Want to Teach?

Our classes typically take place on weekday evenings in unused spaces (like cafes and book stores) around town.

The classes are (almost always) one-offs, last for an hour and fifteen minutes and we work to keep costs low. If you decide to teach, we’ll need a breakdown of how much the ingredients/equipment for your class will cost and we’ll factor that into the price.

On the night you can expect up to 25 eager learners. We have a nice mix of first-timers and regular friendly faces, and everyone is always keen to get involved.

If you like, why don’t you sign up for an upcoming class and see what they’re all about for yourself?!

We aim to cover a huge variety of topics and love having a bit of anything and everything, but there are a few things that aren't suitable for a class at Laneway Learning.

Our classes as purely for fun and the joy of learning something new, so with this in mind we don't organise classes related to:

Business
We already spend enough of our time working so we stay away from topics that are too much like work or that are designed for ‘skilling-up’. Let's relax and have fun!

Health and self-help
Health and self-help are really important issues. But they also come with a lot of responsibility and so we prefer to be cautious.

Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience covers beliefs or practices that are presented as scientific, but which are not researched or which are shown to be contradictory or exaggerated. Although Laneway Learning classes are for fun, we still want to make sure we're accurate.

Preaching
Different religions and belief systems are really interesting and it's great to know more about our neighbours. However, we want to teach people the facts and let them make up their own minds, rather than preaching about our personal beliefs.

Anyone can teach!

You don't need teaching experience or a relevant degree, just a whole lot of love and knowledge for your topic. If you haven’t taught much before, tell us and we’ll give you all the support you need.

Running a Laneway Learning class is a lot of fun! Whether your main drive is to meet new people, offer a ‘taster’ to your own classes or services, or push your experience and knowledge.

We'll work with you to create your class and will do all of the behind the scenes admin. All costs for the class are covered and we pay $50 per class. Plus, all our teachers are invited to come to another class for free, anytime they like.