Craft · Broad General Education (S1–S3)
BGE Craft gets you into the workshop. You’ll learn to work safely, measure like an engineer and turn wood, metal and plastic into things you’ll actually use – and be proud of.
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BGECraft
SubjectCraft
LevelBGE · S1–S3
LicenceFree to copy, adapt, share
Sheet04.2 · BGE
01Choose a project
Projects are grouped by level. Each one will have its own lessons, videos and downloads. New projects are on the way.
Combine glowing acrylic and metal to make a candle holder that really shines – your first project mixing two materials.
Coming soon
Build a bird feeder that brings wildlife right to your window, and learn to cut and join wood accurately.
Open Bird Feeder →
Design and build a box with a lid to keep your most precious things safe. Your box, your rules.
Coming soon
Make your own wall furniture: a hook that’s strong, useful and designed by you.
Coming soon
Get workshop-ready. Learn the rules, tools and habits that keep everyone safe in workshops and maker spaces.
Coming soon
Measure, mark out and estimate like an engineer – the skill behind everything you’ll ever make.
Open Measuring →
Turn scrap wood into a robot with real personality in this quick, fun maker project.
Coming soon
Make a sturdy stand for your phone – perfect for watching videos, video calls and following tutorials.
Coming soon
02Why making matters
Everything around you – your chair, your phone, the building you’re sitting in – was made by someone who learned to use their hands and their head together. Craft is where that starts.
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Measuring, cutting, shaping and finishing teach you to plan ahead, be precise and notice the small details that make a big difference.
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When a joint doesn’t fit or a part breaks, you work out why and fix it. That’s exactly how engineers and designers work.
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There’s nothing quite like taking home something you made yourself. Every project builds your skill, your patience and your confidence.
03Where it can take you
The skills you learn in the workshop – steady hands, careful measuring and solving problems – are used in some of the most exciting and important jobs there are.
Medicine
Even a surgeon relies on steady hands and fine motor skills to repair, rebuild and save lives.
Engineering
From race cars to rockets, engineers make, test and improve parts by hand long before anything goes fast.
The built world
Architects build models to test their ideas before a single brick is laid.
Skilled trades
The homes, schools and hospitals we rely on are built and kept running by skilled tradespeople.
Design
Every phone, chair and trainer started life as a prototype that someone made by hand.
Healthcare
Prosthetists shape and fit artificial limbs that give people back their movement and independence.
Creative industries
Jewellers and silversmiths turn raw metal into objects people treasure for generations.
Film, TV and theatre
Props, sets and models bring films, games and stage shows to life.
“The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.”
Jacob Bronowski