Information On Registering For A Workshop
Our next 5-day, residential workshops will be held January 28 - February 2, 2025.
Registration is online only - Sign up begins June 12, 2024!
2025 Workshop Fees
Non-Refundable Application fee $60.00
Tuition deposit: $150 due with application. This deposit will be deducted from your total resident or commuter fee, below.
Residents: $1,555.00 ($910 tuition, plus $645 for room & board, Tuesday dinner through Sunday lunch). The $150 tuition deposit will be deducted from this amount on your final bill.
Commuters: $1,255.00 ($910 tuition, $55 commuter fee, plus $290 lunch and dinner only, Tuesday dinner through Sunday lunch). The $150 tuition deposit will be deducted from this amount on your final bill.
Materials Fees: Materials required for the different workshops vary widely. Under each workshop description, you will find a list of materials that you should bring, along with an estimate of the fee for additional materials that we (or the instructor) will provide.
Payment
The minimum amount due to guarantee your registration is $210: $60 for the application fee and a $150 non-refundable tuition deposit.
Please read the refund and cancellation policy below. When you register, you will be asked to verify that you have read it.
The balance of your payment will be due on December 1, 2024. You will receive an invoice showing the final amount due. We encourage you to pay this final amount by check, but you may also use a credit card, if you prefer.
Materials fees are collected at the end of the week in Bennington. We try hard to give you an estimate in advance, but unfortunately we cannot be sure of the final amount until all of the instructor’s expenses for materials have been tallied.
If your first-choice workshop is full, you have two options:
Take a place in your second-choice workshop and be placed on a waiting list for your first choice, at no extra charge. We will notify you if a place opens up in your first-choice workshop.
Do not sign up yet for a workshop. Simply ask to be placed on the waiting list for your first choice. There is a modest charge to be placed on this waiting list, but you will not need to pay the registration processing fee or the $150 tuition deposit, at this time.
If spaces open up, we will fill them in the order in which original waiting list requests were received.
Waiting List
If you do not want to sign up for a second-choice workshop, and you ask only to be put on a waiting list for your first choice, you will pay a $30 waiting list reservation fee. If we have a cancellation and can offer you a place in your first choice, the waiting list reservation fee will be applied to your $60 application processing fee. To register you for the class, we will then ask for the remaining $30 application fee plus the $150 tuition deposit.
If we have no cancellations and cannot offer you a spot, we will need to retain the $30 waiting list reservation fee. It does cost us time and effort to track your application and to manage the waiting list. We apologize for not being able to put you on the list without some kind of commitment on your part.
Cancellation Policy
The $150 tuition deposit and the $60 application fee are non-refundable.
Tuition, room and board less the $150 tuition deposit and the $60 application fee are refundable before December 10, 2024.
For registrations canceled on or after December 10, 2024 and before January 10, 2025 NCSW will retain the full tuition amount of $910.
For cancellations on or after January 10, 2025, NCSW will retain full tuition, room and board. There are no refunds on or after this date, since we will be obliged to pay those costs to Bennington College and our faculty.
If NCSW cancels a workshop or the conference for any reason, we will inform participants as soon as possible and provide a full refund on tuition and room and board.
Covid-19
NCSW and its participants must follow the Covid-19 policy set by Bennington College which can be viewed at https://www.bennington.edu/covid-19-updates-and-information.
These policies are subject to change. Any/all changes to policies will be communicated to participants as soon as possible. You agree to follow these policies when registering for the workshops.
How to Register
We will open registration for our January 2025 workshops on June 12, 2024 at 12 noon Eastern.
Click on the Register button below. Please read our policies at the bottom of this page before registering.
Your registration will include payment of a minimum of $210 (non-refundable $60 processing fee and $150 tuition deposit). Registration is not complete until we receive this payment.
Our Registrar will contact you to confirm your registration and gather additional information, such as your housing preferences and the name of your emergency contact person.
Please Note/Online Payment Info: If part or all of your address seems to cause issues with the payment system please accept the address that best matches. Square payment platform is now validating all delivery addresses through Google Maps. Please register with the best address available to you. Your address goes ALL on one line and will self populate, displaying multiple options. You can select the correct or most accurate address. We can amend our records to include your correct address once you register. Additionally, if you have more than one residence or mail address, such as a PO Box, you must also enter your credit card's billing address if it is different from your mailing address. If issues persist, you may want to try a different web browser.
If you are outside the United States, use the drop down menu to select the correct country. If you have questions or anticipate issues, please feel free to reach out before registration opens so we can offer support.