Target 618: Northwest Lineman College

7600 S Meridian Rd, Meridian, ID 83642
43° 32′ 09″N // 116° 23′ 32″W
Target 618 is the Northwest Lineman College main campus in Meridian, Idaho
Target 618 is the Northwest Lineman College main campus in Meridian, Idaho.

Northwest Lineman College offers technical certificate training programs for those seeking a career in the power delivery industry, and also for people working in the industry seeking trade-specific certifications. Theoretical and academic training take place in the admin and classroom buildings. Students develop hands-on expertise outside in the field of power poles and towers.

Northwest Lineman College main campus practical skills area (photo by Kene Sperry)
Northwest Lineman College main campus practical skills area. (photo by Kene Sperry)
Another view of the practical skills area.
Another view of the practical skills area

Possible Stage 2s:

Inside main building: 

Typical office and classrooms sensories.

Outside in yard area:

Tactiles: rough, grassy, dry, woody, splintery, gravelly, earthy, sandy, gritty, oily, greasy, breezy (depending on season) warm, hot, cold, snowy…

Smells: Earthy, grassy, fresh, organic (livestock nearby), exhausty…

Sounds: shouting sounds, talking sounds, whooshing (trafficky sounds), rumbling, clattering, chirping, squawking, thumping, clanking…

Visuals: brown, green, beige, tan, light grey, dark grey, bright, sunny, white, black, shadowy, various primary and secondary colors…

Tastes: earthy, metallic, woody, leathery, rubbery, grassy, oily, greasy…

Dimensionals: tall, thin, rounded, multiple, dense, flat, clumpy, sprawling, vast, open, high, narrow, cris-crossing, vertical, towering…

 

Possible Stage 4s:

Dimensional (D):  cylindrical, connected, multiple, gridded, suspended, spanning…

Emotional Impact (EI): determined, afraid, thrilled, ambitious, challenged, committed (plus a range of other typical human emotions)…

Tangible (T):  tools, poles, structure(s), people, hard hats, wires, cables, vehicles, electricity…

Intangible (I):  work, occupation, studying, educational, industry, communications, electrical, power, connecting, constructing, arranging, utilities, supporting, networked…