Training | Introducing Youth to the Trades Through Woodworking

This course is designed to teach educators how to introduce woodworking to students, ranging in age from 7-21, using their existing classrooms.

Goals

• Provide early exposure to skills and behaviors used in the trades
• Provide opportunities to practice patience and promote collaboration
• Reinforce lessons learned in science, math, social studies, reading and art through fun, hands-on projects
• To provide teachers with a professional development opportunity- 90% of teachers we train do not have a woodworking background

What is Provided

This is a train-the-trainer program
• Tools
• Lesson Plans- 21 lesson plans and handouts
• Materials- we can buy, or we can supply you with a purchase list
• 6 hours of online training through Zoom for up to 4 instructors
• Continued support and online resources

Benefits

• Provides teachers with an interactive and fun way to teach woodworking without needing expensive equipment
• Portable, project-based learning turns any room into a shop class
• Program can be an in-school, after-school, or summer offering
• Can be utilized to teach populations with disabilities
• Program expertise remains at your agency
• Excellent parental engagement programming - can be offered as a class for parents and children promoting family activity and support