Yestermorrow Design/Build School

If you are looking for a more intensive and expansive educational experience than are provided by our short courses, our Certificate, Semester, and Internship programs provide an opportunity for a depth of learning and skill-building you're unlikely to find anywhere else.  Whether you are a student looking for an alternative, hands-on learning environment, a professional seeking new career opportunities, a tradesperson seeking skill development, or a future homeowner looking to design it and build it with your own two hands, our longer-term programs provide experiential exposure to the design/build process at scales varying from furniture to communities.

Certificate Programs

Yestermorrow offers three certificate programs designed for individuals looking for intensive, in-depth, hands-on opportunities for deepening understanding, acquiring functional skill sets, and widening career opportunities.  Open to educational enthusiasts of all ages (from 18 up), our certificate programs offer intensive learning opportunities for anyone seeking a blast of career development in a timeframe substantial enough for real growth, but short enough to squeeze in around other family and career obligations. 

Semester Programs

Yestermorrow’s Semester Programs are designed for students and recent graduates in both undergraduate and masters degree programs and professionals seeking to continue their education. A 16 week semester is offered in the fall that gives students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to explore fundamental technical and critical thinking skills in architecture and construction.  A 20-week semester is offered in spring/summer and gives more advanced students the opportunity to hone their existing skills and develop new ones in the building arts and sciences. An 8-week summer session is also offered. All three programs strive to bring together students from a variety of disciplines and immerse them in the hands-on process of guiding an architecturally innovative work into fruition while being able to earn college credit through a partnership with UMass Amherst's Architecture + Design program.

Internship Program

The Internship Program is dedicated to provide a unique educational experience volunteering and living as part of the Yestermorrow community. Program participants -- in six-month and twelve-month sessions -- learn basic design/build and non-profit administrative skills by means of hands-on experience, and at the same time are able to take a variety of courses offered by talented faculty from all over the country.  The Interns provide Yestermorrow with critical support in the day-to-day operations of the School while participating in hands-on learning opportunities both in and out of formal classes. The interns each contribute approximately 40-45 hours of labor per week in exchange for housing, meals, and classes.