Fountain Valley middle school students learn the auto business at Hyundai HQ [Video]

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — What middle-schooler doesn’t love a field trip?

This week, a group of students from Fountain Valley didn’t go to a museum or a zoo. They spent the day at the North American headquarters of Hyundai, also in Fountain Valley.

“We’re doing it to inspire students to pursue automotive careers at Hyundai and Genesis,” said Brandon Ramirez, a veteran Hyundai employee who organized the event.

First, there was a deep dive into how vehicles are planned out from Hyundai and Genesis staff.

Then, the students got a chance to build some kind of scale vehicle out of recycled materials, or upcycled as Hyundai calls it. After sketching out an idea, each student got busy with hot glue and vivid imaginations.

“I’m a big believer that students learn best with hands-on activities,” said Amy Peterson, a science teacher at Fulton Middle School who was there with her students. “So getting their creative brains moving and …