The Maplewoodshop Pre-Apprenticeship Program
A Skilled Trades Pathway for High School, CTE, and Workforce Programs
A hands-on skilled trades pathway that prepares students for apprenticeship, CTE, and entry-level construction careers — no dedicated shop room required.
Designed for grades 9–12 and 18+. Easy to integrate into CTE, alt-ed, after school, summer, and workforce programming.
Join over 250+ schools, camps, and organizations using the Pre-Apprenticeship Program!
High School CTE
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Workforce Development
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Alternative High Schools
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After School
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Classroom Enrichment
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STEAM/ STEM Integration
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Apprenticeship Pathway
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Summer Programming
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High School CTE ✳︎ Workforce Development ✳︎ Alternative High Schools ✳︎ After School ✳︎ Classroom Enrichment ✳︎ STEAM/ STEM Integration ✳︎ Apprenticeship Pathway ✳︎ Summer Programming ✳︎
Learn Skills. Build Confidence. Step Into the Trades.
Maplewoodshop's mission is to help all students develop life skills through woodworking, with programs that integrate seamlessly into your academic and enrichment goals.
Why Our Program Works
The Pre-Apprenticeship — curriculum spans 12 projects over three years, developed by the Carpenters Union and built around assessments and rubrics that make it easy to track student progress toward real trade skills.
Everything about the program is designed to be safe and portable — Workboards protect classroom tables, hammers are child-sized, and safety glasses protect students' eyes throughout every project — so any room can become a working shop space without permanent setup or dedicated equipment.
Training is annual and in-person, and no CTE certification is required to lead the program. Teachers and staff get unlimited support, pacing guides, and access to online communities, so anyone can step in and run sessions with confidence from day one.
All project materials come ready to use, with no prep work required on your end. Shipments arrive every semester or year, timed to your school's storage space, so you're never managing more inventory than you can hold.
What’s Included
Project-ready materials—everything comes prepped and ready to use.
Trade-aligned curriculum pathway.
12 advanced projects that scaffold skills
23 different tools.
Workboards, tools, and benches for up to 16 students.
Access to LMS platform with tool and project videos plus printable PDFs.
Quizzes and rubrics.
Teacher training and ongoing support.
Safe, Portable, and Easy to Run
Project-ready materials—everything comes prepped and ready to use.
Tools, workboards, and benches for up to 16 students at a time.
70+ project curriculum that scaffold skills.
Access to LMS platform with tool and project videos plus printable PDFs.
Quizzes and rubrics, Standard Aligned
Teacher training and ongoing support including Danielson Framework for evaluation
“It's overwhelming to implement any new curriculum, but having been here for 11 years, this is probably the easiest curriculum to implement on day one. Coming from someone who has zero experience, even building a bookshelf.”
Natalie Ciervo, Assistant Principal
Camden’s Promise Parkside High School