Classes

The TLS Educational Program

TLS offers classes to adults, at least 18 years of age, interested in pursuing lapidary and jewelry arts. Most classes are ten weeks, one two-hour class per week. Some are five weeks or weekend workshops. Evening classes are held between 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM, primarily on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. The hours for daytime classes vary from term to term. Four terms are offered each year.

Location:  Classes and workshops are held at:

The TLS Education Center
24 Upland Road
Brookhaven, PA 19015
610-490-5252

For directions and a link to a Google map, click on DIRECTIONS.

Schedule: For a schedule of upcoming classes, click on SCHEDULE.

Typical classes:  Beginning Cabochon Cutting is offered every term. The schedule of other classes varies from term to term and may include Faceting, Wire Wrapping, Beading, and Silver Jewelry, among others.  Descriptions for many of our courses may be found at Course Descriptions.

Tuition is $60 per five-week course or one-day workshop, and $120 per ten-week course or two-day workshop.

Prerequisites, Materials and Tools:  No previous experience is needed unless a prerequisite is noted. TLS supplies all of the materials, equipment and tools needed for beginning cabochon and faceting courses. In some courses, there is a modest additional charge for supplies. In some classes a basic tool list may be recommended.

The Facility:  The Education Center is comprised of a fully equipped lapidary shop with work space for cutting, trimming, grinding, sanding, polishing, and faceting. Workspace is also available for instruction in many jewelry arts such as beading, wire wrapping, silversmithing, glass bead making, and metal forming.

Instructional Staff:  The Education Center is staffed by TLS member-instructors who volunteer their time and talent to advance lapidary and related art forms. They are talented hobbyists, not professional lapidaries. Their reward is to see joy on students’ faces when they complete their projects.

Notification of class offerings: To receive email notification when new class offerings are announced, click this link for an Information Request form. Fill out the form with the data requested and mail it to the TLS Registrar at the address on the form.

Application:  To register for classes, click on the link below to download the Class Registration Application, supply the requested information, and mail the form to the TLS Registrar at the address listed at the bottom of the form. Be sure to include the required tuition and to submit your application prior to the Registration Deadline specified on the Schedule.

Class Registration Application