This year, we are boosting the woodworking program as the children grow. These are the main projects in their curriculum:

Sixth Grade is working on making spoons. Starting with a stump of black walnut, the students split the wood and axed it to the rough dimensions. Now, they are moving to more fine tools like gouges, drawknives, and spokeshaves to shape the spoon.

Fifth Grade is working on whittling a walking stick from a branch they harvested from the forest.

We will also add some small projects for some of the younger grades as we go. Right now, Fourth Grade is working on making a wooden path next to the playground. They also made shields for Day of Courage.

Second Grade made swords for Day of Courage.

Another big project will combine Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades in building a watermill, which will involve a lot of woodwork. More on that in the highlight for EE.