Award-winning woodworking at your camp
Safe. Affordable. Easy to implement.
Maplewoodshop’s woodworking programs are safe, easy to implement, and grow along with your campers. KIDS LOVE WOODWORKING, so much so that the director of a summer school program shared that several parents informed the director that their children didn't want to go on vacation if it meant that they would miss woodworking.
“Parents always ask, ´Do the kids really craft for full 30 hours per week?´And I can honestly say there are days when I have to go over and say, `Put down the saw, you have to eat lunch.´”
Executive Director, Handwork Studio
Inspire returns with an aspirational arc
Maplewoodshop projects range from easy to challenging. This creates an aspirational arc for young campers to develop basic skills and to ladder those skills year over year with increasingly complex projects.
Safety borne from experience
Staff training; continual staff support; and field-proven collections of hand tools and step-by-step instructions ensure safety. Since 2017, hundreds of pre-teens and teens have safely completed Maplewoodshop projects in more than 50 camps and 80 schools. The American Camp Association endorses and applies the safety standards developed by Maplewoodshop.
Safety strategy:
In-person and online group training
On-demand safety videos
Support via email, phone, text, or Facetime
Field-optimized lesson plans and project instructions
Curated collection of 220 hand tools
Easy implementation from continual optimization
Implementation can never be too easy, so we continually review and enhance our training strategy and methods; instructional materials; equipment and materials; and implementation processes. There is one aspect of implementation that never changes. Your staff will always have everything they need at their fingertips long before it's needed.
Implementation simplified:
Use of existing staff and facilities
Comprehensive training
24/7 access to instructional videos
Continual support via phone, email, or Facetime
Curated list of tools and materials
Give Your Campers A Summer to Remember!
