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The woodworking program consists of three semesters. A student completes the introductory semester, and then can take Woods 1 and 2 any year following that.    Questions? Contact Mr. Kosberg (Woodworking Instructor)

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 1.     These courses are designed to give students an understanding of the fundamental elements of woodworking. The students are introduced to project planning, layout, assembly, and finishing.  Hand and power tools are introduced along with shop safety and courtesy in the shop environment.  Various wood products are utilized on assigned projects to expose students to many basic woodworking processes.  The mass production unit is designed to expose students to the fundamental of factory woodworking.  Course content includes the resources, technical processes, industrial applications, technological impact, and occupations in the area of industrial technology.

2.      The key focus of these courses is for students to learn the safe, effective, and efficient use of power tools to produce woodworking projects. A key emphasis in the class is on planning and proper order of procedure. Reading plans, learning measurement, quality control, and basic woodworking standards are also stressed.

3.      Students progress at their own rate of speed. Student ability, ambition, and aptitude determine what projects they undertake, and which tools they are allowed to use.

4.      All formal classroom resources are teacher-produced.  Textbooks, magazines, and Internet resources are only used as occasional supplements for individual students as appropriate.

5.      Students are graded on their achievements (projects and work in shop), progress, attitude, and work ethic in relation to their individual ability. These categories are assigned a grade, and then the Unit 10 grading scale is used to determine quarter grades. Students are expected to view each day in the workshop as though they were employed there. Students are expected to develop good work habits, exhibit initiative, and incorporate cooperation as part of their normal daily routines.