Curious about artistic activities, purposeful work, & life at Threefold? 

Join others seeking the same goals and participate in intentional activities embedded within the context of community.

What to Expect: Experience Threefold participants will take part in a rich, hands-on weekend of work, creativity, and community life. Some activities include:

  • Working on the Threefold Community Farm, including a milking experience with Rockland County’s only dairy herd
  • Visiting the Fellowship Community to prepare food for elder members
  • Sculpting with clay in the Fellowship Pottery Studio
  • Crafting with natural fibers in the Fiber Craft Studio
  • Morning singing to begin each day (no experience needed!)
  • Participating in eurythmy classes—Rudolf Steiner’s movement art—led by members of Eurythmy Spring Valley
  • Sharing communal meals
  • Discovering details about Threefold’s one hundred years of history through stories and conversations
  • Spending time in conversation with Threefold institution leaders, hearing what brought them to this land and what has inspired them to stay and serve here

Where

Activities will take place across our campus in Chestnut Ridge, New York, as well as at the neighboring Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Foundation.

Lodging

Overnight stays are optional, but participants are warmly encouraged to stay on campus to fully immerse themselves in community life. Lodging is available at our beautifully maintained dormitory, Holder House.

Meals

  • Communal breakfasts, snacks, and two dinners will be provided by program facilitators
  • Most shared meals will take place in the large guest kitchen at Holder House
  • One dinner will be hosted at the Threefold Cafe
  • Lunches may be purchased at the Cafe, Hungry Hollow Co-op, Harvest Moon Cafe, or other nearby options of your choice

Who Is This For

This experience is open to anyone seeking deeper connection and purposeful activity, those curious about anthroposophy lived through practical community life, or anyone who has encountered Threefold from the outside and wishes to experience it firsthand. Ages 18 and up.

Fees (Sliding Scale)

  • $400–$600 with lodging
  • $300–$500 without lodging

 

Register for Experience Threefold

Participants are encouraged to stay on campus in our dormitory. Breakfasts, dinners and snacks are included for all participants. Please select the price that best suits your financial situation.

Please contact us, christa@threefold.org, with financial aid requests.

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Cancellation policy and fine print:

Cancellations made by 4/23/26 will receive a refund minus a $50 administrative fee.
Cancellations made between 4/23/26 and 4/30/26 will receive a 50% refund.
No refunds will be given after 4/30/26 for missed or partial attendance.
Threefold Educational Foundation is a private educational facility and reserves the right to cancel your registration (and fully refund you) at any time, for any reason.

Possession or consumption of alcohol or recreational drugs is not permitted in our on-campus dormitory.
Pets are not permitted in the dormitory; please let us know if you will be traveling with a service animal.
Minors are not permitted to stay in the dormitory. No family housing is available at this time.
Please inform us of any accessibility needs when you submit your registration.

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