Cabinetmaking

CABINETMAKING INTRO

Credits: 5            Prerequisite: none

Students will successfully complete safety instruction before continuing onto tools and machines. Students will develop capacities in the use of hand tools and woodworking machines and apply them to building various smaller projects, each designed to hone specific skills, before moving onto more complex projects of their own design. 

CABINETMAKING INTERMEDIATE

Credits: 5            Prerequisite: Completion of pre-requisite and recommended courses from Cabinetmaking Intro. Students must have successfully completed all safety instruction before continuing in the program.

This is a program for students with a strong desire to further their woodworking capacities. It is an open-ended, project-based program where students, after a safety review, are encouraged to extend themselves and produce increasingly complex designs and builds.

CABINETMAKING ADVANCED

Credits: 5            Prerequisite: Completion of pre-requisite and recommended courses from Cabinetmaking Intermediate. Students must have successfully completed all safety instruction before continuing in the program.

The motivated and organized student will take on and complete a major furniture project or group of smaller projects. After a safety review and shakedown project, students will begin with design, planning, and project organization, and then proceed with primarily self-directed shop work. The focus will be on developing the student’s ability to research, plan, organize and carry a project through to completion with a minimum of teacher intervention. Examples are dining tables, wardrobe units, grandfather clocks and commissioned custom work.

Metal Technology/Fabrication

METAL TECHNOLOGY/FABRICATION INTRO

Credits: 5                          Prerequisite: None

If you enjoy working with your hands, using tools and equipment to make interesting projects then Metal Technology is for you. This course will teach you how to use approximately 100 hand tools, 10 machinery tools of which 5 are commercial machines. There are 5 projects to help you gain experience of each tool and machine in this course.  We will teach you how to draft, measure, cut, file and bend sheet metal to provide you with the opportunity to gain experience in the use of power and hand tools. In each project you will draft onto a 2-dimensional piece of paper and sheet metal to create a 3-dimensional product. 

METAL TECHNOLOGY/FABRICATION INTERMEDIATE

Credits: 5                          Prerequisite: Fabrication Intro

In Metal Fabrication Intermediate, students build projects that will further their skills and knowledge in metal work. Students are introduced to rectangular projects with the addition of learning how to expand and shrink metal. They will also acquire skills to remove imperfections from their projects. Students will learn other metal attachment methods. These methods will be applied to their Medieval projects. Students are introduced to Medieval Heraldry and learn how to apply their own designed Heraldry to their metal projects.

METAL TECHNOLOGY/FABRICATION ADVANCED

Credits: 5                          Prerequisite: Fabrication Intermediate

Projects become more advanced, and students will be exposed to shaping thicker sheet metal to place into circular artifacts to continue creating Medieval projects. Students will learn how to “stamp” metal parts and attach fabricated parts into intricate moving parts. Students acquire knowledge how to operate a metal lathe and milling machine.

Auto Mechanics

AUTO MECHANICS INTRO

Credits: 5                                        Prerequisite: none

Mechanics Intro is not only for those who wish to pursue a career in the automotive industry. Through hands-on experiences, students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills related to the design and maintenance of vehicles. Students will learn about engines, brakes, suspension, tires and other concepts such as preventative maintenance and tools and materials.

AUTO MECHANICS INTERMEDIATE

Credits: 5                                        Prerequisite: Mechanics Intro

Intermediate Auto Mechanics enables a student to increase knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding vehicle maintenance, service and care. These credits form a basis for Advanced Level Mechanics.

AUTO MECHANICS ADVANCED

Credits: 5                                        Prerequisite: Mechanics Intermediate

Advanced Auto Mechanics will focus on Engine Performance, Wheel Alignment, Vehicle Appraisal, and Vehicle Buying and Selling. This group of credits can be modified slightly with the proper prerequisites. This advanced program assists the student in continuing an interest in the automotive world as a hobby and or business venture.