September was busy for a couple of grade 12 students, in my Advanced Metal Design Course. This metal eagle 🦅 sculpture was ordered by Fort Rouge School. Thank you for trusting, and giving these students complete creative freedom. Hope you like it! #wsd #firemakesfeathers #weld

Backyard smudge pot projects this year. RB students are building these fire pit alternative option. Our first customer sent these pictures and loves it. Great welding project as students need to leak test each pot. And then learn how to properly fix a leaky weld. #leaks#learning

Was lucky enough to spend the day with Sara Steel! She definitely showed a bunch of old welding teachers how it’s done🫣 Thanks Sara for teaching old dogs new tricks. #sageday

October is BBQ season at R.B. Russell! My seniors have been building their first Santa Maria BBQ. Although not finished yet, this student project has been filled with design complications resulting in problem solving skills. #mathinmetals #vocationaleducation

R.B. Russell’s Mind Over Metal camp kicked off last night. We saw students and staff from Elmwood High School, Argle, COTE and Saint Johns. Even vice principal Mr. Haines showed up to learn how to weld. Don’t worry Mr. Haines, I will work with you! 🤣🤣 #wsdandcwb

Halfway through our Mind Over Metal Camp and the projects are starting to take shape. I would like to give a huge shoutout to the CWB Foundation and to the teachers and administrators who have given up their Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings to participate alongside their students

Had to share this email I received at 6:34am from one of my grade 11 students. Can’t stop laughing 😂 🤣😂

Tonight we wrapped up our Mind Over Metal Camp. A huge thanks to The Home Depot Foundation Canada. Who showed up for the celebration, and gifted 🎁 all participants with new power tool sets. Home Depot Canada 🙏🙏

This custom Legacy Board is off to Bissett Manitoba. Over the last couple of months my students designed and built this 1 ton structure. It will display pictures of a 100 years of Gold mining history. Thank you Bissett!! For giving my students this opportunity. #skilledtrades

Happy holidays everyone!! We are wrapping up our last day in the welding shop with a little breakfast feast. It’s not often we get BBQ weather on Dec 22nd. #mealsonmetal #projectbasedlearning

Always looking for environmental friendly solutions. My students have now built a oven to bake linseed oil on their projects such as fire pits, smokers and pizza ovens. This process protects the metal better then high heat paint. #weldingforthefuture

Trayvon, grade 11 welding student extrodinair 😁. Has just finished this newly designed pizza oven. This is gonna look great in someone’s backyard. #mealswithmetal #welding #wsd1

When your program gets a call from a Harley guy looking for a yard sign. 😀#studentwork #creativelearning #wsd #weldernation

May 5 is National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-spirited People. This year my students will not just be talking about it. They will be welding about it! #MMIWG2S #projectbasedlearning

My students had the pleasure of working with William Whyte’s design team this year. The students and admin team were looking to improve the schools appearance. First phase completed. #wsd #vocationaleducation

R.B. Russell’s welding students have been getting ready for pride week. Showing our support with metal and fire. #vocationaleducation #welding #winnipegschooldivision

Vocational exam week at RB Russell! Grade 11’s are working hard on their 6 hour practical exam. Read, measure, think, fabricate and weld! #voced #welder

Tomorrow is day 2 of the cell phone ban. So I teamed up with Bulk Barn tonight to try a new strategy. I’m sure you can guess how well day one went. 🤔

The second week of school is underway, and students are already dropping F bombs in the welding shop! 😂

Big day in the welding shop! Our new RB welding hoodies have arrived. 😁 these hoodies cannot be purchased. They are earned on attendance, effort, and courage. #wsd #voced #weldernation