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Classes are small (no more than 12 in a class), hands-on, and noncompetitive. Grades?
What are those? Credits? Never heard of 'em. It's not unusual to find returning students who
have already taken 10 or 20 different classes at the school. Some regulars have taken as many
as 100.
Nestled on 380 beautiful mountain acres, the folk school's 27 buildings have been des-
ignated a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the buildings
are a history center, a craft shop (featuring the juried work of more than 300 regional artists),
fully equipped crafts studios, a sawmill, a blacksmith shop, an organic vegetable garden, and
the Keith House community building, a handcrafted structure with handwrought door latches,
woven-seat oak chairs, and iron wall sconces.
On Fridays, there's a student exhibition, a free acoustic music concert (people from
nearby communities show up and everyone sits on hay bales), and the sad task of saying
goodbye to new and old friends.
The school also offers 14 weekend sessions throughout the year. Tuition ranges from
$250 for weekend classes to $442 for weeklong sessions, and the combined lodging and meal
rates run $140 on weekends to $480 for the week. Those who prefer to camp in a tent or RV
pay a per-site fee of $30 (weekends) to $165 (weeklong).
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
John C. Campbell Folk School,
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902, 7 miles east of
Murphy, 800-365-5724 or 828-837-2775, www.folkschool.org.
