b'munity and truth.Whatbeganin 2016asafter-school andeveningclasses in a repurposed day-carespacequickly evolvedintoabig-ger mission of help-ingeducatorsbringCHAPALA MEXICAN GRILLwoodworkingbackDISCOUNTintoschools,camps andcommunities,Children at a class held in Maplewoodshops newestCOUPONlocation in Montclair learn how to use tools including a withnoshoproomJapanese pull saw. Photo by Carlos Sanchez.orpriorexperience required. callitshopregret,$10 OFF $100+We Schloffsays.SchoolsgotridLIMIT 1 PER TABLE. CANNOT BEof shop 30 years ago. Now theyCOMBINED WITH OTHER OFFERS. realize they lost an entire wayNOT VALID FOR GRUBHUB, DOORDASH,ofteachingproblem-solving,OR UBEREATScreativity,collaborationandOpen Lunch & Dinnerhands-on intelligence. (908) 688-6666www.chapalamexicancuisine.comThroughtrial,error,userV 1637 Vauxhall Road, Union, NJfeedbackandmultipleitera- A YL Ations,Schloffdesignedapor- IDS Dtable woodworking system. HisSUNDA URY - THshop class in a box fits inside a lockable rolling tool chest. It includestools,wood,lesson plans,safetyprotocols,emo-tional learning cues and a tray- Schloff designed a portable woodworking like bench that sits atop a table. system. His shop class in a box fits inside a TheMaplewoodLibrarylockable rolling tool chest. It includes tools, wood, lesson plans, safety protocols, emo-was Maplewoodshops first in- tional learning cues and a tray-like bench stitutionalcustomer.In2017,that sits atop a table.SchloffandHiltonBranch Manager Irene Langlois unveiled thesembling pre-cut kits. They were de- IRIS FAMILY CENTERoriginal shop class in a box at Worldsigning, measuring, sawing, sandingfor Early Childhood EducationMaker Faire. At the time, it was one- and learning by doing. They rose to of-a-kind. the occasion, Reisman says. SomeNURTURING EACH CHILDS WONDER AND CURIOSITYIn 2017, when Maplewood Mid- of them were fearless. It was incred-dleSchool(MMS)artteacherMi- ible. Students were helping each oth- REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PRESCHOOL: cheleReismanfirstpartneredwither troubleshoot and problem-solve. AGES 18 MONTHS - 5 YEARS OLDSchloff,MaplewoodshopwasinReisman brought her own creative itsearlydays.Hewasjustgettingspin to the experience, empowering started, Reisman says. It wasnt the phenomenon it is now.With a grant from the AchieveFoundation,she andafellowteacherpi-loted the program in theirTODDLER TIME|PRESCHOOL|BEFORE & AFTERCARE3Dartclass.Wehadnt hadwoodshopatMMS fordecades,ReismanFor more information, please contact Jennie Rubin (jrubin@tstinj.org) says. This was completelyor Lauren Byers (lbyers@tstinj.org), Preschool Directors.new to the students. AndMaplewood Middle School art teacher Michele Re-isman piloted a Maplewoodshop program in 2017432 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ|www.tsti.orgthey loved it. with a grant from the Achieve Foundation. These The students werent as- eighth-graders are now rising college seniors.feature story /13'