Spring Cleanin'     
     - Volunteer Work Weekend
Kelly Dupre
Session Options:
. . . 5/2/2009 - 5/3/2009
This spring, North House welcomes you to campus and join a group of dedicated folks who want to advance North House's Raise the Roof campaign by putting the final touches on the new classroom building on campus - the Milling Shop. It's our Spring Volunteer Work Weekend - a chance for you (and a friend!) to help us paint and clean the new building on campus. Other projects to help us ready for the busy summer season will also be available to jump in on including a little sweeping, window cleaning, painting, and gardening. Everyone will work in small teams on a wide range of projects. We'll fire up our on-campus wood-fired oven to bake pizzas in at the end of the day on Saturday. For those able to stay with us on Sunday, we'll also host a Sunday lunchtime barbeque on the harbor. Let us know soon if you would like to help out so we can prepare projects and have plenty of snacks on campus. Families are welcome to attend (ages 12+). Volunteers able to participate only during one of the two days are welcome to participate as well.

Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 1.5
. . . Hours: Day 1: 9am-5pm; Day 2: 9am-Noon
. . . Tuition: no charge
. . . Materials Fee: no charge
. . . Intergenerational Age: 12+
. . . Level: All

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Service Learning Project   
     - Timbered Top Workbenches
Randy Schnobrich/Brian Sherburne
Session Options:
. . . 5/1/2009 - 5/3/2009
Make your mark on the historical development of the new North House Folk School milling shop classroom by working alongside master carpenters and instructors, Randy Schnobrich and Brian Sherburne, to build and assemble the new timbered wooden work benches.  Handcrafted from local wood, the new milling shop workbenches will be built with one purpose in mind – to be an inspiring and durable workplace for a variety of traditional woodworking projects.  Traditional mortise and tenon joinery will define their design. No previous woodworking experience is required. Your participation and tuition in this service learning project  includes:
   * how to assess a woodworking space and design a suitable
     workbench to meet those demands
   * hands-on experience ripping, cutting, measuring and assembling
     a woodwork bench
   * lunch served daily on the North House campus for all service
     learning participants

Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 2.5
. . . Hours: Day 1: 5pm-9pm; Day 2/3: 9am-5pm
. . . Tuition: $45 includes lunch on day 2-3
. . . Materials Fee: Included
. . . Intergenerational Age: na
. . . Level: Beginner to Advanced

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Service Learning Project   
     - Wooden Boat Maintenance
Art Kidd
Session Options:
. . . 5/23/2009 - 5/24/2009
A number of wooden boats grace the North House Folk School waterfront and finding time for a little TLC is a priority each spring.  Learn to maintain and work with a variety of wooden boats in this Service Learning project.  Our work may include painting and finish work for a 11' Susan skiff,  sanding, painting and rigging a small fleet of nutshell prams.  Your participation and tuition in this service learning project  includes:
   * basic sail rigging skills
   * preserving hulls and proper maintenance measures for wooden boats
   * finishing of oars and spars and marine painting techniques
   * lunch served daily on the North House campus for all service
     learning participants
   * previous boat building or sailing  experience is helpful, but not required

Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 2
. . . Hours: 9am-5pm
. . . Tuition: $30 (includes lunch)
. . . Materials Fee: Included
. . . Intergenerational Age: na
. . . Level: Beginner to Advanced


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Service Learning Project
   - Add Some Color: Mosaic The Bread Oven
Kelly Dupre
Session Options:
. . . 8/1/2009 - 8/2/2009 - Full, Please Call for Wait List
Want to lend a helping hand to learn how to mosaic?  Want to witness options for finishing your bread oven, outdoor project or mural?  Here's your chance to work with Grand Marais based-artist, Kelly Dupre, designing, tiling and grouting the surface of North House's outdoor-wood-fired brick oven.  Kelly will lead students through the mosaic process of preparing materials and finishing in this special two-day service learning project.
Your participation and tuition in this service learning project  includes:
   * overview of mosaic process - from preparation to finish
   * hands-on experience  preparing tiles and surfaces, mixing mortars, color selection and grouting
   * lunch served daily on the North House campus for all service learning participants
A great way to spend part of your time in Grand Marais for the 2009 Fisherman's Picnic, while also contributing to an improved campus on the harbor.


Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 2
. . . Hours: Day 1: 9am-4pm; Day 2: 9am-noon
. . . Tuition: $30 (includes lunch)
. . . Materials Fee: Included
. . . Intergenerational Age: na
. . . Level: Beginner to Advanced