What it is

Jewelry & Lapidary is an evening stone-cutting and jewelry class run by OCM BOCES (Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services) Continuing Education at its Main Campus in Liverpool, New York, just north of Syracuse. The official Winter/Spring 2026-27 catalog describes the course this way: “Learn to cut, polish stone and set it in a handmade sterling silver setting using saws, polishing tools, and basic soldering. Tools and materials will be discussed in the first class. Some tools available for use in class.”

The class combines lapidary (sawing, shaping and polishing a stone) with a basic silver setting for the finished stone. It is listed under the catalog’s part-time Art courses with course code CEART0651 and instructor John Sweeney.

Who it’s for

Adults in the Syracuse and Central New York area who want a scheduled, priced evening class that covers cutting and polishing their own stone, not only setting pre-cut stones. The catalog’s part-time program policies say programs are open to everyone regardless of residency. Students under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or advocate who is also registered for the class.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party, future-dated, priced lapidary class with a printed street address. The official OCM BOCES catalog (PDF created November 9, 2026) prints both 2027 sections, the weekday and hours, the instructor, the number of sessions and the tuition. It is Lapidary Plaza’s first New York workshop listing. New York already has club and supplier listings, but no workshop until now.

Official URL

https://files.ocmboces.org/files/boces/current_catalog.pdf

Adult Education home: https://www.ocmboces.org/adulted
Online registration portal: https://registration.xendirect.com/ocmboces/
OCM BOCES home: https://www.ocmboces.org/

(All checked 2026-11-12 and returned HTTP 200 to curl with a Chrome user agent. The registration portal redirects to ocmboces.xenreg.com.)

Location

OCM BOCES Main Campus, 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088. The catalog’s Find Us panel says to approach off Seventh North Street and use the Adult Education entrance. Main Campus phone is (315) 453-4455. The catalog lists the Jewelry & Lapidary class at Main Campus, not at the separate Thompson Road campus.

This is a workshop (a dated, priced adult-education class). It is not a club membership listing and does not sell lapidary equipment.

Notes

Dated sections (catalog page 10, checked 2026-11-12): CEART0651Win27, January 14 – March 18, 2027; CEART0651Spr27, April 8 – June 10, 2027. Both meet on Thursday, 6:30–9:00 p.m., for 10 sessions at Main Campus, with instructor John Sweeney.
Tuition: $159.00 for 10 sessions. The catalog says tools and materials will be discussed in the first class and that some tools are available in class. Students are expected to buy materials named in course descriptions, so stone and silver are likely an extra cost. The catalog does not print a separate materials fee, so that cost is UNVERIFIED.
How to register (catalog Registration & Find Us page): online through the OCM BOCES Adult Education site, in person at the Main Campus (call 315-453-4455 to confirm registration hours), by phone at 315-453-4600 (leave a message), or by mail to OCM BOCES Continuing Education Registration, PO Box 4754, Syracuse, NY 13221. Fees are due in full at registration.
Refunds and cancellations (catalog Program Policies, part-time): Classes need minimum enrollment at least four business days before the start date. If OCM BOCES cancels a class, students can transfer, get a full refund or get a tuition voucher. Students who withdraw at least four business days before the start get a refund minus a $10 processing fee. After that, and before the second session, they get a tuition voucher minus $10.
Holiday closures on the catalog: Adult Education is closed on New Year’s Day (January 1, 2027), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 18, 2027), Presidents Day (February 15, 2027), Good Friday (March 26, 2027) and Memorial Day (May 31, 2027). None of these fall on a Thursday class night.
Local context: The Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse (already listed as a club) accepts completion of “John Sweeney’s Lapidary Classes,” or its own lapidary program, as a prerequisite for open-lab use at its Liverpool clubhouse, and names BOCES classes as a prerequisite for its advanced course. This is a different organization from that club.
Small source notes: The class appears in the PDF catalog. The online registration portal is a JavaScript app, so the section could not be confirmed from static HTML. The listing image is the OCM BOCES logo from ocmboces.org (/images/ocm_logo_nav.png). It is not a photo of the class.
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza. Nothing was bought, and no registration, email or form was used.

FAQ

Q: When does the class meet?
A: Thursdays, 6:30–9:00 p.m., for 10 sessions. The winter section runs January 14 – March 18, 2027, and the spring section runs April 8 – June 10, 2027, according to the official Winter/Spring 2026-27 catalog.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: $159.00 tuition for the 10-session class. Materials are discussed at the first class and may cost extra.

Q: Where is it held?
A: OCM BOCES Main Campus, 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088. Use the Adult Education entrance, off Seventh North Street.

Q: Will I cut my own stone?
A: Yes. The catalog says students learn to cut and polish stone using saws and polishing tools, then set it in a handmade sterling silver setting with basic soldering.

Q: How do I sign up?
A: Register online through https://www.ocmboces.org/adulted, by phone at 315-453-4600, in person at the Main Campus or by mail. Use course code CEART0651Win27 or CEART0651Spr27.