Company Profile
North Bennet Street School
Company Overview
North Bennet Street School's mission is to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve and advance craft traditions, and to promote greater appreciation of craftsmanship. The School's intensive, hands-on training helps students from around the world to achieve meaningful lives and livelihoods. We encourage individual growth and curiosity, along with technical mastery and a commitment to excellence.
NBSS was founded in 1881 by Pauline Agassiz Shaw, an American philanthropist and social reformer, to help
immigrants achieve self-sufficiency through vocational and life skills training. More than a century later, NBSS has
evolved into an international leader in craft and vocational education, with 17 master faculty and 20 dedicated
staff members.