From the very beginning, PATS has
tried to look to the needs of
Micronesia and of the young people
growing up in the islands. There was
a growing number of academic high
schools, but no one was offering the
chance for a four-year high school
course in vocational skills. At the
same time, the islands needed
workers in the trades and in-depth
knowledge and skills in agriculture.
Self-reliance demanded growth in
local agricultural production. Help
was needed for the construction of
buildings and roads, the infra
structure for development. New
machinery brought many opportunities
for trained mechanics. Local
development called for people with
these skills, and PATS was started to
try to fill these needs.photo:Arvin Rengulbai, Palau. '89 agriculture
Students in the first two years of the
school take a full curriculum in
English and Math and other general
subjects, while also taking introductory
courses in all three trade
areas. The students are in the
classrooms all morning and then
have a three and a half hour
supervised work period to sharpen
their trade skills through "hands-on"
work. After dinner there is a super
vised study period. At the end of
second year, the young men must
apply and be accepted by one of the
trade specialty courses. Through
third and fourth year the student
specializes in either Construction,
Mechanics or Agriculture, and
spends all of his afternoon work-time
developing his skills in that area.
But this does not tell the whole
story. PATS is a Christian school,
and, as such, attempts to offer a
fully-integrated human development
experience through the four years
that the young student spends with
us. Through many and varied pro
grams and activities, PATS tries to
develop the whole person-to build
But this does not tell the whole
story. PATS is a Christian school,
and, as such, attempts to offer a
fully-integrated human development
experience through the four years
that the young student spends with
us. Through many and varied pro
grams and activities, PATS tries to
develop the whole person-to build
his knowledge, his trade skills, his
leadership ability, his confidence and
his desire to help others. PATS is a
professedly Christian school that is
vitally interested in helping the
student to grow as a fully human
person and as a man dedicated to th
service of others.
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