Classes

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ABOUT CLASSES + HOW TO TEACH

While we have held big all-day Skillshares once a year (typically in the fall), we have recently been hosting smaller one-off 1-2 hour classes, called “Mini Skills” at LaunchPad in Crown Heights! LaunchPad is an amazing creative gathering place focused on the arts, community programs, technology, and anything else that captures the imagination. They are located at 721 Franklin Avenue.

We are also host “Skillshare Nights” every 2nd Tuesday of the month with the good folks at Tea Lounge!

Have a skill you want to share?

Email brooklynskillshare@gmail.com if interested in teaching. No previous experience required—just an enthusiasm to share!**

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PAST CLASSES 2012

“How To Run a Business as an Artist”
Description: This is a role playing exercise based class for freelance artists on how to negotiate with clients and get paid for the work you do!

“Building Community Alternatives to Capitalism”
Description: Mutual Aid Help on May Day: A day without the 99% Day of Action in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. 

Brooklyn Yoga Cooperative presented “Starting a Worker Cooperative”, 596 Acres presented “A Vacant Public Land Visioning Session”, Bags for the People hosted a Reusable Bag Sewing Workshop, Bicycle Roots taught a “Bike Mechanics 101” class, Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union presents “Moving Your Money to a Credit Union - the how’s and why’s”, Crown Heights CSApresents “Breaking free from the food industry—Know what it means to own your food and how you can do that in Brooklyn!”, and a screening of documentary Battle for Brooklyn closed out the day.

How to Order Wine in a Restaurant 
Description: Participants learned how to take the anxiety out of the ordering process, the mystery out of the wine list, deciphering the hidden costs/values, demystifying that first taste, and how to talk to a sommelier. Was aimed for novice wine drinkers who want to feel more confident in their vino virtuosity! 

How to Be a Great Storyteller and Other Useful and Humorous Public Speaking Techniques!
Description: Local storytellers Kerri Doherty (I Like You, Maude) and Andy Ross (Real Characters) shared the art of storytelling. How to hook an audience with the first sentence, how to construct a beginning, middle and end and how to prepare for telling your story onstage in front of an audience. 

List of Storytelling & Open-Mic Nights in NYC 


PAST CLASSES 2011

Crocheting Winter Accessories 101

Description: Come learn how to crochet a cowl, infinity scarf, and fingerless gloves that are easy enough to finish off alone. 
Taught by: Andree Sajous

PAST CLASSES 2011

Pickling & Home Canning

Recipes, cookbooks, blogs, the basic canning kit, spice website & NYC spice shop recommendations all mentioned in class
Taught by: Emily from Nomnivorous

Making Homemade Baby Food
PDF of recipes shared at the class
Taught by: Megan Saynisch of The Brooklyn Farmhouse 

A Rough & Ready Introduction to Sewing basics & Tailoring
Into to sewing & tailoring handout
Teacher: Inessah Selditz

Learn to create your own yarn (without a spinning wheel!)
Intro to Spinning Handout
Teacher: Jenny Jo Reinhart

How to plan for and enjoy a multi-day bike trip (and why they are awesome)
Powerpoint of the class
Teachers: Joel Martin & David Little

Beer Brewing 101
Teachers: Anthony Mohen & Greg Glassman

Green Housecleaning for the Domestically Impaired
Teachers: Olivia Lane & Liz Neves

Producing a Documentary from Scratch
Teacher: award winning documentarian, David Sauvage

Natural Dyeing Techniques


Teacher: Isa Rodrigues from the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn
Filmed by: Tom Hayes

Knitting 101

Teacher: Jacqueline Schmidt

PAST CLASSES 2009–2010

  • Basic bike maintenance
  • Basic Raw Food Preparation: the art of “uncooking”
  • Bicycle Mechanics 101
  • Block printing
  • Bookbinding 101
  • Create Your Own Website 
  • Crocheting
  • DIY electronics
  • Felting
  • Fiber arts
  • Food Preservation
  • Get Your Wellness On! Essential Oils & Healing Bodywork
  • Gettin’ Trashed: Make fun gifts out of your old plastic bags and plastic packaging!
  • Glass Etching: Customize your Containers!
  • Henna
  • Home audio production using Digital Performer
  • Home canning (jams, pickles etc)
  • How to brew Kombucha
  • How to Decode Your Cravings and Get Off the Sugar Rollercoaster
  • How to dye fabric from your grocery bag
  • How to make smartass robots
  • Ice Cream 101
  • Improv and sketch comedy
  • Introduction to Old-Time/Clawhammer Banjo
  • Magic & Balloon Animals
  • Make Your Own Butter and Ricotta (with Recipes and Ideas for Using Both)
  • Massage basics
  • Natural Jewelry Casting
  • Party favorites: infused liquor, homemade ginger ale & tasty snacks
  • Reusable Bag Sewing Workshop
  • Scrapbooking
  • Screenprinting basics and DIY techniques
  • Screenprinting on fabrics
  • Taking your SLR camera off of Automatic mode
  • Treasure Everywhere! - glass bottles into cups, bowls, and vases
  • Worm Composting 101
  • Yogurt: How to make it