Beacon Craft Workshop

Beacon Craft Workshop offers studio-based craft experiences in spaces arranged specifically for children. Shelves and walls display beautiful objects that students can observe and also use in their projects, and the environment is kept aesthetic and orderly as they work with tools and materials.

Beacon Craft Workshop was founded and is taught by Ilana, who received her Master of Arts in Teaching at Brown University. Ilana previously taught third grade at PS146: the Brooklyn New School, an inquiry-based public school in New York City, and she also works as a potter, having taken classes at Haystack Mountain and Penland Schools of Craft. In 2011, Ilana co-founded the Brooklyn Craft Workshop, which later became Beacon Craft Workshop when she moved upstream. The program emphasizes exploration, choice, and developing skills by supporting each student, stocking the studio with real tools and a range of high-quality materials, and keeping classes small. Studio spaces are designed with the child in mind, and students learn how to use the tools, materials, and shared studio space so they feel it is their own. Ilana is also involved in the local community through her work at the BHA Preschool, a Jewish, garden-based program at the local synagogue.

Last updated February 5, 2026.