North Bennet Street School

A fresh set of shelving for the store from students and instructor Brock Leiendecker PC ’16 🤩

For the next three Saturdays the store will be open for business 10:00am - 2:00pm! A perfect stop before or after your visit to the 2026 exhibition.

Store Hours for June
• Monday - Thursday, 7:30am - 2:00 pm
• Saturday (except June 27), 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learn more about the exhibition on view at https://hubs.la/Q04k9SW90

Last Thursday the Student Veteran Organization honored its graduating . This event brought together students and alumni from the organization as well as loved ones, faculty, staff, and special guest State Senator Lydia Edwards who is currently in the service. To commemorate their time at the School, this year's graduating veterans received a beautifully decorated challenge coin with along with a certificate from Senator Edwards.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week and congratulations to our newest veteran alumni!

Learn more about veterans at NBSS at https://hubs.la/Q04jVLl30

📣These June Community Education offerings only have a few spots left! Spend the weekend (or week!) trying something new like building a mountain banjo, constructing an accordion book, or building a cutting board. Have the chance to work with your hands and walk away with something that makes you proud. Here are those class dates:

Machine Woodworking: Building a Cutting Board, June 20 - 21
Titling in Gold with Egg Glaire, June 20 - 21
Build a Mountain Banjo, June 22 - 26
Spoon Carving - Green Wood, June 27 - 28
Accordion Books, June 28

See the full summer class calendar and enroll today at https://hubs.la/Q04jPvTl0

We still have a few spots open for our two upcoming free guided 2026 Exhibition tours! Join the curator and get a behind-the-scenes look at the stunning work that highlights the talent of our community and the history of our nine career training programs.

Monday, June 8, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Saturday, June 13, 10:00am - 11:00am

These free tours are part of the Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 national series of events. Reserve your free spot at https://hubs.la/Q04jz7Pc0

Happy Day to the ! The sun was shining as 95 graduates from all nine of our career training programs joined with fellow classmates and loved ones for a festive parade led by the fife and drum. They marched together from the School's front steps to Old North Church & Historic Site for an inspiring graduation ceremony filled with so many cheers, smiles, and some tears.

Congratulations to the grads — we are so proud of what you've accomplished!

More photos coming soon.

On May 14, we wrapped up this season of with North Bennet Street School alumni Kolin Schmidt CF ’21 and Mitchel Gundrum BB ’21 who offered fresh, grounded and timely perspectives on how to price one’s work. As we navigate tariffs and broader financial unease—especially as craftspeople—this topic has never been more crucial. Both Kolin and Mitchel create and sell products while offering services, and they shared what they’ve learned about building their brands through the lens of pricing.

Watch the full conversation at https://nbss.edu/news-events/news-stories/in-the-making-pricing-goods-services/

One of the displays in our 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades a set of items pictured in a historic photo from the early days of the Piano Technology program after it was founded in 1946. (Including the actual bench and models in the middle of the photo!)

Many classes have recreated the photo for fun, but this year's Advanced Piano Technology cohort tried again and was particularly spot on!

Here's another group from the 2010 class. Did your class recreate this photo?

Stop by the exhibition, on view until July 1: https://hubs.la/Q04j6f9m0

Historic photo courtesy Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

Community Thank You: As we look ahead to another summer of Teen Craft & Trade Intensives, we wanted to thank an organization whose support is crucial for the programs - the Cummings Foundation!

These intensives for high schoolers to gain hands-on trade and craft exposure are made possible due to a remarkable grant from Cummings, which allowed NBSS to give out scholarships to students who needed them, plus support the work involved in launching a new initiative. Thank you for your continued support!

Learn more about our Teen Intensives: https://hubs.la/Q04hKjLx0

Join Ellen Kaspern CF '03 the first week of June for Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking. During the week-long course you will receive a comprehensive overview of the safety, setup, and use of some of the most common woodworking machines and have the opportunity to build a box with a sliding lid, beginning with milling the rough lumber!

It's been a couple years since Ellen has taught this particular course and she is an expert in the area—don't miss the opportunity to learn from one of the best.

Monday, June 1 - Friday, June 5, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn more and register at https://hubs.la/Q04hp_BZ0

Thank you to everyone who came to our opening reception for 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades earlier this month! What a special evening as students current and past, their loved ones, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate the incredible student and alumni work on display.

Come see this beautifully curated show before July 3. Learn more at https://hubs.la/Q04h74x20