Who said that in school you can learn only traditional subjects such as math, literature, and science? Apparently nowadays schools start teaching more creative and practical things to their students, helping them acquire skills that might be useful in the future.

Car maintenance and even in general mechanics are associated mainly with the male gender. It’s hard to escape from some stereotypes, especially those related to genders that are deeply etched in our social consciousness.

In Stella Maris College in Manly, Australia, the direction decided that it would be fun and quite interesting to help the girls of the 11th Year, to learn some more practical skills that will be proved handy in their later life as future drivers. The school organized a fun workshop in co-operation with Galmatic, to teach to the female students some essential DIY car maintenance skills.

The workshop was a success and the girls learned how to change a tire, check the tire pressure, how to check oil, water, and coolant levels. Also, they were informed about how to behave in the event of a minor car crash. Undoubtedly, these tips will prove life-saving in case of an emergency.

In the photos, we can see how concentrated and engaged the girls seem to be. They appear to be enjoying the workshop and trying out their novice car maintenance skills. Well done, young ladies!

In this way, the school is actually not only helping the young girls to acquire useful knowledge but also empowers them and enables them to react with self-confidence and maintain their composure during a difficult situation. Moreover, it actually breaks all the stereotypes about girls and car mechanics that have been going around forever. Who said that only boys can change a tire?

The Stella Maris Year 11 girls were found in the spotlight once again because of their DIY car maintenance skills and they were interviewed by the TODAY show. You can see how these four girls are practically beaming with pride, how empowered and strong their feel. And, it’s also wonderful that this is the result of their school education.

The College’s Facebook account has posted the girls’ achievements and many rushed to comment on the posts. There are many praising and congratulatory messages towards the school’s decision to teach the girls practical skills by organizing these workshops.

A woman wrote, “this is really smart! This should be taught everywhere! Brilliant!”, while another said “This is fantastic! Wish I could have joined in & learned this skill! Well done Stella for teaching our girls how to be strong & independent.”

Let’s applaud Stella Maris College for their initiative and let’s urge more schools to follow their example in educating young girls on how to be independent and resilient young women. It’s not easy to be a woman in today’s society, as a matter of fact, it never was.

But, it’s so refreshing to see girls being treated equally to boys and considered capable of dealing with something so trivial as changing a car tire.

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Source: Boredpanda