GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — While it was a day at the beach for dozens of Careerline Tech Center students Monday, what they learned wasn't easy.
Nearly 50 CTC students showed up at Kirk Park for life-saving simulations led by Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue crews. The beach scenarios are part of the class’s “simulation week,” aimed at better preparing students for an emergency.
“This is a great opportunity for them to take the classroom instruction and now make it a little bit more real,” said lead instructor Kim Schrader. “That’s probably one of the most exciting parts about today — not only to use their knowledge, start to put it into a more realistic situation, but then hearing from alumni who felt the same way they did — some as little as a year ago.”
Keagan Langworthy is a Grand Haven Township firefighter. Last year he was one of Schrader’s students.
Langworthy says connecting with professionals as a student is valuable.
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