WeaveU is launching our 2nd semester this fall. We’re running DIY educational experiments around the city, from party room theatres to local cafes to cozy living rooms.
The goals are to challenge ourselves, gain new & actionable skills, and follow our curiosity, because education should be a lifelong pursuit. Plus, learning is fun, and cool peers make excellent friends.
Below is our course roster. Applications are now open and registration ends at 11:59pm on Nov 12th.
We want to democratize enjoyable lifelong education and public research culture by building on an easily replicable model for a community-driven university (drawing on the civica model created by Fractal NYC) — and the economic, social, and creative opportunities that universities create. But really we are just in it for the love of learning and doing hard work alongside friends. We think good theory exists to serve good practice, so our programs tend to prioritize practical skills first, with supplementary theory coming later.
*Registration is open until end of day Nov 12th *Specific addresses, especially for living rooms, will be revealed only to accepted applicants
| Class Name | Short Description | Syllabus (Click link for info) | Instructor | Time | Dates | Location | Application Link | Video Pitch | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | From Loneliness to Connection: Exploring the Body of Loneliness | A gently practical crash-course in bodily intelligence, using everything from your ears to your stretching posture to rekindle & master your sense of belonging in the universe. | Syllabus | Joyce Meng & Abisola Olaniyi | 2pm-4pm | Sundays, from Nov 23rd to Dec 14th | A living room near Bathurst and Collage | Form | Video | | How to Respond When The World Unravels | “The world seems to be coming apart due to multiple crises- climate change, AI, authoritarianism and more. This course will help you make sense of what is happening, why it is happening now and what you can do about it.” | Syllabus | Akhil Puri | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Mondays, from Nov 17 to Dec 15 | A living room in 77 Habour Square | Form | Video | | Foundations of Connection | A lived exploration of the nature, necessity, mechanics, and culture of connection both broadly and as practiced by the Open Walled Monastery. | Syllabus | James Partanen | 6:00-8:30pm (both days) | Sundays OR Tuesdays, from Nov 16 to Dec 16 | Living room at Open Walled Monastery, near Queen & Lansdown | Form | | | Solarpunk: Creating Futures With Resiliency | A Solarpunk inspired journey into your writing imagination to increasingly summon and anchor the beautiful futures our hearts know are possible. | Syllabus | Seeley Quest | 7pm-9pm, and 7:30pm-9:30pm | Tuesdays, from Nov 18 to Dec 16 | Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Ave | Form | | | What You’ve Got to Change Your World | Living proof you can just do stuff. Resourcefully. And with friends. | Syllabus | Erin Saint-Gull | 7pm-8:30pm | Thursdays, from Nov 13 to Dec 11 | Living room at Davenport and Bathurst | Form | Video | | The Art of Fear | An IFS-weilding, improv-applying, reflectively-empowered, and outings-inspired vendetta of the wise and playful heart to turn all fear back into joy. | Syllabus | Uwe Franz | TBD by participants poll | Between Nov 10 and Dec 19th | TBD | Form | | | Sensemakers Movie Nights | Schmachtenberger + a theatre + communal dialogue + your friends. Update: I’ll also bring snacks. | Syllabus | Yuli Jadov & Antoine | 6:30pm-10pm | 2x Weekday evenings, date TBD by participant poll | Party Room Theatre near King & Bathust | Form | Video | | The Wise Agency: Accomplish Consciously, Together | An experimental in-person & online (the Stoa) merged “inverse course” that aims to draw on participants’ collective wisdom to identify how to accomplish consciously, together. | Course Page | Peter Limberg | 7pm-8:30pm | 4x Wednesdays, Nov 19th-Dec 10th | 1RG, Dundas and Dupont for in-person, with an online Stoa only portion available | Click “Request to Join” on this page | |
| Class Name | Short Description | Syllabus (Click link for info) | Instructor | Time | Dates | Location | Interest Form Link | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Integrating Differences While Staying Connected | Fernando López leads a powerful 5-week journey to build the connection skills our divided world urgently needs. | Draft Syllabus | Fernando López | TBD | In the new year | A living room near Pape Station | Interest Form (not application) |
📌 Got questions?
Teachers, email Yuli at [email protected]
Hopeful students, please try to contact the relevant teacher directly.