Tonight's brief but spectacular shines a light on three aspiring builders from a hands-on vocational

construction program in Salinas, California. Many of the students there are pushing past significant

personal obstacles as they learn to frame walls, poor foundations, and design homes with sustainability in mind.

In a state grappling with a housing crisis and the constant threat of wildfires,

these young builders, Julieta, Ezekiel, and Jesus,

are gaining the skills to confront two of California's greatest challenges

while constructing a brighter future for themselves.

I believe what makes a good construction worker would be someone who actually cares about

what they're doing.

Building this house helped us know that we can accomplish things in life without needing

anyone.

I don't know, like after you build something, you feel like really proud of it.

You're just like, wow, like I built that, you know. I can't even believe it sometimes, you know.

I'm a student in Rancho Cielo in the construction program.

A senior here at Rancho Cielo on my last year.

Rancho Cielo is a hands-on vocational school.

Right now, we are standing in the Nexasolone house that was built here in Rancho Cielo is a hands-on vocational school. Right now we are standing in the Nexus of One house that was built here in Rancho Cielo

by the construction and design students.

First you learn how to do it like the foundation, then you learn how to do the framing,

then you learn how to do the tresses.

Growing up I didn't really like school.

I would get bullied when I was little, so school wasn't really a thing I would look forward to.

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