One Friday, January 13, 2012 the LTC Barbering Students performed 48 FREE Hair cuts to Male Scholar students at Nims Middle School. The Pretty Boy Swag Event exhibits standards of excellence and style. Barbering students assisted in illustrating one of Nims Middle School Male Scholar mottos: ‘The first step in being a leader requires young men to look like leaders.’
Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
Our service learning project at The Shelter was a tremendous success. The barbering students cut 45 heads of hair in 2 ½ hours. Students gained valuable practice in haircutting and developing their interpersonal skills.
This program provides competency-based instruction and training for the purpose of qualifying an individual for a license to practice barbering in the state of Florida at a job entry level. The essential components of the barbering curriculum include barbering theory, basic science, problem-solving, creative expression, technical skills and human relations skills. This program requires full-time enrollment.
