Traditional Skills
Fine Craft
Regenerative Living
Welcome to the Honeybee Folk School at the
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
Courses & Gatherings
Learn something new at the Honeybee Folk School, where makers of all levels gather to learn and celebrate traditional skills, fine craft, and sustainable living.
At Honeybee, we host seasonal gatherings, where instructors and participants flock together from across Canada to our state-of-the-art studios located in scenic downtown Fredericton, nestled along the shores of Canada’s most storied river, the Wolastoq.
Choose from half-day workshops to multi-day courses in subjects like knife-making, basketry, weaving on a loom, natural dyes, ceramics, urban gardening, Wolastoquey language lessons, wood carving, permaculture, and more.
“We recognize that now, more than ever, it is time to see ourselves as part of the whole, working together towards a common goal for a future that is regenerative, creative, and connected.”
The honeybee has long been a symbol of community. Like the bee, Honeybee Folk School practices self-sustaining craft through traditional skills and regenerative living. By making intentionally with the tools and resources nature provides to us, we pollinate new projects into action. Moving from consumption, to sustainable practices, into regenerative living, Honeybee Folk School teaches lifelong, community-centered learning.
The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) has been an ambassador for craft and design since the 1930s. In addition to our diploma and certificate programs, we’ve run evening and weekend courses for the public for decades. With the Honeybee Folk School, we have expanded our programming to include courses in sustainability and traditional skills, alongside popular courses in contemporary craft. Just like the honeybee works best in a hive, we see a community that can work together to design a creative and flourishing future for all.