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Classes are a significant and reliable source of [[Financial_Cluster:Money_Flow|income]] for the Bike Kitchen. They're also a great way to learn teaching skills while helping to inspire self-sufficiency in newer cyclists.
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Classes are a big part of the Bike Kitchen's mission and [[Financial_Cluster:Money_Flow|income]]. They're a great way to learn teaching skills while inspiring self-sufficiency in newer cyclists. Many mechanics benefit from teaching one or two of these classes, because it's a chance to talk through how to diagnose, overhaul and possibly repair a component in a calmer environment than the usual open hours. Thus teaching classes helps make you a better mechanic for open hours.
  
==Teaching==
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We have curricula for three existing classes:
This space is for people to add their thoughts on subjects to teach, and pointers on how to teach them. i got nothin.
 
  
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* [[External Maintenance]]
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* [[Internal Maintenance]]
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* [[Wheel_Building|Wheel Building]]
  
==Class sales==
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== Class Sales ==
'''Online:''' Most of our allotted class spots are sold through Brown Paper Tickets and we encourage members to sign up for a class this way whenever possible. CC's and Paypal are accepted through this site. The link to purchase a spot in an upcoming class is always available on the BK website.
 
  
'''In-shop purchase protocol:''' We do now offer the option to sign up in the shop, using a check or cash as payment. Patrons must pay for the class at the time of sign-up. They also must purchase a membership at that time if they are not already a member (The sliding scale for payment of our classes is below). If you sign a patron up for a class in the shop, please do the following before you leave the shop:
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* Online: Almost all of our allotted class spots are sold online through [http://eventbrite.com Eventbrite] and we encourage participants to sign up for a class this way whenever possible. Credit cards and Paypal are accepted through this site. The link to purchase a spot in an upcoming class is available on the BK website.
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* In the shop: We have experimented with signing up patrons within the shop. This causes several logistical problems, though. Our classes have been selling out ''extremely'' quickly, and so adding people in the shop often makes the class over-enrolled. If you are a mechanic on shift and someone asks you about signing up for a class, it is almost always better to do two things:
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** Look at this page to double-check the protocol.
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** Tell them to send an email to [mailto:classes@bikekitchen.org classes@bikekitchen.org] for more information. That email address copies to the [[Education_Cluster | Education Coordinator]] as well as recent class instructors. One of us can then follow up with them.
  
1. Go to the class page on www.brownpapertickets.com and check to see if there are still spots available for the class before selling a spot int he shop. The link to the curent class can be found on the  [http://www.bikekitchen.org/programs Programs] page of the BK website. 
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== Class Fees (sliding scale) ==
2. Go into Freehub and add the service "class" to their profile, and select "paid". Enter the class month and title in the description/text box. If this is not done then we have no real record of the member signing up for the class.
 
  
3. Send and email out the Yahoo group with "ED:" in the subject line, letting the person who is running the class know so that they can reduce the number of spots available online. This will prevent us from being overbooked and will allow the BK to provide focused attention to all students.
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* $55-$95 for members
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* $105-$145 for non-members
  
'''Class Fees (sliding scale)''':
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If a patron is not a member, they '''must''' pay within the $105-$145 scale. In that case, registering for the class also buys them a one-year membership.
$40-$90 for members, 
 
$80-$130 for non-members
 
(If a patron is not currently a member, they must pay within the $80-$130 scale. This includes a one year membership)
 
  
==Setting up a class==
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== Setting Up a Class ==
Because we are in a period of transition for the Bike Kitchen, there tends to be a good deal of confusion around the topic of setting up a class. Like the shop, we have lots of resources lying around, but it's not always clear how to use those resources effectively. So, this is the basic timeline for teaching a class.
 
