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At IYRS, we are makers.
COVID-19 UPDATE
IYRS is actively enrolling for Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 programs for in-person, hands-on learning. The safety of our school community is our priority. Full vaccination is required for students, faculty, and staff. At this time, masks are required in our classrooms and shops. We regularly monitor and update our safety protocols based on guidance from the state of Rhode Island and the CDC.
Please contact Admissions with any questions HERE. We look forward to welcoming you to IYRS!
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We create.
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We design.
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We engineer.
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We Build Beyond Ordinary.
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IYRS
School of Technology & Trades
Accredited, hands-on education
in the heart of Newport, RI
IYRS AT A GLANCE
IYRS School of Technology & Trades has its roots in craftsmanship.
Our students are aspiring makers, builders, designers, and technicians who work with their hands and their minds
to create successful careers and richer lives.
At IYRS, we Build Beyond Ordinary.
Student-Faculty Ratio of 7:1
Our programs are small-by-design so students receive individualized attention
100% of Students Qualified for Scholarships
In '17, '18, '19 & '20 100% of students who applied for an IYRS scholarship or grant received one
600+ Hiring Partners
More than 600 companies from across the United States, the Caribbean, and beyond have partnered with IYRS seeking graduates for full-time employment
3-acre Campus on Newport Harbor
Located in the heart of Newport, RI with world-class museums, restaurants, boating, and more a stone's throw away
Happening Now
IYRS Blog
![The Longest Way to Get from Honolulu to Newport]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642687991/iyrsedu/s4tkkattsbth1x4naxpa/DJI_0025_1.jpg","width":2000}])
I started to dive into both the mechanical and electrical systems on this state-of-the-art boat and realized that this is what I want to do with my career. Following my acceptance into IYRS, I thought to myself, “What is the slowest way to get from Hawaii to Newport?” Naturally, Alaska’s on the way, right?
![What do bamboo bikes and high tech composites have in common? The answer is a lot if you ask IYRS student Larry Adamson.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638463120/iyrsedu/p352sl5kmz3hutzwkrzl/IMG_7243.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638463120/iyrsedu/p352sl5kmz3hutzwkrzl/IMG_7243.jpg","width":480}])
Student Larry Adamson is passionate about sustainability and innovation. 10 years in China and 6 months at IYRS were the perfect combination to inspire his newest big idea.
![To South Africa and Back Again… An IYRS Alumnus' Tale]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638981179/iyrsedu/sthgiuu1ibavvnq7flol/raimondo4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1638981179/iyrsedu/sthgiuu1ibavvnq7flol/raimondo4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1638981179/iyrsedu/sthgiuu1ibavvnq7flol/raimondo4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1638981179/iyrsedu/sthgiuu1ibavvnq7flol/raimondo4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638981179/iyrsedu/sthgiuu1ibavvnq7flol/raimondo4.jpg","width":1536}])
Longing for a life and career by the sea, Michael Raimondo '21 jumped into his IYRS education with both feet and a few short months later was flying to the shores of South Africa for his new job. Here is his story.
![Easy as X, Y, Z]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638452341/iyrsedu/eqsprpv6sbq4avm1tdws/Andrew1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1638452341/iyrsedu/eqsprpv6sbq4avm1tdws/Andrew1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1638452341/iyrsedu/eqsprpv6sbq4avm1tdws/Andrew1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1638452341/iyrsedu/eqsprpv6sbq4avm1tdws/Andrew1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638452341/iyrsedu/eqsprpv6sbq4avm1tdws/Andrew1.jpg","width":1320}])
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing or rapid prototyping is the construction of three-dimensional objects by use of materials including plastic, resin, or powder-media. Typically, these materials are added layer by layer using an X, Y, Z plotter through various means of extrusion, fusion, jetting, deposition, sintering, or lamination.
