Free School

The Library of Things We Can Learn from Each Other hosted free school sessions that invited community members to share their skills in a group setting.

Structural Engineering for Non-structural Engineers with Rebecca Pringlemeir

Structural Engineering for non-structural Engineers was be a down to earth presentation answering some of the following questions: What does a structural engineer do? How are they different than civil engineers and architects? What are the main concepts that they work with? How do I know if I need one to look at my building?

How to Care for House Plants with Jackie’s Jungles

How to Care for Houseplants with Jackie’s Jungles focused on how to identify the right plant for you and your space, how to select plants and where to buy, how to curate a plant in the right pot, how to water and maintain, how to integrate plants into your home long term, how to propagate and modify your plant and how to identify and take care of pests.

How to Take the Perfect Selfie with Eleanor Maim 

In How To Take the Perfect Selfie, participants received all the necessary skills required to hone their selfie game and properly edit that mug with tips sourced from the best bloggers, makeup artists and influences across Instagram.

The purpose of the workshop was to explore the idea of expression and tailored image in the age of social media. While presented in a mocking style, participants walked away with actual tools they could use when taking their own selfies but overall, the intention was to highlight an obsession with online validation and confront self-absorbed tendencies that Internet culture has instilled in all of us, from the most active to the seemingly reluctant participant.

Sewing Basics 101 with Kim Dayman 

Whether it’s hand sewing or using a sewing machine there are some basic principles and tips that will help you when embarking on sewing projects. In this workshop participants got hands-on advice and coaching and tested out sewing machines covering utilitarian sewing projects like hemming, buttons and mending, fashion and accessories.

Urban Foraging + Learning to Identify Wild Vegetables with Monika Muelman 

We often get lost in the packaging in our ever-growing world full of preservatives. But where does the food really come from? Foraging is the act of finding and gathering or harvesting wild foods.

“Wild” is a relative term – we can find foods just about anywhere: in parks, backyards, front yards, farmlands, pastures, woods, mountainsides. 

In this foraging workshop covered where to begin, dos & don’ts and ‘try this’ (what’s in the GTA, wild & edible)

Kulintang with Pantayo 

KuliVersity is an introduction to the history, contemporary practice, and performance of Kulintang, instrumental music grounded in the traditions of the Maguindanaoan & T’boli peoples of the Philippines. Participants focused on learning the basics of practicing Kulintang in the context of Filipino-Diasporia. This Free School session with Pantayo included an opening performance, historical context, Q&A, and hands-on workshop.