CLASSES
The Folk School of Fairbanks offers a variety of year round and seasonal classes.
Please check our events calendar or a list of upcoming classes regularly to see current classes we are offering.
The Folk School offers classes in many hands-on disciplines, including:
- Woodworking and Carving (view a photo documentary of a Greenwood Chair Building class)
- Basket Weaving and Bark Arts
- Wilderness and Homesteading Skills
- Fiber Arts
- Bone, Antler, & Skin Work
- Boat Building (view photo documentaries of a Chaisson 10′ Dory class, a Skin-on-Frame Boat Building class, and a Birch Bark Canoe Building class)
- Food Preparation & Preservation
- Gardening
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Boreal Forest Studies
- Log Construction (view full report from our 2020 Log Cabin Construction class.)
- Home Maintenance
- And More!
By definition a Folk School responds to the needs of the community.
If you have suggestions of classes you would like to see offered, please contact us!