For immediate Release:
May 1, 2026
Capri Kuleck
capri@communityedcenter.com
Phone: 814-781-3437
Sixteen students from Cameron and Elk Counties will have the opportunity of a lifetime as they travel to Germany and Italy in June 2027 for an educational experience focused on automotive innovation, manufacturing, and workforce development.
This international experience is being coordinated through the Community Education Center and its Future Ready Coordinator, Capri Kuleck, who is working to provide students with hands-on opportunities that connect education, career exploration, and real-world experiences.
The students are actively fundraising to gain community support and help offset travel expenses for the once-in-a-lifetime program. Through these efforts, they are not only working toward their travel goals, but also building valuable life and career skills along the way.
During the trip, students will explore some of Europe’s most renowned automotive museums and experience firsthand the history and future of transportation. Highlights include visits to celebrated European car museums, a guided tour of a truck or bus production facility in Munich, Germany, and the opportunity to experience the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Milan, Italy—one of the world’s most iconic motorsport destinations.
Before departing overseas, students will also connect their global learning to local industry by touring area factories that play a role in manufacturing automotive parts. These visits will help students better understand how their own communities contribute to the larger automotive world.
This summer, the group plans to participate in local farmers markets, where students will prepare and sell homemade baked goods. These fundraising opportunities will also allow students to strengthen communication, teamwork, customer service, and entrepreneurial skills while supporting other small businesses in the community.
Students are already recognizing how this experience could shape their futures. One student shared, “I could expand on my knowledge of the automotive industry and possibly end up with more job opportunities in the future.”
Program organizers believe opportunities like this are key to preparing the next generation for success. Amy Goode, the CEC’s Director of Community Partnerships shares this: “We want to build confidence in our future workforce, and it starts by allowing students to travel with confidence, learn with curiosity, and return with a broader understanding of the world.”
Community members interested in supporting the students can do so by attending local fundraising events and following upcoming announcements throughout the year.
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Photo Attached. Student participants on Educational International Tour
Front row L to R: Norah Kuleck, Sofia Hasselman, Aria Magaro, Camri McKimm, Karai Reyes
Back row, L to R: Eli Wonderly, Gus Herzing, Aidan Knarr, Mitchell Copp, Easton Johnson, Aaron Bennett, Christian Sines
Missing from photo: Jasmine Reyes, Julius Borden, Waylon Meyer, Kristian Miller