The lab offers a variety of hands-on learning opportunities for eligible high school and postsecondary students. At right, the new lounge for taking a break. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — With a fresh coat of paint and hew hands-on learning equipment, BFAIR's Learning Lab is open and expanded.
"Our goal is to get more students in and to get that hands-on experience they really deserve," Director of Employment Services Becky McAllister said at the Learning Lab open house Wednesday. "Before we really didn't have the space for it. This is a fun bright colorful space."
The program is open to high school and post-secondary students ages 14 to 22 with a documented disability. The goal is to equip students with the skills they need to enter the post high school world.