Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Trade School Toronto: TO DO 2013 Edition

A while back I posted about the awesome barter-based workshop and education program Trade School Toronto! I am excited to see that they have kept the momentum going and are now taking part of TO DO 2013, by hosting a series of courses and workshops for barter during the festival!
Each of the workshops on offer will be hosted by the generous Centre for Social Innovation and Gravenfeather Studio. Here is a bit more information about Trade School Toronto and a list of classes currently about to start:















Trade School Toronto is an alternative learning project that runs on a barter system. Pay for a class with a barter item (like food, supplies or help) that your teacher requests! The Trade School model started in New York in 2010, and since then Trade Schools have been popping up all around the world. In the fall of 2012, a group of local artists and community organizers banded together to organize Trade School Toronto.
In its first season, TSTO successfully ran 30 workshops over the course of five days in Fall 2012. Now, it is continuing its mission of promoting access to education via alternative modes of currency by facilitating multiple design-focused workshops throughout TO DO, exchanging practical knowledge for practical items.
Challenging traditional notions of expertise as tied to formal education, TSTO opens up the educational floodgates to the many Torontonians who gained their expertise through independent learning and hard work. Celebrating practical wisdom, mutual respect, and the social nature of exchange, TSTO is open to all – anyone can be a TSTO teacher, just as anyone can be a TSTO student.
Current workshops include:
Monday, Jan 21, 2013; CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina 4th Floor, Think Tank
Visual Learning 101 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
The Design of Human Interaction – 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013; Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West
Dating by Design: The Basics – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Learn How to Wire Crochet – 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Duct Tape Creations – 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Learn How to Crochet – 4:00pm to 6:00pm
The Evolution of Media: A Guided Discussion – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Design a Festival – 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013; CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina 4th Floor
Learn the African Net Weave with Seed Beads – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Collaborative Consumption: Design your life to be more collaborative – 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Friday, Jan 25, 2013; Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West
Human-Centered Design: A Primer – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Designing Transformative Problem Statements – 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Check the TSTO website for more details about specific workshops, and how you can get involved. All workshops are being generously hosted at Graven Feather on Queen Street West near Trinity Bellwoods and The Centre for Social Innovation.

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