Session: Carpentry + Wood, Winter 2025

Builders: 24 middle school students

Materials: chop saw, drill, impact driver, drill press, combo square, redwood, clear acrylic sheet, wood glue, glue gun, popsicle sticks, paint, various miniatures including furniture, animals, trees, flowers, and more!

Description:

In preparation for spring, our middle school students built their very own mid-century modern birdhouses complete with a floor-to-ceiling window for viewing. With a mix of hand and power tools, each student affixed walls together, tacked on a sloped roof, and meticulously drilled an entrance hole big enough for finches, flycatchers, chickadees, warblers, and more to make these houses their homes. Running wild with their imaginations, we saw the development of full living room sets, balconies galore, and enough vegetation to make a home garden. Needless to say, whatever calls this house a home—be it a bird, a bee, or a Barbie—will find great comfort in the joyous spaces our students built. Check out our Instagram to see all of the wonderful birdhouses our students made!