Our pre-apprentice program is focused on reaching out to disconnected youth ages 17-24. These are students who are no longer attending school and are looking to add experience to their resume to achieve gainful employment. The program follows a specified curriculum, and students receive an educational stipend while in attendance. Each session lasts approximately 12-14 weeks and concludes with a small graduation ceremony where participants receive completion certificates.
Schedule:
Annually: September-March
Classes are held Monday and Thursday 9am-1pm. Students attend two days per week.
Class Size: Up to 10 students
Prerequisites: None
Cost: Free - We Pay You!
Drawing on Hampton Roads' rich maritime heritage, TWBW provides unique and exciting experiential learning opportunities. Students learn STEM and other critical life skills as they build wooden boats and are taught to row and sail them on local waters. While participating in these activities, their world expands and learning becomes relevant and fun. They not only learn about boats, they learn about themselves as they master new skills and discover new interests and talents.
Schedule: Classes are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 4-6 PM. Students attend one day per week
Fall Trimester - September 25 - December 15, 2023
Winter Trimester - January 8 - March 15, 2024
Spring Trimester - March 18 - June 7, 2024
Target Participants: 12-18 y/o Middle and High School Students
Prerequisites: None
Cost: Free
Schedule: Classes are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:30am-11:30am. Students attend one day per week
Fall Trimester - September 25 - December 15, 2023 (PROGRAM IS FULL. REGISTRATION CLOSED)
Winter Trimester - January 8 - March 15, 2024
Spring Trimester - March 18 - June 7, 2024
Target Participants: 12-18 y/o Middle and High School Students
Prerequisites: None
Cost: Free
Our weekly summer camp programs include various woodworking and nautical activities such as building a model sail boat, leatherworking, steam-bending, learning nautical tools and practices, sewing, painting, an environmental science station, & more. Students are able to take their small projects home. Each session concludes with campers rowing and/or sailing one of our student-built wooden boats.
Week-Long Sessions held in July
Classes are held Monday through Friday, 9am-12pm
Target Audience: Youth ages 10 -18
Class Size: Up to 12 students per weekly camp
Prerequisites: None
Cost: Free
This beginner-level course is typically 14 weeks long and intended for any man or woman with a desire to learn the basics of wooden boatbuilding. Prior woodworking experience is helpful but not necessary. Students will learn to properly use both traditional hand tools and power tools throughout the course. We will construct a handsome 12-foot rowboat called a Bevin's Skiff along with oars. You may bring your own tools or utilize those we have on hand.
Beginning: February 8, 2024
Day / Time: Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Target Audience: Adult men & women
Class Size: Up to 12
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $400
www.twbw.org
Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop
910 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23504, US
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