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Honeybee Folk School

Teach with us!

Be part of the Honeybee Folk School by sharing traditional knowledge, inspiring fine craft, and helping us design a regenerative future.

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We are looking for workshops and courses in the following areas:
- Basketry
- Beekeeping
- Ceramics
- In the Kitchen
- Jewellery/Metal Arts
- Northern Ecology
- Permaculture/Gardening
- Painting/Drawing
- Photography
- Digital and Graphic Design
- Sewing
- Sustainable Living
- Textiles
- Traditional Skills
- Wabanaki Arts
- Wild Crafting
- Woodworking
- And more!

Teach at the Honeybee Folk School

INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION FORM

Questions? Please email honeybeefolkschool@nbccd.ca and we would be happy to chat with you about your course idea!

More Details

We offer courses in several different formats depending on the season: half-day, multi-day workshops, or 7-week night courses. We have well equipped studio spaces to suit a variety of needs and projects and instructors will have an opportunity to sell their work or tools and materials, as well as participate in additional community events throughout the festival/gathering. A mentorship program is offered to all new-to-us instructors.

In-person instructors will receive $34/h as well as a $25 material fee, for weekend workshops courses, and $50 material fee for 7-week courses, for class samples and demonstration materials used. Each course can have an additional associated material fee that will be paid by the participants to the instructor the day of the workshop.

If you have any questions or want to talk through your workshop or course ideas, please email the Manager of Innovation and Learning Design, Anna Mathis, at anna.mathis@gnb.ca to set up a call.