Summer is definitely here. The
days are hot, grasses in the forest meadows are golden, and the
streets are clogged with tourists.
Also, the new Free Skool calendar for summer is out! You can
check it out by going to the link below, and go to SubRosa to pick
up a print copy. There are also a couple of classes happening at SubRosa this week (and other classes happening all over town as Free Skool is not centered at one particular place). We are also distro-ing calendars around town.
Yup. Here's the new calendar.
And below is the first week (or so) of classes.
Rad Kids Playday/Parents Discussion
Wed Jul 3rd,
17th, 31st, Aug 14th, 28nd, Sep 11th, 25th – 4pm @ Grant St
Park
Part play group and
part parenting group, this is a place for kids, parents, and
others with young kids in their lives to come play, make friends,
and discuss topics related to raising rad kids. We could read
books for parents and kids, and possibly go on some field trips.
Contact us if you have questions. Requirements: Children should
be accompanied by an adult. Bring snacks to share if you want.
Note: Only the first meeting will be held at Grant
St. Park. For other dates, contact for location
Horray Crochet!
Sat Jul
6th, 20th, Aug 3rd, 17th – 3-5pm @ Ocean View Park
Come learn the art
of crochet! All experience levels welcome. I will start the class
with beginning stitches and techniques, and then will be free to
help with projects and other questions for more experienced
crocheters. This will be a relaxed and fairly informal crochet
circle, so feel free to swing by to craft and hang out! I will
have limited supplies available. Requirements: Beginners: please
bring a hook size H or I and worsted weight yarn to work with.
Beach Yoga
Sun Jul 7th,
14th, 21st, 28th, Aug 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th – 8:30-9:45am @ Twin
Lakes Beach
Join us for yoga on
the beach for all levels of experience! We'll do a brief
meditation and morning flow work. Requirements: Please bring a
towel or mat. Directions: Meet on sand between 13th and
14th Ave near volleyball court.
Women/Trans Bike Workshop
Sun Jul 7th,
21st, Aug 4th, 18th, Sep 1st, 15th – Noon-3pm @ The
Bike Church, 703 Pacific Ave
Bicycle maintenance
has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. This
workshop provides a safer space for women and trans identified
folks to work on their bikes and learn new skills. Taught by
women/queer mechanics. Requirements:
Women/Trans/Queer Folk only please Directions: Entrance
on Spruce St
Write On a Creative Writing Group
Mon Jul 8th,
22nd, Aug 12th, 26th, Sep 16th, Sep 30th – 7-830pm @ Email
for location
Do you write? Want
some feedback? Come hear, and be heard. Be it poetry, flash
fiction, vingnettes, or epic novels, come one come all. Please
email to sign up to read your creative piece on the dates
specified, so we can have a better gauge of the time we'll need. Requirements: If you are
presenting please remember to print your piece so that people can
write you feedback on it and give it back to you at the end. Directions:
Email for directions.
Compassionate Communication
Tue Jul 9th,
16th, 23rd, 30th, Aug 13th, 20th, 27th, Sep 10th, 17th,
24th – 7-9pm
@ Roundtree Condo Clubhouse, 201 Nobel
Using NonViolent
Communication (NVC) as developed by Marshall Rosenberg, we will
engage in exercises to develop self-empathy and compassionate
communication skills. Students will learn the process and become
fluent in a language of feelings and values, and how to enrich
life for oneself and others. NVC helps people develop a
consciousness of compassion, nonjudgment, and awareness. People
who learn NVC say it helps them feel happier and empowered.
Early Christianity
Wed Jul 10th,
24th, Aug 7th, 21st – 5pm @ SubRosa,
703 Pacific Ave.
A historical study
of early Christianity focusing on the critical period following
the death of the historical Jesus to the formation of the faith's
major tenets at the Council of Nicea in 325. We will discuss
questions like: how do the intellectual descendants of
revolutionaries become so orthodox and rigid? Why did Christianity
win out over all the competing belief systems? What were the
"Lost" Christianities like?
English Country Dance
Thu Jul 11th,
25th, Aug 8th, 22nd, Sep 12th, 26th – 7-9:30pm @ First
Congregational Church, 900 High St.
English country
dance is a lively form of folk dance that was popular in the
Renaissance era. Couples dance in sets and weave through elaborate
patterns as they interact with other couples. Beginners are very
welcome. This is an excellent place to learn. We have live music
on the second Thursday of the month. We're a casual, fun-loving
group. Come dance with us! Directions: We meet in the UPPER
hall, next to the UPPER parking lot.
Teaching Kick-Ass Classes and Workshops
Sat Jul 13th,
27th –
12:30-1:30pm @ SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave.
How to teach a great
class or give a really kick ass workshop so your students leave
satisfied and wanting to come back for more. Making a lesson plan.
Keeping students engaged. Tips for performance anxiety. Small vs.
large group lessons. Dealing with activities and more. Requirements: Bring problems
you've had or experienced in classes before so we can discuss
them.
And there are many. many more
great classes in the Summer Free Skool calendar, which goes
through September!
The What-and-Why of Free
Skool Santa Cruz: A radically different approach to living and
learning, Free Skool Santa Cruz is a decentralized grassroots
educational project with classes held in homes, social spaces, and
parks. It is an opportunity to learn from each other and share
what we know, with a focus on self-reliance, community,
do-it-yourself culture and creating a new and beautiful world.
The project strives to blur the lines between teacher, learner,
and organizer while posing a direct challenge to dominant
institutions and coercive power structures. Part of creating a
new world is resistance to the old one. Through Free Skool, we
strive to change the way we learn, teach, and relate to each
other.
with love,
the Free Skool Collective
*FOLIVORE (local blackened doom) http://folivore.blogspot.com/
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