|
In January, we are starting a trial run of "Repair Cafe Academy," a series of low-cost classes for teens and adults to help us train new repair coaches and assistants. We’re being hosted for free by the Makers Hive, a makers space in Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County.
The first class will be for jewelry repair on Sunday, January 11th from 2-4pm; link to sign up is here. The class is priced at $25 to cover materials and teacher’s time, but if students commit to volunteering at 2 repair cafes, it is only $10.
We know this is far for a lot of you (but it is open to anyone). We are hoping to grow this program next year to keep up with demand for coaches. If anyone has a location which would be willing to host a class like this for us at no cost, please let us know. We are fine-tuning the other classes and are thinking of offering:
- Electrical/mechanical soldering basics
- Lamp repair
- Sewing machine troubleshooting/repair
Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for timely information on these and additional classes.
| 
