Teacher Support & Training: Integrating Woodworking into Any Curriculum

In the context of international education, especially within IB programs, whether PYP, MYP, IBDP, or IBCP, woodworking can serve as a powerful conduit for experiential and project-based learning. Drawing on our founder’s extensive background in education and deep familiarity with IB standards, we offer tailored teacher training modules designed to seamlessly integrate woodworking into your IB curriculum.

Our approach is structured around a clear, adaptable framework: 

1. Assess Curriculum Goals and Needs

We guide educators to analyze their school’s IB program, be it PYP’s transdisciplinary themes, MYP’s inquiry cycles, IBDP’s Extended Essays or IBCP’s industry-focused projects. This step helps pinpoint where woodworking can best enhance student inquiry, action, and reflection.

2. Identify Relevant Content Areas

We assist in mapping woodworking projects to IB subject groups, intertwining design and technology with MYP’s design cycle, or supporting the creativity and action components of CAS in IBDP. For example, in PYP, woodworking can illuminate concepts in science or arts; in IBDP, it deepens practical understanding of internal assessment tasks.

3. Design Integrated Learning Activities

Our training helps teachers craft lessons that foster IB attributes such as being reflective, open-minded, and principled. Projects are scaffolded to link core curriculum concepts with hands-on tasks, like designing sustainable furniture or investigating materials, aligned with IB’s emphasis on international-mindedness.

4. Provide Teacher Training and Resources

We deliver flexible workshops, ranging from brief online introductions to intensive, in-person sessions, that cover safety, project planning, assessment practices aligned with IB standards, and inclusive strategies to ensure engagement for diverse learners.

5. Pilot, Reflect, and Refine

Starting small, teachers test woodworking modules within their IB units, gather student feedback, and refine approaches for maximum impact—building confidence in executing inquiry-led projects.

 

 

6. Embed Across Academic and Action Components

We support ongoing integration, whether as part of Design Technology coursework, CAS projects, or interdisciplinary units, enhancing the holistic IB learner profile.

7. Structure Cross-Department Collaboration

Our framework encourages collaboration between subject specialists, wellbeing teams, and leadership to embed woodworking meaningfully across IB strands and cultivate a strong school-wide culture of hands-on learning.

8. Evaluate and Showcase Impact

Through assessment aligned with IB criteria and student reflection, teachers can monitor progress by sharing success stories and evidence of growth in resilience, creativity, and global-mindedness.

Empowering Educators

Our tailored workshops equip teachers to meet IB standards while delivering engaging, real-world projects. Whether you’re integrating woodworking into PYP’s inquiry units, supporting MYP’s design cycle, or enhancing IBDP’s CAS and research projects, our support ensures you transform your curriculum into a dynamic learning environment.

Are you ready to unlock the potential of woodworking in your school? Contact us today to customize a professional development plan aligned with your curriculum needs.