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North House Folk School sits on the north shore of Lake Superior. The school teaches traditional skills in everything from baking to canoe carving.
The Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a social justice leadership training school and cultural center in New Market, Tennessee. Founded in 1932 by activist Myles Horton, educator Don West, and Methodist minister James A. Dombrowski, it was originally located in the community of ...
The John C. Campbell Folk School, also referred to as "The Folk School", is located in Brasstown, North Carolina. It is the oldest and largest folk school in the United States. [2][3] It is a non-profit adult educational organization based on non-competitive learning. The Folk School offers classes year-round in over fifty subject areas ...
The Ogden school closed in 1975. Today the only public schools for Clay County students are 10 miles (16 km) east in Hayesville. [6] Nonprofit manufacturer Industrial Opportunities, Inc., was founded at Ogden school in 1974 before moving to Andrews. [7] Private school The Learning Center was established at Ogden school in 1987 before moving to ...
The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists. Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke, and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957 [1] (the original location at 333 west North Avenue has ...
Folkmoot USA, The State International Festival of North Carolina, is an international folk festival held since 1984 in Waynesville, North Carolina and surrounding communities. During its history, the two-week event has featured around 8000 performers from approximately 200 countries. The Folkmoot USA non-profit organization has its headquarters ...
Portrait of Myles Horton, founder of Highlander Folk School. Photographer Unknown. WHS Image ID 52275 Myles Horton in the 1930s. Myles Falls Horton (July 9, 1905 – January 19, 1990) [1] was an American educator, socialist, and co-founder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for its role in the Civil Rights Movement (Movement leader James Bevel called Horton "The Father of the Civil Rights ...
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian folk dance, contra dances can be ...