manual training

training in the various manual arts and crafts, as woodworking.

Origin of manual training

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Why not have a manual-training room for Hen Tomlins and his boys?

Green Valley |Katharine Reynolds
And the germ of genius is seen in many of the Jewish children who attend the manual-training and art schools of America.

Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers |Elbert Hubbard
The manual-training teacher may help the Red Cross chapter in packing supplies into the boxes which his boys have made.

Our Schools in War Time—and After |Arthur Davis Dean
But there is no small body of hobbyists in the Islands keeping a jealous eye on the manual-training department of education.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

In the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation he opened a school in which at first he employed only manual-training and nature-study work.

Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets |Various