History
Owner, President and Lead Instructor Blaine Lewis has been at the forefront of jeweler education for more than 20 years. In that time, he has changed the landscape of the industry with his hands on approach, real world examples and brilliant techniques, graduating over 6,000 students into successful jewelry careers. Initially based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, New Approach School for Jewelers is now located in Franklin, Tennessee, just 20 minutes from Nashville. Our mission at the New Approach School for Jewelers (NASJ) is to offer both fresh and experienced bench jewelers visual-intensive, hands-on jewelry repair and fabrication training to help them increase their productivity and profitability. To achieve this, NASJ employs innovative visual teaching methods, such as high magnification video of live demonstrations in a user-friendly and interactive workshop environment to help students rapidly grasp and implement bench techniques, practices, and tricks shared by our team of exp
Specialties
New Approach School for Jewelers is a place to learn, thrive and grow in jewelry knowledge and experience. Our facility is a perfect start on your journey to a career in jewelry, or as a learning tool to enhance your current jewelry offerings for business and clients. Our doors are open to students of all skill levels and we are dedicated to their success. We provide personalized attention, hands-on learning and in person demonstrations by expert instructors to ensure concepts and techniques are correctly understood.