ORIENTATION CLASSES

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS (September to June)Duration: 4 or 5 days (boarding or day school*) Pupils are invited to take part in a workshop to find out more about heritage professions. They will explore and develop their independence and critical faculties as they carry out their work. They experiment with teamwork and collaboration. They develop […]
TEACHER TRAINING

ADULT TEACHERS, BACADUATES AND HERITAGE MEDIATORS (September to June) Duration: 1 to 4 days (boarding or day school*) Are you a teacher interested in heritage and its professions? This module is for you. By offering you training courses tailored to your prerequisites and knowledge, it creates a dynamic that aims to open you up to the techniques […]
TRAINING OF BACCALAUREATE HOLDERS

ADULT TEACHERS, BACCALAUREATE HOLDERS AND HERITAGE MEDIATORSDuration: 1 to 4 days (residential or non-residential*) This module enables students to learn about heritage through a theoretical and practical approach. Based on the concepts of heritage and restoration, students follow a tailor-made course, designed especially for them around a particular material, skill, know-how, question or project. All […]
TRANINGS +16

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS (September to June)Duration: 4 or 5 days (boarding or day school*)In collaboration with Construform, a skills centre dedicated to the construction industry Pupils have the opportunity to learn about the techniques involved in restoring built heritage. This activity enables them to discover the heritage aspect of their future profession by working […]
BUDDING COMPANIONS

EDUCATIONAL OFFER PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS (September to June)Duration: 1 to 4 days (boarding or day school*) This activity encourages the development of observation skills, inventiveness and independence. A fun and active visit to the former Paix-Dieu abbey gives pupils the chance to discover the past and present of this place steeped in history. This […]
Bespoke Tailoring of the Kilt, its variations, and restoration

The course consists of different Chapters, which in turn consist of key stages in the kilt tailoring process. The training programme is 100% online, ensuring the transfer of skills from afar which does not however substitute the value of in-presence and face-to face learning methodologies, granted in this course by its rigorous assessment system (more below) […]
The Bruges Summer School of Architecture & Crafts 2024

20th July to 25th August 2024 – 5 weeks of courses Course Language: English Minimum age to apply: 16 years old Application deadline: March 31, 2024 La Table Ronde de l’Architecture trains the next generation of builders, students and professionals from all around the world in the Art of Building: the traditional building crafts, architecture and urban planning. […]
6-WEEK BUILD A BOAT WORKSHOP

Spend six weeks experiencing the craft of boatbuilding, hands on by actually building a boat. Unlike our other shorter courses, this six-week course is intended to give you a taste of a broad range of skills while building a Joel White Shellback Dinghy During the 30 days you spend with us at the Academy, through […]
BOAT BUILDING, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT

For many this is professional training, and for others a chance to follow a dream for the sheer joy of building boats surrounded by like-minded enthusiasts and our expert tutors. Our immersive training guides you from the very basics of tool use to the completion of several beautiful and professionally built boats. In the first […]
MOSAIC TRAININGS (PROFESSIONAL/SPECIALISATION/ INTRODUCTORY )

THE PROFESSIONAL COURSES Professional courses for mosaicists last for three years. The school year begins toward the end of September and ends in mid-June of the following year. Class hours per week are 38 and attendance is compulsory. Enrollment in the first year is limited to a maximum of 40 students, of whom 20 places […]
Imitation of woods & marble – Lettering – Decorative panels – Gilding – Trompe l’œil

Imitation of woods & marble – Advertising and sign lettering – Decorative panels – Gold and silver leaf and gilding under glass – Trompe l’œil and theatre decoration The courses, which are essentially practical, take place over 6 months from October to March. The method is based on progressive learning of the use of the […]