Industrial Arts

The Industrial Arts department offers students the opportunity learn hands-on about auto mechanics, woodworking, and boat building, both as electives and after-school activities. Students learn about materials, methods, tools, and safety and undertake projects in the shop.

Auto Mechanics

This course offers students exposure to the fundamental concepts and practices of basic automotive repair. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and application of fine and gross motor skills related to mechanical tasks and in the understanding and observance of all safety rules necessary for proper caution in the automotive shop.

Areas of instruction include:

  • Selection and use of hand tools, such as open-end, combination, and socket wrenches.
  • Screwdrivers and other specialized tools.
  • Selection and use of power tools, such as drills, impact wrenches, tire-changing machine, and electric car lift.
  • General maintenance skills: monitoring of fluids in the crankcase, transmission, rear-end, braking, cooling, and steering systems.
  • Repair and replacement of both disc- and drum-braking systems.
  • Repacking and replacement of wheel bearings.
  • Use of gauges to detect voltage and currents in the electronic system.

Advanced instruction in the repair and replacement of valve assemblies, exhaust systems, suspension repair, power train components, and engine rebuilding may be covered.

For more information contact Matthew Baginski, auto shop teacher/fleet manager, 978-236-3320.

 

Woodworking

Woodworking in the 21st Century

Woodworking and Boat Building at Landmark School have been popular electives and extracurricular activities since we were founded in the early 1970s. In those early days, students not only took on traditional projects like making furniture and all manner of watercraft, they also participated in full-scale construction projects. One of the most memorable of these includes constructing Bain House, which is still used in our High School Residential Program. The building is also home to our Health Center and Reading Department.

Dreaming and Building

There is no fixed curriculum in the Woodworking shop. With supervision and support, students choose their own projects, and instruction is focused on tools, materials, and methods applicable to the job at hand. Students are motivated from within. They generate an extraordinary range of work and often collaborate or do jobs for others. This generates a broader sense of achievement and self esteem. Landmark students have exhibited noteworthy creativity, commitment, and skill over the years and their work has been recognized through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, locally and nationally. 

For more information, contact Doug Turnbull, Head of Woodworking and Boat Building, 978-236-3231.

 

Boat Building

Student-built Boats

Founded along the rocky coastline of the North Shore, just 30 miles from Boston, Landmark School has always rested upon nautical themes inside and outside of the classroom. The Boat-building elective has been a mainstay for students to learn new skills and expand their horizons creatively. Boat Building and Woodworking dovetail, allowing students to work independently and collaboratively. With supervision and support, students are encouraged to take on projects of their choosing. In Boat Building, this has ranged from designing and constructing canoes and dinghies to more sophisticated rowing dories and even sailboats. 

For more information contact Doug Turnbull, head of and Woodworking and Boat building, 978-236-3231.