Jack McKee is a builder, designer, teacher and writer. He has worked as a mechanic, remodeled houses, built small boats, designed (and built) equipment used by childrens's museums, schools and preschools. Jack worked at a Montessori school teaching "shop" to preschoolers, taught woodworking and science for the local parks, had a traveling science program, worked with autistic children, taught "Woodworking for Kids," a workshop for teachers, and helped kids build boats, cardboard domes and log buildings.
His articles have appeared in Home Education, Tech Directions, Early Childhood Today, Wooden Boat, and on various internet sites. He is the author of two books, Woodshop for Kids and Builder Boards. Plans for a solar hot dog cooker, a marble roll and a fun house mirror (called the mirror steeror) are available free in the DIY section of his website: woodshop4kids.com
Location:
Bellingham, WA
Interests:
sailing, alternative energy, kids, education, electric cars