The main building houses a library, dining room, meeting rooms, amphitheater, art collection, microcomputer room, exercise room, and library and media resources. The campus of Western Carolina University is within walking distance.
Teachers often use resources of the university.
While here, teachers stay in private rooms furnished with beds, full baths, dressers, desks, and telephones. The residences have a commons area with comfortable parlor, fireplace, and kitchen. Dining includes traditional fare, international cuisine, and a vegetarian menu. Freshly ground coffee, fruits and salads, and homemade cookies are favorites. Meals, lodging, and reading materials for seminars are provided at no charge to participants.