Call for Arts and Crafts Instructors Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts is a 13,000 sq. ft.multi-arts facility which is leased by the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc. a non-profit organization which operates the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts located in Ludlow, Vermont. The School consists of ten classrooms in a renovated historic Vermont Farm setting, with a Craft and Gift Shoppe which is open during the summer months.   "Our commitment is to quality arts and crafts education, to keep alive old traditions, to teach new techniques, in a special Vermont setting at reasonable cost to the general public."   Summer courses are offered from mid June to mid September 7 days a week, consisting of classes of 1 (one) to 5 (five) days in length. Hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm daily with a one hour lunch break and an AM and a PM break of twenty minutes. Fall, Winter, Spring classes are weekends from 9:00am to 4:00pm daily with a lunch break. We also offer mid-week series classes which run in the evenings, time(s) to be determined by instructor. We are currently in the process of determining which courses will be offered in the Winter-Spring and of 2009 and 2010 Summer courses. We are always recruiting potential new instructors. If you are interested in teaching at Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts, please submit a copy of your professional and teaching resume plus a description of the course(s) you would like to teach, along with the attached course proposal form. For more information about the arts education program at Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts, please call or email Laurie Marechaux, Executive Director at 802-228-8770 or laurie@fletcherfarm.org.   Return Resume, Course Description, and Course Proposal Form to: Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts   611 Route 103 South   Ludlow, VT 05149   Fax: 802-228-7402 Course Proposal Form Name ________________________________ Address _______________________________ City _________________________State_____ Zip ________ Day Phone __________________________  Evening Phone___________________________   Email ______________________________ Website _________________________________ Title of Proposed Course(s) ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Preferred Length of Course (# of days) ___________ Preferred Length of class (# of hours per class)     ___________ Preferred Day and Time of Course: Please list the day of the week and the time of day you prefer to teach, giving alternate day and time. First Choice Day(s)________________________       Date(s)_____________________________________ Second Choice Day(s) _____________________        Date(s)______________________________________ Third Choice Day(s) ________________________     Date(s)_____________________________________ Preferred Age Group:  Check all that apply            Adults _____   Children  _____Age 7-10  _____Age 11-14  _____Age 15-17 Maximum Class Size ________ (most classrooms will accommodate 8 to 14 comfortably) Please add the following items: 1-A course description for the catalog: Maximum 150 words 2-Materials or supplies you would need to teach this course: If tools supplies need to be provided by students, please attach a materials list.      3-Please attach a Biography for use in the catalog: Maximum of 60 words. 4-Photos of your work and if possible jpg. images for the website. 5-If you provide materials or use of tools please provide a cost estimate and a  list of tools or supplies you will provide. 6-If you charge a lab fee Please specify the amount and what it will cover. Note: We have a large ceramics kiln (summer use only), an electric potters wheel, many floor easels, ironing boards, felt boards, 8 floor looms, Mat Board Cutter, irons, light tables, slide projector, TV with VCR/DVD combo and more. Please call the school to see if we may have any other equipment necessary to teach your class. Thank you for your interest in teaching at Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts. We look forward to hearing from you and having you teach at the School in the future.