* Curriculum *

Thursday, May 19
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Dinner

8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Gems: Sparkling Facts & Fiction

A look at commonly held beliefs about diamonds, colored stones, and pearls, with a focus on separating fact from fiction.

Friday, May 20
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Is It a Diamond? Is It a Good One?

This covers all you need to know before buying a diamond: how to use a loupe properly to examine diamonds; the 4C’s used to judge diamond quality and how they affect value; diamond testers; treatments used to improve appearance, and their effect on value; fancy-color diamonds; diamond grading reports and how to read them to get the whole picture.

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Detecting Diamond Imitations and Treatments

Hands On: examining diamond imitations and treated diamonds.

Learning how to spot treatments – with emphasis on easy techniques to detect new imitations, fracture-filled diamonds, HPHT treated diamonds, and laser treated diamonds.

Saturday, May 21
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Colored Gemstones – A Changing World

This covers all you need to know before buying any colored gemstone: see and compare different varieties of colored gemstones, including recently discovered gemstones such as Paraiba Tourmaline; imitations and synthetics; how to judge colored gemstone quality; colored gemstone treatment and enhancements, and their effect on value; colored gemstone laboratory reports and how to read them.

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Gemstone Identification Made Easy

Hands-on: Learn (or improve) skills to detect imitations and synthetics, and accurately identify gemstones of the same color, using simple, portable tools. This puts the fun back in FUNdamental!

Sunday, May 22
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Understanding and Appreciating One of the Rarest Yet Least Understood of all Gems—Pearls

An overview of the many different types of Pearls – natural and cultured – now available and how to compare in appearance, longevity, rarity, and cost; how to judge pearl quality; pearl treatments; what to look for and what to look OUT for.

 Curriculum may change as the weekend progresses in order to focus on specific areas that best meet the interests and needs of participants

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