MENTOR

MENTORING

Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. This is what walking alongside mean. Mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects on young people in a variety of personal, academic, and professional situations. We see that you can use woodworking as a way to mentor young people and this is why we are starting a woodworking studio. Ultimately, mentoring connects a young person to personal growth and development, and social and economic opportunity.

WOODWORKING STUDIO

We are in the process of utilizing a two car garage as a woodworking studio.

• We see a place that when students walk through the doors, they are transported into a woodworking studio designed just for them.
• We see a place where we will focus on teaching children age appropriate woodworking techniques — and tailored with safety in mind.  The goal is for the students to create and walk away having fun and get their creative juices flowing.
• We see a place where children (ages 4 and up) work with prefabricated and unassembled wood items to sand, assemble and oil.
• We see a place where advanced students (ages 10-18) create projects from scratch and using more advanced tools.
• We see a place that along with woodworking skills, we will focus on encouraging them along the way to help them discover their creative side and guide them the significance of personal responsibility.