The St. Louis Job Corps Painting trade as asked to assist in a community service project by
painting the old walls at the New SLATE Location at the Prince Hall Center. The first stage was to
Calculate the amount of paint needed to do the project. This is a major part of their training at
Job Corps. This project gave them a chance to practice in a real working situation.

From Left to Right: Charles Wilson, Cody Henson, Asia Ladd, Trevion Brown, Tom Smith (SLATE Career Center), Demario Turner, and Painting Instructor Michael Anderson

Instructor Michael Anderson Giving Directions

Students Checking texture of walls

Students measuring the wall space and area.

Students calculating the area and amount of paint needed