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Ocracoke
School will be in session Oct. 21-26
  The
Ocracoke school will be a week-long session that will focus on arts,
crafts, cooking, music, local history, and sailing – all in a
relaxed island setting.Ocrafolk School will be in session Oct. 21-26 The Ocrafolk School will hold its grand opening session Oct. 21-26 with week-long workshops that will focus on arts, crafts, cooking, music, local history, and sailing, all in a relaxed island setting. Local and regional instructors will welcome adult students of all skill levels to participate in hands-on learning experiences. Courses offered are “Jewelry Making” with Kathleen O’Neal; “Basketry: Materials and Techniques” with Judith Saunders; “Island Cooking” with Debbie Wells; “Music and Stories of the Sea” with Bob Zentz; “Island Photography” with Ann Ehringhaus; “Model Boat Building” with Jimmy Amspacher; and “An Ocrafolk Sampler: Ocracoke’s History, Seafaring Traditions and Island Ecology” with Philip Howard, Rob Temple, and David Senseney. In addition to the courses offered, each day will include group meals, music, stories, walkabouts, and more. The Ocrafolk School’s mission includes preserving local culture, promoting appreciation of Ocracoke’s natural resources, and bringing creative people into the community. The Ocrafolk School will offer workshops during Ocracoke’s shoulder season every fall.  Director
Gary Mitchell and the volunteer Ocrafolk School board have
decided to focus on one week of classes in the first year of operation.
Classes that were originally scheduled for Oct. 28-Nov. 2 have been
canceled or moved to the week of Oct. 21-26. Local
historian Philip Howard, schooner captain Rob Temple and retired
biology teacher David Senseney have combined their classes into one
“Ocrafolk Sampler” workshop. The class will combine
Ocracoke history, local seafaring traditions, and island ecology.
Participants will hear Ocracoke ghost stories, sail on a traditional
gaff-rigged schooner, take a walk on Ocracoke’s wild side
from
the beach to the marsh, and learn to appreciate Ocracoke as more than a
tourist destination. Classes are limited to six to 10 students, and the deadline for registration is Oct. 1. For information about the Ocrafolk School, please visit the Web site at www.ocrafolkschool.org , email gary@ocrafolkschool.org, or call 252- 928-1541. 
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