Author: awesomekris

Awesome Title:  Something for everyone and everyone for something: The Wayward School

Email:  [email protected]

Phone number:  778.440.1500

Your Location:  Victoria, BC (here, there, and everywhere)

Company or Affiliation:  The Wayward School

Website:  http://waywardschool.wordpress.com

Your Awesome Shit:

The Wayward School is an upcoming series of co-operatively facilitated skill and knowledge-sharing events and gatherings in various venues throughout the GVR.

In short, we teach one another, making the most of what we already have by sharing resources. Teachers teach to get experience, network both professionally and socially, and to let people see what they do best.

Teachers receive free membership ($30 value) and a percentage of the profts. Members receive a 50% discount on events and free admission to “members only” events such as flm nights and cook-a-longs. Admission will range between $5-10 (excepting advanced workshops which will vary) and will be widely accessible to difering ages and skill levels. Because the school is user-driven, content will change based on what people can and want to ofer, or

what they seek to learn from others. An overarching theme will guide content for 2-3 month seasons, e.g. “Home Economics” or “The Cosmos”. Skillshares, academic lectures, swap meets, flm nights, and public debates are just some of the formats we will use to create a kind of “festival of learning”. Events will be well-documented and broadcast as a weekly digest on CFUV and as a podcast.

Your Bio:

Heather Cosidetto is an artist, writer, educator and program facilitator. She has recently returned from a stint in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, where she was Program Director at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Previous to that, she worked with a number of organizations and institutions in a variety of artistic, administrative and educational capacities, including: Emily Carr Institute, Contemporary Art Gallery, Adbusters, Vancouver Film School, Hobsnobs, and Parliament of Owls. Cosidetto holds a BFA in Integrated Media from Emily Carr Institute (Vancouver, BC) and an MA in Culture, Science and Technology from Goldsmiths University (London, UK).

Stefan Morales is a writer, educator and artist. Morales is nearing completion of his MA in political science through Acadia University (Nova Scotia). His thesis examines the political terrain of soil. While in the Annapolis Valley, Morales worked with a number of organizations as a program coordinator and research assistant, including the Acadia Community Farm, the Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and the Wolfville Farmers’ Market.

Cosidetto and Morales currently reside in Victoria, BC, and being nomadic, hope that during their time here they can build something great for everyone to share for years to come.