Hands-on construction tools
Levels, drills, layouts, safety, and the shop habits used on real jobs — not a toy version of a trade.
A community workforce technology proposal
Gifted VisionTechnology Facility
“Make Tech Work For You”
Teach construction to youth and STEM to ages 8–12. Bridge the gap: hands-on tools and the software the pros use.
WISE Corp · in joint venture with Seed Life Foundation, Inc.
Mission
Construction for youth.STEM for ages 8–12.
Too many programs pick a lane: shop class without the software, or coding without a hammer. Gifted Vision runs both in one facility. Students learn the trades with real tools, then run the job the way a superintendent does — project management, budget tracking, budget management, building a schedule, and critical thinking.
Younger learners, ages 8–12, come in through junior STEM: Jr Robotics and LEGO. Youth 16–24 grow with construction and PM as the facility grows. Long range, we are helping Seed Life Foundation expand toward a building for 500 youth ages 16–24 plus a training facility.
Curriculum
What students learn
Hands-on tools and the software the pros use — in the same six weeks.
PM software the pros use
Same discipline as the field: scopes, owners, status, and a live plan the crew can follow.
Budget tracking & management
Estimate, track, and defend a number. Students see what overruns look like before they hit a jobsite.
Building a schedule
Sequence the work. Hit dates. Understand what happens when one trade slips.
Robotics
Builder track and junior STEM both use robotics to make logic visible — sensors, motion, and iteration.
App development
Ship a small app. Builder-track students leave with a portfolio artifact, not just a login tutorial.
Critical thinking
Read the drawing. Question the plan. Choose a next step. That is the skill that transfers off site.
Cross-training
Related fields, similar jobs
Students train across related fields so they can work in similar jobs, not only one trade. Artist and Builder stay as the two tracks. Inside the shop they still stack adjacent skills.
Concrete example: an electrician can mentor others and also learn circuit boards and low voltage — so the same student can wire a panel, teach a peer, and read a board.
The facility
Shop, classroom, Resource Hub
One building, two tracks. Hands-on construction on one wall, laptops and design on the other, maker tools in the Resource Hub.
Builder shop
Construction · Build · Learn · Lead
Artist lab
Tech classroom
Resource Hub
Maker tools and 3D print
How it runs
The program at a glance
Current cohort, current price, current partners. Construction hands-on plus the PM software the pros use, with a junior STEM path for ages 8–12. Students also cross-train across related fields so they can work similar jobs, not only one trade.
6 weeks
Program length
One current cohort cycle. Two tracks in one facility.
16
Individuals per cohort
Current cohort size — not a future-state number.
$1,500
Per student
Current price for one 6-week seat. A sponsor covers it in full.
2 tracks
Artist · Builder
Artist: graphic design, AI, 3D print. Builder: robotics, app development, AI bootcamp.
What every learner leaves with
- CertificateDocumented completion of the 6-week cycle.
- Portfolio artifactA designed piece, a print, a robot, or a working app.
- Next-step planWhere to go next — job, school, or the next cohort.
Junior STEM · ages 8–12
Jr Robotics / LEGO
A junior path in the same facility. Younger students build, program, and problem-solve without being pushed into an adult trades cohort.
Youth 16–24
Construction + PM as we grow
Older youth train on tools and project controls while the facility scales. The long-range aim is a home for 500 youth ages 16–24 and a dedicated training facility with Seed Life.
The venture
Who is delivering this
A joint venture: an operating company that builds and teaches, and a 501(c)(3) with community reach. This is not a church program.
Operating partner
WISE Corp
- Wise Construction Group — commercial and residential construction.
- Wise Construction Training Academy — an existing 6-week trade curriculum.
- Wise Technologies — AI and software development.
- Facility build-out, instruction, equipment, and program operations.
Nonprofit partner · 501(c)(3)
Seed Life Foundation, Inc.
- Community outreach through My Brother's & Sister's Keeper Ministry.
- Established trust and recruitment reach in the service area.
- Nonprofit standing for grants restricted to 501(c)(3) applicants.
- Participant support services and follow-up.
Why a joint venture
Pairs a nonprofit's grant eligibility and community access with an operating company's equipment, instructors, and delivery discipline.
Community-service hours can be completed at a church site. The program itself is not a church program, and the church is not the brand. Governance, fiscal sponsorship, and cost-allocation terms between the parties will be documented before any award is accepted.
Apply / Sign up
Claim a seat
Current cohorts are 16 individuals. Tell us who is applying and which track fits. If the student is under 18, include a parent or guardian.
Submissions are stored for the team. Email to info@wiseconstruction.group is sent when Resend is configured; otherwise we will tell you if the copy did not go out. This form does not enroll you until we confirm a seat.
Donate / Sponsor a youth
$1,500
Pays one seat now
One gift of $1,500 covers one student for the current 6-week cohort — tools, instruction, and a portfolio artifact. On Stripe you can set quantity from 1 to 16 seats.
Payment is live Stripe Checkout for Wise Construction Group. You will complete the charge on donate.stripe.com, then return here.
Live payment
Sponsor a Gifted Vision youth
Opens Stripe Checkout in this tab. $1,500 per seat, quantity 1–16. This is a real charge, not a request form.
Sponsor a youth ($1,500)