![Martin Reinhardt '21 & '24 Shares the Story of His Transition from the US Army to IYRS Student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637006132/iyrsedu/ptdj90wuj5etkf4yitew/IMG_7301.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637006132/iyrsedu/ptdj90wuj5etkf4yitew/IMG_7301.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1637006132/iyrsedu/ptdj90wuj5etkf4yitew/IMG_7301.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1637006132/iyrsedu/ptdj90wuj5etkf4yitew/IMG_7301.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637006132/iyrsedu/ptdj90wuj5etkf4yitew/IMG_7301.jpg","width":1324}])
We are excited to share student Martin Reinhardt's interview in Search & Employ, a magazine for veteran employment. In it, he shares his fantastic story about transitioning from the US Army to being an IYRS student.
![IYRS Featured in Newport Neighbors and Portsmouth Living Magazines (RI)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635783035/iyrsedu/enmoalpldtk4kohbsqjl/NewportNeighborsscreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635783035/iyrsedu/enmoalpldtk4kohbsqjl/NewportNeighborsscreenshot.png","width":467}])
Newport Neighbors and Portsmouth Living are two popular publications in Rhode Island. Both featured a story about IYRS and our recent Newsweek award as one of the Best Maker Schools in the world.
![Shop Safety - A Rite of Passage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633635423/iyrsedu/kvj8tcmb032blhcjw29u/LisaCover.jpg","width":2200}])
I began my IYRS experience in the middle of a pandemic, transitioning from running an international high school boarding program in Rome, Italy to living and working in the United States.
![Day to Day - First Year Boatbuilding & Restoration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633096380/iyrsedu/o4lcdq8pcgtudotbsisw/KKBP1Pic1.jpg","width":2048}])
Everyone in the Boatbuilding & Restoration program has a very clear passion for learning the trade. We all come eager to jump into the projects...
![Newsweek Names IYRS One of the Best Maker Schools in the World for 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629915896/iyrsedu/l2o82bcwr9tn0udbxk2w/newsweek-logo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629915896/iyrsedu/l2o82bcwr9tn0udbxk2w/newsweek-logo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629915896/iyrsedu/l2o82bcwr9tn0udbxk2w/newsweek-logo.png","width":799}]){kind=logo}
What do IYRS, Harvard, RISD, MIT, and Yale have in common? Each was named one of the Best Maker Schools in the world by Newsweek for 2021.
![Paul Armstrong '14: From IYRS to Inventor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":800}])
Paul Armstrong '14 credits his education in the Composites Technology program with his ability to design and fabricate his new product, LOKT Charge.
IYRS Alumni Spotlight - Meet Our Graduates
![Morgan Huntley '08 on Founding, Growing & Selling Vanquish Boats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":1512}])
Morgan Huntley '08 is first and foremost a maker. But he is one with entrepreneurial fire.
![Meet Will Sofrin '01 - Designer, Author, Builder, Adventurer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":2200}])
Will Sofrin '01 came to IYRS to learn how to restore historic wooden boats. His education has led him to so much more.
![John Gaffney '17: From High School Student to Professional Wooden Boatbuilder]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":636}])
Meet John Gaffney '17 - Boatbuilding & Restoration. John took his passion for life around the water and turned it into a career he truly loves. Here's his story.
![IYRS Alumni Restore American Treasure Mayflower II]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":850}])
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration of historic American treasure Mayflower II from IYRS alumnus Matthew Barnes '10, the Lead Shipwright of the project.
![An IYRS Graduation Gift Was the Catalyst to Patrick Abrecht's '01 Newest Career Chapter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1618237493/iyrsedu/uxmrybg5bxbuj36razgx/Brittany_and_Rodney_Castle_Hill_Wedding_327.jpg","width":2200}])
Patrick Abrecht '01 - Boatbuilding & Restoration, originally from Switzerland, moved to Newport to attend IYRS because he wanted learn about wooden boats and what it takes to keep them afloat (he'll tell you this a lifelong learning project!).
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IYRS School of Technology & Trades
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IYRS School of Technology & Trades
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
