Where DOES the Time Go?

Goodness, while I have been distracted with book, health issues, conference, suddenly a deluge of homework to mark and - gulp - deadlines to sign up for the Olds satellite classes are upon us!

There are several classes that need to be registered for very quickly - Tenino, WA and Cape Breton, NS.  These are satellite classes, presented outside of the Olds College campus.  (There was another satellite class on the Sunshine Coast but that one slid by on me already...Date: March 20 - 24, 2019, 9am - 4pm  Location: 12887 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Madeira Park, BC V0N 2H0)

Tenino, WA is just outside of Olympia, WA, about two hours south of the Sea-Tac airport (Seattle-Tacoma).

The class in Cape Breton is at the Gaelic College in Englishtown, NS.

The Tenino class is level two, following on from level one last year, May 6-10.

In Cape Breton, Dianne is trying to build on previous years and they are offering level one May 6-10, level three May 13-17 and level two May 20-24.

The other satellite program is in Elkin, NC and the dates in August are level 2 Aug 5-9, level one Aug 12-16 (I'm scheduled to teach these classes). 

Fibre Week will take place July 5-11 this year.  The master weaving and spinning classes will take place July 7-11.  I am reserving the dates although I have not yet heard if I will be teaching there this year.

I see on groups that people ask, from time to time, about stepping up their game, where can they go to learn more?  There are a number of options, but the Olds program is a bit different.  Firstly it is a for credit college certificate course.  However, you don't need to attend for two years, you go for five days in person instruction, then go home to fulfill the homework requirements. 

The focus is on understanding the principles and honing the physical skills.  There is a lot of theory, but also a lot of challenge in that the goal is to produce a textile as close to the course requirements as possible.

Classes are generally between 8 and 12 people, so not a huge group.  And the other advantage is that if you take one level at one campus, you can take the next level at a different campus. 

I am keeping fingers crossed that everything planned runs - although sometimes it doesn't always work out.  But if a class doesn't run at one location, or the dates aren't good for you, you can switch to a different location.