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Become an AHB Instructor
Are you interested in helping young people succeed and grow?
Are you a retired teacher who is, frankly, un-retire-able?
Are you a craftsperson, carpenter, a novice,
or somewhere
in between?
Volunteer Instructors -- AHB is looking for Volunteer Assistants for our programs.. Volunteer Instructors work alongside our Lead Instructors in our educational boatbuilding and after-school builders’ clubs.
Lead Instructors -- AHB is now accepting applications from individuals who are interested in being trained as Lead Instructors for the upcoming summer. A Lead Instructor receives a stipend per program. Two instructors conduct each program, which typically lasts 30-35 hours.
The instructor/student relationship is a cornerstone of our programs and can be a very gratifying experience. We ask for a regular commitment (certain days or times of day) so that we can integrate you into the program and make you part of some meaningful work.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Graphics Design / Website Management
Special Projects and Events
Please email Bill Nimke for further information
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"Building To Learn" Initiative Launched at Messmer
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All Hands Boatworks is proud to be part of an exciting joint initiative to complement college readiness with preparation for apprentice-based trades and related STEM careers. The two-part pilot program kicked off last month with 18 students from Messmer Prep and St. Rose and St. Leo Catholic Schools (see photos). Additional public and charter schools will be joining next month.
In part II of the pilot, students will participate in a weeklong "Builders Camp," led by AHB instructors and hosted at the SE Wisconsin Carpentry Training Center. Teams of students will build 3-4 12' wooden boats. The Building To Learn consortium includes representatives from private, charter, and public schools, building trades professionals, and youth development experts. This pilot initiative is the foundation of a broader alternative high-school model for trades education that the consortium is currently designing.
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180 Words or Less . . .
What does integrity
mean to you?
I think a lot about this word as a youth educator, a nascent boatbuilder, and humbly, as a man who’s been around long enough to admit to more than his share of missteps and falls. It’s a powerful word with layers of meanings. Soundness. Freedom from defect. Wholeness. Total honesty. Even in the simplest wooden boats we build with kids, there is soundness in all the interdependent pieces.
In his well-crafted book,
Wooden Boats, Michael Ruhlman writes, “There was extraordinary integrity to these vessels – meaning, for instance, that the joints didn’t come apart, they were tight and properly made according to the grain of the wood, and the material was the best there was…”
The boat’s integrity can be an equally powerful metaphor for us as a team of builders and as persons. So much so that we’ve added this word to the traits we practice in all our projects. We call them our SWIFT traits – Safety, Workmanship, Focus, Teamwork, and . . . Integrity.
Bill
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What are you waiting for? Building To Learn
Educational Boatbuilding
ALL HANDS BOATWORKS instructs and mentors hundreds of youth in grades 6-12 annually through its traveling boatbuilding program, Building To Learn. Each wooden boat takes approximately 32 hours to construct and paint with teams of 6-10 students at a time. AHB can also work with you to create a schedule so that more youth can participate. AHB provides all the tools, materials, instructional supplements, and consumable supplies at your site. Create a beautiful work of craft art, display it to show learning in action, and then let us take you rowing!!
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What it teaches
Practical math operations, including measurement, fractions, ratios, and geometry
Carpentry
Safe use of hand tools
Confidence and self-discipline
Teamwork and problem-solving
Pride of accomplishment
Please contact us to discuss how you can bring this engaging, challenging, and very rewarding educational project to your school or organization.
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Become an AHB Instructor
"All Hands"
Spring Meeting - 3/23
B2L launched at Messmer
Now hiring for summer Boatbuilding Camp
180 Words or Less --
Integrity
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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Please join our efforts to build the character, education and job opportunities, and hopefulness in Milwaukee's youth.
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BOATBUILDING CAMP
July 27-August 1
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AHB is seeking qualified instructors for its first Boatbuilding Builders Camp, which will take place at the Southeast Wisconsin Carpentry Training Center, July 27-August 1, 2015. Application deadline is April 30. Please contact Bill Nimke for details,
bill@allhandsboatworks.org
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| ALL HANDS MEETING |
AHB
MKE
SPRING
MEETING
Monday, March 23
5:30p - 7:30p
@ Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Facility
1313 W. Mount Vernon Ave.
Learn about upcoming
boat projects,
youth programming,
on-water regatta, and enjoy good fellowship!
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AHB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert B. Brumder
president
Ann Brummitt
secretary
Norma Balentine
Lynn Rix
Bryan R. Schultz
Thor Stolen
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| CONTACT DETAILS |
All Hands Boatworks, Inc.
1845 N. Farwell Ave.,
Suite 100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (262)290-0228
For all inquiries,
please email -
bill@allhandsboatworks.org
All Hands Boatworks
is a member of the Teaching With Small Boats Alliance.
All Hands Boatworks
is a certified Building To Teach trainer.
All Hands Boatworks, Inc.
is a tax-exempt charitable organization under sections 501(c)(3) and 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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