Yestermorrow Blog

Seeing the trees through the forest, and taking a seat

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Two weeks ago, for Yestermorrow's eight arriving Woodworking Certificate students, a forest was a forest; a place to hike, or explore, or get lost in.Today, ten days later, for those same eight students, a forest is something completely different. It's a place of trees -- of cherry, and maple, and ash, and oak, and birch. It's a place of sap...

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Master Planning Update

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
We have been forging ahead with our master planning process over the past few months, and I want to give a quick update on where we are and where we’re headed.First, we want to thank everyone who sent feedback in November in response to the design we presented at the faculty meeting and board meeting. The Core Team (made up of Kinny Perot, Robin...

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Core 77 Features Yestermorrow

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
We were psyched to see a great post on the Core77 blog last week about Yestermorrow and our alternative approach to design education.Check it out at http://www.core77.com/blog/education/alternative_design_education_the_yestermorrow_designbuild_school_21644.asp

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New Summer 2012 Catalog Online!

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
We are super excited about our new Summer 2012 course catalog. We've spent the past few months lining up some great new classes, undergoing a complete re-design of our print catalog, and loading everything up onto the Yestermorrow website so that folks can register easily online.The catalogs just came back from the printer and will be headed to...

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Master Planning Update

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Dear Yestermorrow Faculty, Staff, Students and Friends, Over the past year, Yestermorrow has undertaken a comprehensive master planning and strategic planning process. To facilitate decision-making, the Board of Directors designated a “Core Team” of stakeholders to represent different aspects of the School, who worked directly with a...

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