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Nomadic Pursuits: Building Your Own Portable Yurt

Shelter

Matthew Brown, Ian Andrus, Jim Ouray

Create yourself a comfortable living space: a spare bedroom, office, studio, tent, sauna or whatever else you can dream up. The 14-foot yurt is an excellent portable shelter option that provides comfortable living arrangements for all four seasons. Working with the students enrolled in the Yurt Building: Design and Construction course, you?ll build a simple yurt ready to be loaded into your car and set up for any purpose you can imagine. This includes constructing the wooden framework and stitching the fabric cover, building the rafter ring, windows, door options, a stovepipe thimble, and carrying bags. Four days later, you will have a new yurt, new stories, and new friends. Evening sessions will include films and a variety of discussion topics on the history and craft of yurt construction.

Dates

Fri, May 04, 2012 - Mon, May 07, 2012 Course Full - Please call for wait list *

Course Details

Length in days:

Hours:

9am-5pm

Tuition:

$380.00 per project (May 1-Oct 31) per project
$380.00 per project (Nov 1 - Apr 30) -per project

Materials:

$1,795.00

Levels:

Beginner to Advanced

Age with adult:

12+ (Review age guidelines/policy)

* The May 04, 2012 course is part of the Northern Sustainability and Simple Living Symposium event

Making it happen:

When should I enroll?
We can't hold classes without students! Decisions regarding course cancellations (as related to minimum enrollment) are made three weeks before the class starts--so if you've got a course in mind, plan ahead and sign up at least three weeks in advance! That way we'll know you're coming, courses are more likely to meet minimum enrollment numbers, and then they'll actually take place.
Also watch for the words "nearly full" next to course dates. When that notation appears it means there are only one or two spots left--so sign up soon!
Do you take last minute registrations?
Of course! Although it's important that courses meet minimum enrollment three weeks before their scheduled start dates, we know that life doesn't always allow for prior planning. As long as there are still spots left in a course we're happy to accept your registration last minute.
When will new course dates be posted?
New course dates are posted both in the spring and fall to coordinate with our course catalog release dates. All the new dates are opened for enrollment on the same day and at the same time, so that everyone gets a fair crack at a spot in the courses they're interested in. As that time rolls around we announce when the new dates will "go live" in our e-newsletter. (sign up here!)

Nomadic Pursuits: Building Your Own Portable Yurt