IT STARTS BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER
This week, Kiko Denzer shares why he is a part of the folk school and why supporting the folk school matters.
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WELCOME TO TARWEED FOLK SCHOOL
Our mission is to tend to the land, ourselves, and each other
through the sharing of practical arts and place-based skills
in the heart of the Willamette Valley.
END-OF-YEAR GIVING AND STORYTELLING SERIES
In September we had a beautiful weekend of weaving baskets, carving spoons, repairing bikes (and more!), bringing an end to our second year of classes here in the Willamette Valley. Now the rains have come, we’re reflecting on the past and envisioning a future for Tarweed Folk School. We are preparing fertile ground in hopes for a healthy ecosystem next year and the years to come!
As we move into our third year, will you support us
in the next chapter of Tarweed Folk School’s story?
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WHAT IS A FOLK SCHOOL
We see Folk Schools as a living approach to hands-on learning, emphasizing practical skills and crafts, but also — through individual and shared experience — building social connection, democracy, community, unity, equity — and joy! We see folk schools as a way to help individuals learn, to gauge their own progress according to their own needs and desires, free of grades, certificates, & external measures.​
OTHER UPDATES AND LINKS
SEPTEMBER CLASSES PHOTO GALLERY
Check out what we got up to in our September 2024 weekend of classes with a photo and video gallery!
If you participated in a class and took some photos--we'd love to see the class from your perspective, or your finished project in action! Email us at info@tarweedfolkschool.com.
OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR!
In response to the enormous enthusiasm we got from all of you, we are also looking for ways to build a folk education outside a typical class structure, in a more grassroots way. How can we have more ongoing, self-organized gatherings, work-parties, skill-shares, and workshops? What else can we figure out to make it easier to learn what we want and need to learn? The work of a folk school is what we make it. Right?
INTERESTED IN A SCHOLARSHIP?
Tarweed Folk School believes in removing barriers and bringing Folk School to all! We reserve spaces in every class for scholarship students and award these scholarships, no questions asked. We grant full and half tuition awards; these scholarships do not apply to class materials fees, which are paid separately. If you need a scholarship, please email info@tarweedfolkschool.com to register.
TARWEED PHOTO GALLERY
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