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Pre-Apprentice Program

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.

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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!


Youth Boatbuilding Programs

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.

After-school Program​

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

Homeschool Program

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


Summer Camp Programs

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.

Schedule:

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  


Adult Boatbuilding Classes

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.

Schedule:

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

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Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop

910 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23504, US

(757) 937-6812 or (757) 822-3067

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