Announcing… trade school online

Bearwood Trade School was our first foray into the world of local people sharing their skills and experience in return for barter (gift) items, a chance to connect with others and learn with others. There’s more detail on that below, but we want to let you know about Trade School Online.

Trade School Online is a wonderful collaboration with Co-Lab Dudley and Wolverhampton for Everyone. We’ve worked together during lockdown to try and recreate the Trade School experience as best we can online. Working across the Black Country has meant an even greater array of teachers coming forward and we have a great line-up for you. Don’t delay, the first class is on Tuesday, with plenty more running until early September! Here’s the link to all the classes: https://bit.ly/trade-school-online

Here’s more about the concept of trade school, developed in many other communities, where learners bring a gift item specified by the teachers in exchange for the teachers sharing their knowledge and skills with others. The ethos is:

• A Trade School Class is a workshop where people barter for knowledge.

• Knowledge can be practical skills, talents, knowledge and experience.

• Anyone can teach, anyone can learn.

• No teaching experience is required.

• Everyone is welcome to attend classes.

• No money exchanges hands.

• Teachers give their knowledge in return for barter items.

Classes are open to everyone but we ask that under 16s bring an adult with them!

If you like the sound of it, check out the latest classes on offer below and make sure you book a space for the ones you like the sound of.

CLASS DETAILS

How to campaign to change a local issue | Campaign Bootcamp | TBC

Everyday Activism is a project by Campaign Bootcamp which trains groups of people most impacted by injustice in campaigning skills and strategies. If this sounds like you, please email to book onto the waiting list. The session will be a 1.5 hour introduction to campaigning, with a likely follow up session organised separately.

Re-think plastic waste - Bubble-wrap to bag! | Rick Sanders | 7pm, St Mary’s Hall, 12.03.2020 | Click here to book. Crafter Rick Sanders will show you how to create dynamic and usable plastic material from waste plastic bubble-wrap and coloured plastic. You’ll learn how to fuse waste plastic into sheets at home using a domestic iron, to use as material to sew - either by hand or machine. Rick will show you how to make a tote bag in this Trade School lesson!

PAST EVENTS

Let us know if you’d be interested in more of the same:

Your Music Business Toolbox | Tim Brinkhurst | 7pm, St Mary’s Hall, 27.02.2020 | Click here to book

Artist, manager, producer and writer in the music business, Tim will give you an over-view of copyright, basic economy of the music business, production, image, presentation and the tools to make a realistic assessment of what might be possible for you. Come and find out how to make your dreams come true!

Learn to crochet | Lizzie Sewell | 2pm, Why Not Coffee, 01.03.2020 | SOLD OUT

In this class you will learn 3 basic crochet stitches that will allow you to make a single colour granny square. The class will last an hour with 5 participants running from 2pm until 3pm.

More to be announced! To offer a class email hello@bearwood.cc