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Teaching The Art Of Horology
Maryland-based Art of Horology (AOH) is expanding its
philanthropy efforts by teaming up with Heart & Soul and
Snow Hill High School, Snow Hill, Maryland, About Time and
Wrist Watch magazines to teach young women and men
the craft of mechanical watchmaking. The first program ran
from June 27th through July 20, 2016, and six selected
students learned the essential skills of assembling and
disassembling a mechanical watch movement. The program
was also taught to Michelle Otto, a math teacher at Snow
Hill High for the first two weeks and monitored by watchmaker Steven Richardson. At the end of the program each
student received a certificate of completion from AOH and
will advance to the AOH mechanical watch manufacturing
after-school program.
About the Art of Horology
Created by watchmaker Steven Richardson, The Art of Horology is a nonprofit program that offers various watchmaking courses and workshops. Full- time and part-time career
courses are available as well as hobbyist courses and
workshops for children and adults. Upon completion of the
career courses attendees receive certification in watchmaking and how to assemble and disassemble a 17-jewel Swiss
mechanical movement and understand the function and part
names. This program will open up the door for many fields
like engineering, science and other related fields.
Snow Hill High, one of three high schools in the Worcester County Public School District, is ranked 59th within
Maryland. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced
Placement course work and exams. The student body
makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the
total minority enrollment is 33 percent.
For additional information on the Art Of Horology please visit
www.artofhorology.org.
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