Experiential Building, Ages 8-teen Week 1: Wooden Puppets Week 2: Wooden Cars/Planes – basic assembly and decorate Week 3: Mystery of the Wheel that Rolls Uphill Week 4: Spinning Tops Week 5: Flipping wood blocks (Jacob's Ladder) Week 6: Boats Skills taught: gluing, sanding, painting Week 1: Intro to 'round and round' motion, cogs etc Week 2: More advanced 'round and round' motion, cogs etc Week 3: Mousetrap racer Week 4: Axle and cog story machines – part 1 Week 5: Axle and cog story machines – part 2 Week 6: Axle and cog story machines – part 3 Skills taught: gluing, painting, sanding, hammers and nails, sawing Week 1: Wind Powered Cars Week 2: Mousetrap Powered Race Cars: Part 1 Week 3: Mousetrap Powered Race Cars: Part 2 Week 4: Group Project: Noisy/Crazy Pin Ball Table - Part 1 Week 5: Group Project: Noisy/Crazy Pin Ball Table - Part 2 Week 6: Group Project: Noisy/Crazy Pin Ball Table - Part 3 Skills taught: Designing and sketching plans, hammers and nails, screwdrivers, sawing, electric drill, joinery SCHEDULE, DATES, AND FEES
Join carpenter and outdoor educator, Chris Lauf, in an all new class designed just for Sienna Ranch. In Experiential Building, students will work together on real-life, usable projects using hand-tools, wood, and recycled materials. The aim of Experiential Building is to teach techniques and skills which the students can repeat at home with their own projects. Students will work on group projects or projects which will remain as permanent fixtures at Sienna Ranch.
Join Chris for a fun-filled journedy into the world of hammers, saw-dust and tree forts. In this class, we will introduce basic carpentry skills and build on skills already mastered by students, including the safe use of hand tools, sketching, technical drawing, and construction methods. We will design and build group projects which will contribute to our ever-growing tree fort under the oak tree on the beautiful hill overlooking Sienna Ranch. We provide the framework and materials- students bring their inspiration and creativity.
Discovering Woodworking Through Toys, Ages 4-6
Gizmos, Gadgets, and Spinning Cogs,
Design It, Build It, Watch it Go!, ages 9-14
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Experiential Building |
Ages 8+ |
Wednesdays |
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9/8-11/3 |
none |
9 |
1:8 |
$288 |
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Experiential Building |
Ages 8+ |
Wednesdays |
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9/8-11/3 |
none |
9 |
1:8 |
$288 |
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Discovering Woodworking Through Toys I |
4-6 years |
Tuesdays |
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9/14-10/19 |
none |
6 |
1:6 |
$145 |
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Discovering Woodworking Through Toys II |
4-6 years |
Tuesdays |
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9/14-10/19 |
none |
6 |
1:6 |
$145 |
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Gizmos, Gadgets, and Spinning Cogs |
6-9 years |
Tuesdays |
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9/14-10/19 |
none |
6 |
1:8 |
$145 |
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Design It, Build It, Watch It Go! |
8-14 years |
Tuesdays |
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10/26-12/7 |
Nov. 23 |
6 |
1:8 |
$145 |
