Woodworking (Grades 3-8)

In this tree-mendous studio, it is unbe-leaf-able what campers will create. We know, we know, get rid of these acorn-y puns… However, let’s not get rid of Woodworking! This timeless but increasingly forgotten craft is still an incredibly valuable skill to have. Our hope is to bring it back and have campers experience the power and impact of building with their own hands. In this studio, campers learn age-appropriate skills like how to utilize hand tools (including egg beater drills, pull saws, block planes, and more) and take necessary safety precautions while creating a variety of wooden treasures — from stools to sailboats and even gravity-powered cars! There's no limit on what campers' hands can do with the right materials and expert guidance!

Below are descriptions for the following programs: Soapbox Derby and Woodworking.

General Daily Schedule:

• Morning introduction

• Activity period—approximately 1 hour

• Snack and stretch break—approximately 15 minutes, outside weather permitting

• Activity period—approximately 1 hour

• Lunch and Recess break—approximately 1 hour, outside weather permitting

• Activity period—approximately 2 hours (included in this time can be a stretch break as needed)

• Clean up, pack up, dismissal 

Dates, Hours, and Fees

Soapbox Derby

Grades 5-8

Buckle up for the ride of your life as campers transform plain old plywood into gravity-powered cars! In this weeklong program, campers learn and expand upon woodworking knowledge to create a 52 inch cart that is ready to race by Friday. While there is only one Grand Champion, everyone walks away from this track as a winner with their own gravity-powered car, designed and built by their own hands. Ready to race? Let's build!

Skills Learned:

Knowledge gained in the building of soap box cars, the science of momentum, gravity, breaks, axels and other STEM concepts. Techniques such as measuring, various safe and proper sawing techniques, rasping, sanding, painting, using hand drills, and hammering. Fine and gross motor skills such as using hand saws, scissors, screwdrivers, hand drills, painting, hammering, and gluing properly. Skills such as building technique, drafting and other planning techniques, protyping, and reuse of old materials. Design processes include sketching and rendering 3D and 2D concepts, conceptualizing, experimenting, and evaluating.

Woodworking

Grades 3-8

What do you call a piece of wood with nothing to do? Board! Well not at this camp! Have fun while learning the practical and timeless craft of woodworking. Your child will use traditional hand tools to create a range of projects, from toolboxes to small pieces of furniture that can be put to use. This weekly camp is where every child learns to use their hands in a constructive and fun way. Hey—have you heard the “under construction” joke? It’s not done yet. Because all that’s missing is you.

Skills Learned:

Techniques such as measuring, various safe and proper sawing techniques, rasping, sanding, painting, using hand drills, and hammering. Fine and gross motor skills such as using hand saws, scissors, screwdrivers, hand drills, painting, hammering, and gluing properly. Skills such as building technique, drafting and other planning techniques, prototyping, and reuse of old materials. Design processes include sketching and rendering 3D and 2D concepts, conceptualizing, experimenting, and evaluating.