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Apprentices

7-11 year old students. Students are introduced to woodworking with hand tools and limited power tools, focusing on safe practices and utilize math measuring skills. Students are expected to follow direction to create their own unique project. Older siblings are welcome to signup for a younger sibling’s class

Craftsmen

11-14 year old students. Craftsmen classes utilize hand tools, drill press, scroll saw and other woodworking tools to create more advanced projects. Older siblings are welcome to signup for a younger sibling’s class.

Masters

High school or roughly 14-18 year old students. Masters introduces more advanced skills such as hand cut joinery to create a project they will be proud of while learning life long skills.

Which course is right for my student?

Introduction courses require no previous experience

Continuing courses require completion of same age introduction course

Older siblings may enroll in younger sibling’s course

What Our Students Have to Say:

D's class at the Workbench is the ONLY class he looks forward to all week.

J's confidence has soared since completing a couple of courses with Mr. Preston. He's able to connect with kids and instill a desire to create!

L has always struggled to find something not "screen" related he was passionate about. Now he can't stop talking about the next thing he wants to build!! Thank you Mr. Preston!

Student Policies

We understand that occasional absences are unavoidable. If your child is ill and unable to attend class, please notify us as soon as possible on the day of the absence. We will do our best to arrange a make-up class during the following week. To help maintain a healthy learning environment, we ask that students be fever-free and vomit free for at least 24 hours before returning to the woodshop.

If your child has a planned absence, we appreciate receiving notice a few days in advance. When possible, we will work with you to schedule attendance on a different day within the same week. When contacting us about an absence, please include your child’s first and last name, along with the day and time of the class they will be missing. This information helps us efficiently coordinate make-up opportunities and maintain accurate attendance records

Make-Up Policy

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If parents cancel enrollment before the semester ends, 50% of the outstanding balance for the remainder of the semester will be due upon cancellation. This policy applies to parents paying by credit card or EFA.

Cancellation Policy

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In the event of snow or other inclement weather, Workbench Collective will follow the closure decisions of Springdale Public Schools. Any class cancellations or schedule changes will be communicated to families as soon as possible via email.

Snow Day/Inclement Weather Policy

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FAQs

  • When you sign your student up, they are enrolling in the whole course. The cost you see is the cost of the entire course, not just one class.

  • If your student has never taken an intro course with us before then that’s where they should start.

    Students must complete the associated intro course before enrolling in the continuing class for their age. Workshops/Camps and younger age intro courses do not count for this requirement.

    If they are on the age cutoff you can choose either way depending on the student’s maturity and skill level.

  • Students should come prepared for class with close toed shoes and long hair put up in a hat or hair tie.

    On the first day students will need appropriately fitting safety glasses and a dust mask. You can bring your own or purchase these from us on the first day for $5 each, $10 total. These will stay at the woodshop to avoid misplacing them between classes.

  • Yes! Our shop has a lobby area with seating and viewing windows into the woodshop where you can observe your student learning. You are also free to drop off and pickup your student from class.

    Parents are not allowed into the woodshop unless given specific permission by the instructor.

  • We are an approved Arkansas EFA Vendor. As a Co-Curricular provider we are not limited to 25% like Extra-Curricular programs. Our courses introduce students to skills they can use in a variety of different trades. (Carpentry, Framing, other Building and Technical Occupations)

    Simply select the appropriate course and your preferred timeslot. Then proceed through the enrollment process.

    After enrollment, we provide a receipt you can submit for reimbursement.

    If you are unable to pay upfront, email us at contact@workbenchcollective.com. We will supply you an invoice you can submit to ClassWallet for Direct Pay.

  • Yes! If you would like siblings to be in the same class and they would normally fall into different age classes, we require the older sibling to enroll in the younger sibling’s class. Of course they can enroll in different classes instead.

  • Our education philosophy is to teach your student the skills necessary to enable them to create on their own. As such we normally don’t promote the projects each course will contain.

    For our Into courses we have set projects they complete teaching skills appropriate for their level.

    For our continuing courses, we teach a unique project each time the class is offered. This highlights new skills and familiarity with different tools.

    You can check out photos of previous projects to get an idea of what your student will do.

  • It’s our goal to have every student who wants to participate in woodshop have the opportunity to do so! If there are financial limitations and you are unable cover the cost upfront, reach out to us and we can figure out a plan together. If necessary, we can setup a custom payment plan.

  • If your student requires specific instructional or workshop accommodations, please contact us at contact@workbenchcollective.com to schedule an accommodations meeting or call. While our instructors are not certified Special Education teachers, we will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations within our capacity.