  
# Volunteer to teach an upcoming class, whether at the mechanic's meetings or on the email list.
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The basic steps for teaching a class:
# Check scheduling with the group, in order to make sure that your desired timeslot is available     [[User:Rigel|Rigel]] 17:40, 12 August 2008 (EDT)I will have a calendar up for this sort of thing soon, i hope
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# Set up ticketing on [http://brownpapertickets.com Brown Paper Tickets] - The IT Coordinator (rigelc at-gmail-dot-com) can help you with this if you do not already know the login/password, and here is a [[BrownpaperTickets Instructions|brownpapertickets instructions page]].
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# Volunteer to teach an upcoming class, either at the mechanics' meetings or on the email list
#* Unless you really want to have a go at writing your own copy for the class description, please feel free to browse the older class descriptions and use them in whole or in part, for your own.
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# Check scheduling with the [[Education_Cluster|Education Coordinator]], in order to make sure that your desired time slot is available
# Take the BPT link for your class, and email it to the following people, preferably with descriptions, and ask them politely to include them on the appropriate websites:
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# [[Scheduling_a_Class|Set up ticketing through Eventbrite]]. If it is your first time doing so, you may want to have the Ed Coordinator or an experienced instructor show you how.
#* The bikekitchen website administrator (or IT coordinator)
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# Email the ticketing link for your class, along with a class description, to the following places:
#* calendar@sfbike.org
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#* The Bike Kitchen's [[Information_Technology_Cluster|IT Coordinator]], to post to the web site and calendar
#* info@bikekitchen.org - jack, our guy who does the email, keeps a list of people who wish to be updated about new classes and whatnot, and we love him for it, even though he will soon enough be replaced by a soulless unfeeling robot.
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#* The Bike Kitchen Staff [mailto:bikekitchensf@googlegroups.com email list] (You must subscribe to post there), so other mechanics know about the class
# Success!
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#* The Google group for class announcements - [mailto:sfbk_classes@googlegroups.com class list]  You must be an owner to post to this list. This is a public group linked from our website that people can sign themselves up for.  This is highly effective way to publicize the classes to very interested people.
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# Post the classes to the SFBC calendar here: [http://www.sfbike.org/events/community/add http://www.sfbike.org/events/community/add]  It will be reviewed it before it goes live.  The SF Bike Coalition can then post it on their website schedule of bike-related events and emails to SFBC members
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# Post the classes to the Bike Kitchen's Facebook and Twitter, and the WTF meetup page
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# As people sign up for your class, take note in [http://freehub.bikekitchen.org Freehub] whether they're a member. If they are not, create a membership for them (They've paid for one, after all!). You can also add either a service or a tag for "class" so we know that they've taken one. This is useful for us if we need to contact members who have taken a class in the past.
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# Teach the class!

Latest revision as of 18:35, 9 March 2017

Classes are a big part of the Bike Kitchen's mission and income. They're a great way to learn teaching skills while inspiring self-sufficiency in newer cyclists. Many mechanics benefit from teaching one or two of these classes, because it's a chance to talk through how to diagnose, overhaul and possibly repair a component in a calmer environment than the usual open hours. Thus teaching classes helps make you a better mechanic for open hours.

We have curricula for three existing classes:

Class Sales

  • Online: Almost all of our allotted class spots are sold online through Eventbrite and we encourage participants to sign up for a class this way whenever possible. Credit cards and Paypal are accepted through this site. The link to purchase a spot in an upcoming class is available on the BK website.
  • In the shop: We have experimented with signing up patrons within the shop. This causes several logistical problems, though. Our classes have been selling out extremely quickly, and so adding people in the shop often makes the class over-enrolled. If you are a mechanic on shift and someone asks you about signing up for a class, it is almost always better to do two things:
    • Look at this page to double-check the protocol.
    • Tell them to send an email to classes@bikekitchen.org for more information. That email address copies to the Education Coordinator as well as recent class instructors. One of us can then follow up with them.

Class Fees (sliding scale)

  • $55-$95 for members
  • $105-$145 for non-members

If a patron is not a member, they must pay within the $105-$145 scale. In that case, registering for the class also buys them a one-year membership.

Setting Up a Class

The basic steps for teaching a class:

  1. Volunteer to teach an upcoming class, either at the mechanics' meetings or on the email list
  2. Check scheduling with the Education Coordinator, in order to make sure that your desired time slot is available
  3. Set up ticketing through Eventbrite. If it is your first time doing so, you may want to have the Ed Coordinator or an experienced instructor show you how.
  4. Email the ticketing link for your class, along with a class description, to the following places:
    • The Bike Kitchen's IT Coordinator, to post to the web site and calendar
    • The Bike Kitchen Staff email list (You must subscribe to post there), so other mechanics know about the class
    • The Google group for class announcements - class list You must be an owner to post to this list. This is a public group linked from our website that people can sign themselves up for. This is highly effective way to publicize the classes to very interested people.
  5. Post the classes to the SFBC calendar here: http://www.sfbike.org/events/community/add It will be reviewed it before it goes live. The SF Bike Coalition can then post it on their website schedule of bike-related events and emails to SFBC members
  6. Post the classes to the Bike Kitchen's Facebook and Twitter, and the WTF meetup page
  7. As people sign up for your class, take note in Freehub whether they're a member. If they are not, create a membership for them (They've paid for one, after all!). You can also add either a service or a tag for "class" so we know that they've taken one. This is useful for us if we need to contact members who have taken a class in the past.
  8. Teach the class!