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If I Was A Carpenter
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Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 16, 2010

I admit to feeling great pride as I see great ideas come to fruition at Trackers. When I first visited our new woodworking classes and saw 5-8 year olds using real tools, I truly believed that we are making common sense common again. Add to that our Ranger's and Wilder's Guilds where kids earn badges for developing wilderness and homestead skills and I can sincerely say this Winter at TrackersPDX Kids has been a game changer. Watch this Fall as we bring the Guilds to the rest of the Trackers Universe, from San Francisco to Bend, Oregon.

Video Blogs Jade made a video of our Teen Woodworking program…

And a video of our Kids Woodworking program…

Featured programs…

Next Week Spring Break Camps begins March 22 

Ages 5-8 Woodworking for Kids Try a day March 30 or 31
Ages 9-12 Woodworking for Preteens Try a day, March 30
Ages 13-17 Woodworking for Teens Try a day, March 31

Ages 4-5 Preschool Outdoors: Spring Term Try a day March 29, 30 or 31
Ages 6-10 New After School Outdoors: Spring Term Try a day March 29, 30 or 31
Ages 6-10 Home School Outdoors: Spring Term Try a day March 29, 30 or 31

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