Dear Folk School Community,
In pursuit of our mission to perpetuate the joy of hands-on learning, we are constantly working to make our classes more accessible to the community. To that end we are changing our class fee structure and our membership program.
Starting with our classes in September, we are moving to single rate pricing for all of our courses. Instead of having different rates for members and non-members, we are going to have just one low rate available to everyone in the community. We also are developing our scholarship program to make classes available to students of all means. We’ll be posting more details about how to apply for a scholarship, as well as an easy way to make donations to our scholarship fund on our website soon.
Memberships have always been about affirming your commitment and support of The Folk School. We use funds raised from memberships to support our programming and keep costs as low as possible. To better reflect this commitment, we’re modifying our membership program so everyone who donates more than $50 is included as a member of The Folk School. Starting in September, members will receive our Annual Report, our newsletter, access to members-only events, 10% off Folk School store purchases, and Folk School Library privileges. More information about making a donation and about the benefits of membership is available on our website.
If you have an existing membership, it will of course remain in effect until it expires and we thank you for your support. If you have any questions or concerns about your membership after this change, feel free to email me or our operations director Don Kiely. As always, we thank you for your support and participation in The Folk School.
Gordon Williams
President, Board of Directors