Description
First Workshop:
Build a Birdhouse
Students will build a birdhouse and learn about tools This module is geared towards growing handiness with tools.
Second Workshop:
Drive and Thrive
Students will learn the basics of automotive care and how to handle emergencies including how to change a tire, jump a battery, weather related roadside emergencies, vehicle maintenance – such as checking fluids and signs of needed maintenance, and more.
Third Workshop:
Trades Club
The goal of this class is to implement knowledge about skilled trades sand practical trade skills everyone needs to know in a fun, interactive way. Students will make their own lamps, a fun project out of PVC pipe, and learn to stain and seal wood.
Fourth Workshop:
Emergency 911
We will cover how to handle some very simple and some very scary emergencies. Students will get hands-on use with a fire extinguisher and knowledge on fire safety directly from a visitor from our local fire department. Students will learn how to deal with various emergencies from clogged toilets to bursting pipes to how to safely disarm a firearm and perform CPR.
Fifth Workshop:
Into the Wild
Learn basic wilderness preparation and survival from what to pack to encountering a wild animal.
Sixth Workshop:
Home DIY
Youth will learn basic household skills to help them achieve independence from hanging heavy curtains to patching a pair of jeans or a hole in the wall. Students will take home a sewing project.
Seventh Workshop:
Financial Literacy Business Basics
The goal of this workshop is to understand a basic budget and principles of financial health.
Eighth Workshop:
Financial Literacy
We will learn the basics of business through a fun and interactive pop-up business.
Certificate of Completion
Youth and families can come join us for a celebration of their new grit and skills with a review of skills taught. Students will be awarded their Certificate of Completion.
