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MakerClassesIRL is a directory of In-Real-Life classes for makers-in-training.Now in Denver, CO. Coming soon to a city near you.

We support local makerspaces and local teachers.

We support the amazing small businesses, non-profits, and solopreneurs that are already running local makerspaces and teaching hands-on classes. You are the heroes championing IRL learning experiences, and we exist to help students find your classes.

Meet a Teacher: Jackie Scott

Jackie loves teaching children and adults to sew and has been doing so for over 15 years. She started sewing at age 7 and won first prize in her doll’s dress design contest. Jackie quickly surpassed her mom’s and grandmother’s sewing abilities and now teaches young students at The Art Students League of Denver.

Help makers find your class!

We are in the process of scraping the interwebs for maker classes across the USA, but if you want to be sure that your class makes the list, submit your info and class registration link here.We are starting in our backyard here in Denver, Colorado, but we will open up directories for new cities as soon as enough classes are submitted. So send us your class info and help get your city listed!

Find a class

We have two easy ways of finding maker classes.

Standard Directory

Free

  • Simple list of makerspaces and other learning organizations

  • Link to general class calendars and registration pages

  • Sort and search by city

  • No signup necessary - use link below to search for classes now!

Premium Directory

Also Free!*

  • *Pay only what you can, if you can, while we build a critical mass of classes. The early bird gets the cheap access!

  • Sort and search for specific classes by learning content, recommended age, machinery or tools used, and more

  • Link directly to class registration page or to teacher contact info

  • Read student reviews from other MakerClassesIRL members

  • Early access to new class signups via our email newsletter

  • Find class discounts and other maker deals just for members

Classes for Every Maker

What even is a Maker Class? It is ANY type of class for ANY age of student that is focused on... you got it.. making something! We collect and list classes for all ages, skills, interests, and schedules. From advanced welding classes to beginners pottery (my daughter's favorite!), and everything in between. The Premium Directory allows you to quickly filter and sort classes by any criteria that you can imagine. Check out a few example classes below:

Coding & Robotics Basics - MindCraft Makerspace

Coding & Robotics Basics (Multiple Times) $325Learn about robotics, and the basics of coding and programming, and bring home your own little robot.

Ceramics: Get Glazed - Denver Rec Centers

Ceramics (Tuesdays from 10:30AM-12:30PM) $42Work with premade forms to learn cleaning, brush techniques, and finish applications.

The Standard Directory

Search our simple list of makerspaces and other maker class hosts below. It's always free and updated regularly. Want an even easier way to find the right class? Try our premium directory.

Don't see your makerspace or organization listed? Let us know here!

About MakerClassesIRL

My name is Tim, and I'm on a mission to help people choose creation over consumption.

I'm a parent. And like all parents, my wife and I spend a significant amount of time thinking about what we want (and don’t want) for our kids. We want them to have opportunities to learn and grow, to be physically and mentally healthy, and to develop deep, meaningful relationships. Which is pretty much what all parents WANT for their kids, right??!The problem is that our consumption and image obsessed culture is making it harder and harder for kids and teens to thrive. Reports from the NYT and The Atlantic have highlighted the issues of worsening mental health among American teens, and the stories are becoming all too familiar. Stuck alone on their phones, our kids are all at risk.MakerClassesIRL is our small effort to try to combat this mental health crisis. We want to make it so easy for you to find places where you and your kids can:Spend time creating instead of consuming.
Build In-Real-Life friendships around a shared hobby or project.
Learn from amazing teachers and mentors.
Experience the joy of accomplishing something hard, even when failure happens along the way.Our hope is that by making it easy for eager students to find classes we can also help the teachers and makerspace owners that believe in the value of making as much as we do. More demand in the ecosystem will lead to more (and better) supply. So go find a class and join us as we help fuel the maker revolution!

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