H. S. Student

High School Student Information

High School Students receive a discount for any Raku Firings they participate in. With the discount, the minimum per student is $25 instead of the normal $30 for adults. When registering, send a deposit of $25 and identify the school you attend unless your participating with your school.

Special Student Firings: High Schools can arrange their own separate firing day on either a Saturday or Sunday whenever it fits into the semesters agenda. Registration will be handled by the teacher.

Raku Clay: Students registering for a firing with their High School will usually order clay through their teacher which I will purchase for the school from The Ceramic Shop in Philadelphia.The Ceramic Shop sells Standard 239 Raku Clay in 50# boxes which have two 25# bags of clay each. I will then make a run to The Ceramic Shop and pick up enough to cover the orders. The cost to the student will only be what I pay and will be sold by the bag or box as needed by participants. Students registering for a firing on the Spring Schedule can check to see if I have any clay leftover from the above process that they can purchase or they can get their clay themselves from The Ceramic Shop.

What the deposit covers: The deposit covers the glazing and raku firing of 5 medium sized pieces from 4" up to 5.5" in diameter or its equivalent in a hand built piece. It is assumed that most high school students coming with their class will not be making more than five such pieces. If 2 of your pieces are less than 4" in diameter you can have six pieces covered by your deposit. Students coming for a Spring Schedule Firing, not with their school,will have the same number of pieces covered by their deposit. Any additional work students bring above this will be charged according to the information on the firing charges PDFs (see the raku firings page) with a 20% student discount.