For the 2017-2018 school year Felicity Students can explore what they can accomplish with their hands. Working with wood is a tactile learning experience that brings together the following skills: hand-eye coordination, following procedures, being creative, and the true reward of creating something from a piece of material. Students see practical applications of their math skills and learn to “measure twice and cut once.”
The evolution of a woodworker has been recreated firsthand in the inaugural year of woodshop at Felicity. To start the year, two construction horses were built and a piece of scrap wood was laid over the top to create a necessary workbench. From there, woodshop students followed a cut list and measured and processed 2×4’s into the correct lengths to build a more defined workbench. Being the antithesis to the digital age, woodshop classes expose students to manual labor that builds confidence, strength of character, and problem-solving skills due to the unique nature of each individual piece of lumber. From exposing students to trade opportunities or developing true GRIT, woodshop is a true-life lesson experience.
