Classes
Classes are a big part of the Bike Kitchen's mission and income. They're also a great way to learn teaching skills while helping to inspire self-sufficiency in newer cyclists.
Existing pages for classes:
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 want sign a patron up for a class in the shop, please do the following:
1. Go to the class page on BPT and check to see if there are still spots available for the class before selling a spot in the shop! The link to the current class can be found on the Programs page of the BK website.
2. Send and email out the Yahoo group with "ED:" in the subject line, letting the person who is running the class know:
- the student's name,
- how much the class was purchased for, and
- if the purchase included a membership.
This will allow the teacher to reduce the number of spots available online which, will prevent us from being overbooked and will allow the BK to provide focused attention to all students. This is extremely important and should be done at the time of sign-up.
3. If time permits, 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.
Class Fees (sliding scale):
$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
The basic timeline for teaching a class:
- Volunteer to teach an upcoming class, whether at the mechanic's meetings or on the email list
- Check scheduling with the group, in order to make sure that your desired timeslot is available
- Set up ticketing with brownpapertickets
- Email the BPT link for your class, along with a class description, to:
- The bikekitchen website administrator - to post to the web site / calendar
- info@bikekitchen.org - to forward to a list of people interested in classes
- If an email gets sent to the email list saying that a spot to a class has been sold in-shop:
- Confirm that the number of places in the class in brownpapertickets has been reduced by one
- Go into Freehub and add the service "class" to the member's profile, and select "paid". Enter the class month and title in the description/text box. This is our record of the member signing up for the class.
