What We Do

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Our Approach to Learning

Yestermorrow Design/Build School teaches hands-on courses in design, construction, woodworking, and architectural craft. Our intensive, hands-on courses are taught by top architects, builders, and craftspeople from across the country. We teach people of all ages and experience levels, from novice to professional. 

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Equity and Inclusion

Yestermorrow strives to welcome, engage, and empower people from all backgrounds and identities. We offer affinity group courses for underrepresented groups in the building trades, financial aid programs, and workplace training opportunities. 

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Success Stories

Yestermorrow programs are impactful, both for the student and their greater community. Alumni have gone on to pursue architecture school, designed and built their own homes, or started a new career in the trades. Others have continued to keep their "day job," but feel more confident tackling home renovation projects or adding living space in the form of a cabin, ADU, or tiny house.  

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