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Wellbeing through Woodworking

Engaging hands-on programs for students and teachers that builds skills, resilience, and joy. Delivered at your school or in our Mui Wo studio.

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  • Early Years

    Sensory, playful projects that build find motor skills, problem solving, and spark curiousity in young learners.

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  • Primary Years

    Engaging, safe woodworking and craft sessions that introduce tools, simple construction, and creative thinking.

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  • Secondary Years

    Advanced projects exploring design, engineering, and problem-solving, perfectly integrated into any STEAM or Arts curriculum, or to meet CAS requirements.

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  • Professional Development

    Specialised workshops for educators on how to integrate foundational STEAM principles through woodworking into the classroom. Plus, wellbeing retreats to harness the power of woodworking for teachers who keep classrooms moving!

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Woodworking for student mental health

Building resilience

  • Woodworking helps students face challenges and learn from mistakes.
  • Hands-on projects build persistence and teach safety.
  • Every workshop fosters independence, focus, and decision-making.
  • Kids gain resilience, confidence, and the strength to keep trying.

Emotional well-being

  • Woodworking reduces stress and offers a grounding, mindful experience.
  • It gives students a focused, creative escape to recharge their minds.
  • Working on tangible, hands-on projects helps students find purpose and accomplishment.
  • This sense of achievement supports emotional wellbeing and self-confidence.

Social inclusion

  • Woodworking helps build social connections and fosters empathy among participants.
  • Workshops create safe spaces where people of all backgrounds communicate and support each other.
  • Engaging in shared projects helps participants understand and relate to diverse identities.
  • Our founder’s research highlights woodworking’s strong potential to build meaningful social bonds.

Empowerment

  • Representation shows kids their identity isn’t a barrier to success.
  • Women and LGBTQIA+ makers inspire breaking stereotypes.
  • Hands-on woodworking builds confidence through doing.
  • Creating projects fosters pride and independence.
  • Empowers students to explore STEM or creative paths.
  • Silvermine International School

    Thank you so much for creating this experience for the kids! They loved it so much, and they are still talking about it now (6 weeks later!) See you next year.

  • M.S., 8 year old

    I was a bit scared of woodworking at first. But after started our project I realised how fun it was. I really loved it!! Thank you Sne and Emmy for making me not scared.

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