Why Maplewoodshop for Diverse Learners?
Give Students practical life skills for independent living and practical employment
Sequence projects into assembly lines to increase time management, self-management, self-awareness, and communication skills
Provide a tactile learning experience that helps students explore a potential career path through dozens of lesson plans and comprehensive training
Watch the video and hear what students have to say about the program!
Expand Opportunities AND Exposure to Real-life Situations
Our portable program woodworking program exposes your special needs students to life skills while helping them pursue a potential career path, develop transferable skills, and use tactile, project-based learning in a safe and empowering environment.
““Woodworking enhances their interpersonal skills, their social-emotional learning and just gives them a forum within which they can be doing something hands-on and enjoy the process, and also be proud of their product.””
Our training program blends digital and in-person training for your teachers. Teachers watch videos and take quizzes on our online learning platform prior to in-person training. After the training, your teachers complete any projects they will do with their students.
Turn your current classroom into a hand-tool woodshop in minutes. Empower students to help with set up and clean up. All hand tools come with safety gear, safety posters, and tool instruction to create a mindful and safe environment.
Our lesson plans, that align with national standards, bring your classroom or after-school program to life. They allow you to teach your curriculum in an interesting and engaging way! We also support you via email and phone support.
Benefits of Woodworking
Benefits for Students
Project-Based Learning is tactile to keep all learners engaged and motivated
Social-Emotional Learning is at the core of our program
Recognized by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) as a precursor to their Career Connections curriculum
Benefits for Teachers
Curriculum for grades 3-9 and self-contained classrooms develops core competencies and aligns to national standards
Training delivered via Zoom and our online learning platform
Programming works with standard class durations as well as after school enrichment
Benefits for Administrators
Standardized training and lesson plans to scale uniformly across classrooms
Support included the first year. Annual retraining and support available
Pricing starts at $1,200 and ranges to $25,000 or more depending on the number of students working concurrently and/or supplies and services rendered
Woodworking Builds A Lifetime of Life Skills!
Real Tools. Real Projects. Real Life Skills
