Mission, Vision, & History
The Ely Folk School articles of incorporation were filed in this year.
What is 2015?
This person manages our Ceramics studio and program.
Who is Wade Pharr?
This event, held on the Wednesday before Fishing Opener, serves to broaden the EFS audience.
What is the Annual Spring Bonfire?
This staff person is an artist and was born and raised in the deserts of Arizona.
Who is Rachael?
This is the duration of EFS board terms of office.
The verb in our mission statement.
What is "to build."
This is our newest program area.
What is Humanities?
This event is why its important to offer floating holidays to our staff.
What is the Ely Folk School Thanksgiving Potluck?
This contractor started as a mercantile volunteer.
Who is Pam Kewley?
Board members are asked to attend at least 75% of scheduled board meetings. In other words, they are should be absent from no more than this many meetings per year.
What is three?
The kind of learning that is offered at the Ely Folk School.
What is "experiential"?
Our Slovenian honey walnut potica class falls under this program area.
What is Nourishment?
This semi-regular event which started in 2016 has been hosted at EFS and the Senior Center, but recently made a splash at Ethel's Acres.
What is the Community Dance?
This many of our EFS instructors have taught at least one class during each of the ten years we have been in operation.
We've scheduled an EFS Board Retreat for this date.
What is January 9, 2026?
This is conspicuously absent from our classes.
What are grades? (The folk school model rejects competition).
This program area brings in the most revenue.
Back for its third year, this event is scheduled for this upcoming weekend (though some may be squeamish!).
What is the Kraftskiva crayfish boil?
This is number of unique instructors who taught classes at the Ely Folk School in 2024.
What is 81?
What is $1,000,000?
Who is NSF Grundtvig?
This organization collaborates with the Ely Folk School to offer classes in our Metalworking program area.
What is Forging Community?
This is the number of Community Events organized and hosted by the Ely Folk School in 2024.
What is 144?
The Ely Folk School received donations from this many individual donors in 2024.
What is 241?
The EFS executive director position was created in this year.
What is 2024?