Building Trades
Building Trades introduces students to skills in the four core areas of residential construction: masonry, carpentry, electricity, and plumbing. Students emphasize safety by earning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 card as they build or repair residential structures using a variety of materials and tools. Students also learn current residential building codes associated with each trade. The four-year course of study includes:
- Productions Systems
- Construction Technology
- Building Trades I
- Building Trades II
Note: Applications for this program are open for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.
Program Type
Transfer Program – Students participating in this program will transfer to the program location for all courses and activities. Express Bus Transportation is available to accepted students living outside the program location boundaries through Specialty Program Transportation.
Program Locations
Gainesville High School
(Engineering, Design, and Construction)
Coordinator: Dr. Scott
Telephone: 571-248-3265
Email: [email protected]
View the Gainesville HS website
Information Meetings
November 16, 2023, 7 p.m. in Gainesville HS Auditorium
January 17, 2024, 7 p.m. in Gainesville HS Auditorium
Attendance Areas
Battlefield HS, Gainesville HS, Osbourn Park HS and Unity Reed HS
Patriot High School
Coordinator: Ms. Moore
Telephone: 703-594-3020
Email: [email protected]
Information Meetings
November 28, 2023, 6 p.m. at Patriot HS
January 9, 2024, 6 p.m. at Patriot HS
Attendance Areas
Brentsville HS, Colgan HS, Forest Park HS, Freedom HS, Gar-Field HS, Hylton HS, Patriot HS, Potomac HS, and Woodbridge HS