About

Algonquin College Summer Heritage Institute – Delve into the past.

Our courses are designed and delivered by experts in their craft. Our incredible team of faculty encourage creativity and nurture innovation while focusing on the custom creation of beautiful, yet functional products, tools, and buildings. We emphasize your role as a producer in courses that start with quality material whether it be locally sourced logs or hand tanned leather. Authenticity and craft is our calling card, and we foster a mindset to honour sustainability in all respects; social, cultural, environmental and economic.

In the summer of 2017, we re-launched the Algonquin College Summer Heritage Institute. For summer of 2018 we’re doubling down, offering even more courses that go back to a time when things were built with your hands, your head and your heart. Bring your ideas to life through courses in carpentry, masonry, blacksmithing, canoe building, leatherworking, felting and more. Stay tuned as more courses become available.

Our small, friendly campus is located in the historic Town of Perth, approximately 85 km from both Ottawa and Kingston. Our rural setting influences our unique heritage trades programs, which draw students from the local community and across the world. Perth was awarded the Prince of Wales Prize for its continued commitment to preserving its rich architectural heritage, and the Algonquin Heritage Institute in Perth was recognized as an integral part of the community’s success. Masonry and carpentry projects completed by our full-time students can be found throughout Perth and the surrounding Lanark County.