2025-2027
The Tiny House Design & Build Program
A Program At Kearsarge Regional High School
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KRHS students are stepping into the world of design and construction through a new Tiny House /Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) project, launched in the Fall of 2025.
In partnership with Ampli5E, a local non-profit, the Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) Program, and shop/trades instructor Jesse Fenn, this program gives students hands-on experience in everything from architecture and planning to budgeting, marketing, community outreach and building.
Over the course of the design and build classes, students will explore housing laws, design layouts, price materials, consider plumbing and electrical systems, and even create a full branding and outreach plan.
The project will culminate in a presentation to the school and school board in spring 2026, showcasing the final design and what students have learned.
Construction of the tiny home is slated to begin in the Fall of 2026 and be completed by 2027, with help from local builders, architects, and designers.
Every sheet of plywood, every window, every appliance, every trailer component becomes part of a larger lesson. Students learn how to price materials, problem-solve when costs shift, adjust designs when reality pushes back, and collaborate when opinions differ. They begin to understand housing not as an abstract issue, but as something tangible, solvable, and deeply human.
Your donation helps purchase the supplies that make this possible — framing lumber, insulation, fasteners, tools, roofing, wiring, plumbing components, finishes. These are the building blocks of both a structure and a skill set.
We are building more than a tiny house. We are building confidence. We are building practical competence. We are building young people who understand how to create solutions.
When you give, you are part of that foundation.
Thank you for helping us raise these walls — together.
A Gallery of Pictures From Our
THOW Design & Build Class
How You Can Help!
When you donate to our Tiny House Design & Build project, you’re not just funding lumber and screws. You’re stepping into the build with us.
Our KRHS students aren’t working from a worksheet — they’re working from real plans, real budgets, and real materials. They are designing a structure that must stand, function, and make sense in the world. They are learning how math meets materials, how design meets constraint, and how teamwork turns ideas into something you can actually walk inside.