, and Point Loma HS). Donated drivetrain types included Camry (hybrid and non-hybrid), Lexus ES330, Lexus ES350 RAV4, Yaris, Lexus IS250, Lexus IS300, Lexus IS350 and 4Runner models. This donation will provide for practical instruction and support the 2012 NATEF automotive standards and curriculum by allowing students to work with a variety of engine types.
The students enrolled in the SDUSD courses in the Transportation program can receive college credit from Miramar College. These courses include Foundations of Transportation Technology, Auto Technology 3,4 and Auto Technology 5,6.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company's extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. (NYSE:TM) For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
The Mossy Automotive Group is a family owned and operated business with strong roots in the San Diego community. Mossy Automotive supports a variety of community programs focused on education, the arts, athletics, and the environment. As stated from Mossy, "We at Mossy Toyota and all of our Mossy dealerships in San Diego have a very strong commitment to our public education, especially San Diego Unified. We realize we have an enormous responsibility to our community and our students. We have committed to use all of our available resources' to help improve the learning environment and provide the latest in educational materials and personnel support. Whether its internships, equipment donations, employee resources' we at Mossy stand by our schools and the bright future of our community."
To prepare students for the competitive global economy they will face in the years ahead, the San Diego Unified Board of Education has developed a focused, long term plan for student achievement. This engine donation to the Transportation programs in the district supports indicators #1 (access to a broad and challenging curriculum) and #6 (parent/community engagement around student achievement) of the district's Indicators of a Quality Neighborhood School.
San Diego Unified School District provides Career Technical Education to over 28,000 students each day through the Office of College, Career & Technical Education. The Transportation industry sector is designed to provide a foundation in transportation services for all industrial technology education students in California. There are eight focus areas that fall under the Transportation sector, each with different career opportunities. The focus areas are On-Road; Off-Road; Stationary; Rail; Water/Sea; Air; Space; and Small Engines and Specialty Equipment.
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