Jacques Duchaine

Jacques is an educator, carpenter and woodworking design artist with over 20 years of experience working with students in elementary classrooms. Through years of substitute teaching and working as an educational assistant, they have developed a strong understanding that children learn best through hands-on experiences, creativity, problem-solving, and meaningful opportunities to build confidence through making.
Jacques has extensive experience in carpentry and woodworking with a particular interest in design and creating functional projects. His work brings together experience working in education with woodworking, to deliver engaging learning opportunities for students. They believe that working with real materials helps children develop perseverance, curiosity, collaboration skills, and pride and creating something with their own hands.