Hey members,
Its time for us to put together the schedule for our April - June classes. If you’ve been kicking around the idea of teaching a class at the makerspace, we’d love to work with you!
A quick synopsis of our current “scheme” for classes:
We’re doing two levels of classes:
Single Session (3-4 hours) “Taster” classes
- Designed to be low-to-no prior experience required.
- Should end with a “take home” product from the class of some sort
- Can both serve as an “experience” for those looking for something to try, or a “toe-in-the-water” for someone thinking of taking up a hobby/skill more seriously.
- “I never took shop class.” (Well, here you go!)
- Priced generally at $65/non-member $55/member
Multi-Week (5 week, 3-4hours/week) Skills classes
- Skills focused
- Larger projects or multiple projects that work together to build skills.
- Intended for those looking to expand their more “serious” hobby/craft
- Priced at $325/non-member (Discount varies for members depending on material costs)
Other formats are welcome, but these are what are working for us now. 2-day classes (consecutive) could be an option for those that aren’t looking to commit to multiple weeks.
We try to shoot for ~6 seat classes to make sure that we can give personal instruction and that we have enough students to make it worth the instructor’s time.
Why teach a class?
- It’s really rewarding! People consistently love our classes and love working with their hands!
- It supports the areas Class revenue funds upgrades to areas and lets us buy cool new tools that everyone loves to work with.
- You love to make things You love what you do and our students love seeing how much you love it.
- You want to pay less for membership Your hours teaching classes count toward volunteer membership hours. For every 10 hours, you can qualify for a $35 membership.
I don’t want to teach a class, but I want to help. How do I do that?
You can TA for one of our classes. Send a message to @brian.adams for woodworking and electronics classes and @Clifford_Bohm for blacksmithing classes. TA slots aren’t always available, but we’ll try to work you into the rotation.
I have questions!
Ask away! We’re here to help!!