Print a flyer!

Want to help Seattle Free School? Then print out one or two of these flyers and hang them in your local coffee shop, work, church or school. Easy to do and keeps us from having to flyer your neighborhood when you're already there! Thanks for helping us spread the word.

Link to the flyer here.

Facilitator Class Location

Have you been thinking about facilitating a class with Seattle Free School but aren't quite sure where to start or if you're ready? We can help you with that! Monday, November 23rd at 8pm we'll be having a Facilitators class to address just those concerns. We'll discuss the spaces we have for use, how we promote your class and how to get rolling with facilitating. Coming to the class is really the best way to work one on one with an experienced facilitator to get you started sharing your knowledge with your community. This class with be held at Espresso Vivace located at 227 Yale Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Sign up on the website (www.seattlefreeschool.org) and hope to see you there!

Russian Cooking Class!

Great new class posted just today! Irina was born and raised in Moscow and now comes to Seattle Free School to teach us how to cook delicious Russian food, just in time for the holidays!
Here's the description:
Salads and appetizers are an integral part of the Russian holiday table. Just in time for Christmas and New Year's, you can learn to make beet salad, Russian potato salad, eggplant "caviar," and other delicious and healthy dishes and add a Russian twist to your holiday cooking.


As always you can sign up for the class by going to the website, www.seattlefreeschool.org and if you'd like to know more about Irina you can check out her website here.

From Cheese to Tiramisu

That's right, we have a brand new class posted. In this class you not only learn how to make cheese but you also learn how to turn it into fabulous tiramisu!

A great beginning cheese class and also a great class for anyone that wants to make truly fantastic tiramisu.

As noted on the website, please sign up for this one early as our last class was well over 100 people and we're limiting attendance for this one to 100 people.

Here's the link to the class. Hope to see you there!

Supporting the Library

As many of you know Seattle Free School got it's start at the Seattle Public Libraries and we continue to use the facilities at the libraries regularly. Indeed without the ability to use the libraries it's likely that Seattle Free School wouldn't have gotten off the ground, or at least not been as successful. For that reason, Clare, one of our great facilitators, spoke out about the cuts to funding and hours for the library. Here's the report from the Friends of the Library:
http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/1979/

Holiday Make It Fair!

Wish you could get off the spending bandwagon for the holidays and give gifts with a bit more meaning? Well Seattle Free School is going to help you with that. Come to our Make It Fair and learn how to make quick, easy and inexpensive gifts. We'll be having the fair at the Cascade People's Center (309 Pontius Ave N) during the first week of December so you can get started making gifts early! Here's a quick look at the classes offered for this years fair (you can register and get the supplies list on the website, www.seattlefreeschool.org ):

Tue, Dec 1:
Quick and Easy Gifts and Treasures from your Recycle Bin
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Come learn to make quick and easy gifts and treasures from your recycle bin.
You will learn various techniques to stretch holiday dollars. Tin stars, Ornaments decoupage office sets, cork trivets all will be made!


Wed, Dec 2:
Rubber Stamping Gifts
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Wish your cards were a bit more personal? Want to give a letter writer a beautiful homemade gift? Well then join us for this great Rubber Stamping class. Make packets of greeting cards and gift tags to give as holiday gifts or make holiday cards to inscribe and mail. Teacher will provide stamps, ink, and card stock (sorry, no envelopes!). Bring your own supplies if you have them and get started making your own holiday gifts!


Thu, Dec 3:
Hot Process Soap Making
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Come learn to make soap the easy way. Hot process soap making means your soap is ready to use as soon as it's cooled off! We'll also be discussing cold process soap making while our soap cooks.

Fri, Dec 4:
The 20 Minute Skirt and Recycle that T-Shirt!
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Want to learn how to make a quick, easy skirt and/or dress and/or tote bag out of materials you may already have? This class is for you! Whether you are an expert sewer or a beginner, you'll be able to make at least one of the items taught in this class. You are welcome to bring a sewing machine and the materials listed at www.seattlefreeschool.org for the project you'd like to do, or just bring some paper and a pen for taking notes about how to make these at home.

Write a Novel- New Class Posted!

Fri, Oct 9:
National Novel Writing Month
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Pilot Books (219 Broadway E, Seattle, Wa 98102- Capitol Hill area)
Ever wanted to write a novel but lacked motivation? Well November is your month. Get the skinny on what NaNaWriMo is, how to prepare for it, how to get involved and stay motivated, and the joy of writing a novel in 30 days!

Go to the website to register and get ready to write!
www.seattlefreeschool.org