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August 10, 2022Sitting in a Comfortable Adirondack Chair? Capital Region BOCES Students May Have Made It!
If you are sitting in an Adirondack chair this summer overlooking a lake or a camp fire in the greater Capital Region this summer, there is a good chance the chair was made by a student at Capital Region BOCES.
Hundreds of high-quality wooden chairs have been created over the years in the Carpentry Services Program on the Albany Campus as part of the students learning craftsmanship and carpentry skills.
The chairs are sold through word-of-mouth and by the students themselves.
“The Adirondack Chairs are a great project because it allows them to work individually and as a team. I can also tailor the work to the individual students’ level,” said teacher Pat Wyman.
The students build the chairs off and on throughout the school year as a means learning a host of skills – from woodworking to team work.
Students say they enjoy the work and learning.
“It’s fun to work with our hands and make something that will be used in the real world,” said Ethan Sluga, who attended the program from the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District last school year.
“It’s great to make something people will use and enjoy, and we are learning skills that we can use in the future,” added Dante McGee from the South Colonie Central School District.
Carpentry Services is one of about two-dozen programs Capital Region BOCES offers high school students to prepare them for careers ranging from carpenters to engineers, nurses and chefs. More than a dozen students from schools ranging from Schenectady to Guilderland, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk and Schalmont attended the program last school year.
