AN spotlights Tammy Darvish for interaction with inner city students on car business
DARCARS principal Tamara Darvish was featured in an Automotive News story last week for her personal involvement with students at Ballou High School in SE, DC whose automotive technology lab has been enhanced with an ongoing Toyota philanthropic partnership with the DC Public Schools. On site at Ballou, Ms. Darvish interacts with the students in a teaching setting, supplementing their auto technology curriculum with business and life skill topics, to include financial literacy, team building and effective use of social media. On other occasions, she has hosted Ballou students on field trips to DARCARS stores where theyve been taken on tours of the various dealership operations, which, besides service, included vehicles sales and accounting.
Toyotas DC schools initiative includes the funding of internships for the Ballou students and scholarships at community colleges, AN reported.
Over the years WANADA, through its Auto Dealer Education Institute and the DC Department of Employment Services, has been involved with Ballous auto technology program working with high school students and young adults seeking careers in auto technology.
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