Description

Summer Camp | Teens Woodworking & Design Camp – A Focus on Chairs | 13+yrs

Monday through Friday
July 7 – 11 from 1pm – 4pm

This camp is held mostly in our woodshop and outdoors, so we suggest:
• Dress in layers so they can adjust to the temperature.
• Bring a refillable water bottle and a snack, (no candy or peanut products please). Single-use plastic is discouraged.
• Wear closed-toe shoes — dropping tools on toes really hurts! Flip-flops are not acceptable for this camp.
• Long hair must be tied back.
• Bring a sun hat or sunscreen for any woodworking that might take place outdoors.

OPTIONAL | Lunch Hour Supervision: If your teen is signed up for camps in the morning and afternoon and you’d like your teen to stay during the lunch hour, there’s a $25 fee for the week to cover the lunchtime gap. They can bring a lunch and eat with us with the option to do a craft after lunch, or head out to grab a lunch and head back to the studio to eat in a safe, welcoming space. Click here to read more & add the lunch break.

BEHAVIOR POLICY: Disruptive behavior will result in a parent-teacher conference. Continued disruptions are grounds for dismissal from our program. It is expected that children will listen to the instruction of our staff and teachers. It is expected that children will use appropriate language, not intentionally injure themselves or others, will properly use tools after instruction, and take good care of them.

DIRECTIONS: Located in Liberty Station’s Arts District, you can find our studio at the end of the hallway on the 1st floor of the Dorothea Laub Music & Arts Center (Bldg 176) at the corner of Roosevelt & Truxtun, next to The Lot movie theater. There is plenty of free parking. Parking Lot Q is behind our studio — enter via the driveway off Dewey. Across the street in the Vons parking lot, it is also free. If you can’t find us, call or text 619.273.3235.

CLASS SIZE: 4 min. If the minimum is not met, you will receive a full refund or credit toward another class.

REFUNDS: No refunds for tardiness or no-shows. For a refund (minus a 5% processing fee), you must cancel 14 days before the start of the class. After 14 days, we cannot offer refunds, as materials and supplies have already been purchased.

TRANSFERS: You may transfer your enrollment spot to someone else, but transfers must happen before the camp begins. Please email us to let us know who’s coming.

LATE REGISTRATION: Space-permitting, if the camp has already started and you’d like to add your child, we allow add-ins to week-long camps as long as the instructor approves and we have enough material supply. We usually prep a couple of extras! Call the office at 619.273.3235 or email us to us to inquire and make arrangements.

INTEREST LIST: If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join our Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

INSTRUCTORS:

Steffanie Dotson, woodworker and lead instructor at San Diego Craft Collective.

Don Ostertag is a woodworker based in San Diego, CA. For the past four years, he has worked as a TA at Palomar College, where he teaches students hand tool joinery, chairmaking, veneering, wood turning, and introductory woodworking. He recently completed a Studio Fellowship at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, and has also participated in courses at various schools across the country, including Penland School of Craft, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Peters Valley School of Craft, and Marc Adams School of Woodworking.