Seeking Instructors – Wexler Middle School Program
We’re looking for makers who enjoy sharing what they know with the next generation.
Following last year’s successful pilot, MakeHaven is expanding the Wexler-Grant program into a full-year offering. Starting September 10th and running through the school year, middle school students will visit MakeHaven for hands-on, project-based workshops that introduce them to a wide variety of making disciplines.
We’re currently looking for instructors to teach one or more workshop topics in the following areas. Each discipline is covered over a 4-week period.
- Electronics
- Digital Design
- 2D Design / Digital Cutting
- Metalworking
- Woodworking
- If you have experience in another maker discipline and enjoy working with middle school students, we’d still love to hear from you.
What We’re Looking For
Comfortable teaching hands-on skills to groups of middle school students
Able to facilitate an engaging, beginner-friendly one-hour workshop
Strong communication skills and a welcoming teaching style
Experience with the subject area you’d like to teach
Program Details
- Thursdays, 12:45–1:45 PM
- September 2026 through June 2027
- At MakeHaven
- Compensation: $70 per session ($35/hour)
- Instructors are paid for 2 hours per session (1 hour of instruction plus a half hour each for preparation/setup and cleanup)
- Parking or public transit fare will be reimbursed for teaching days
- Each workshop topic is taught over a four-week rotation—once to each grade level (6th–9th). While the core project and learning objectives remain consistent, instructors are expected to adjust the level of challenge and independence to be developmentally appropriate for each grade.
- Curriculum, lesson plans, and supporting documentation are provided. We welcome instructors’ ideas and feedback, and the curriculum will continue to evolve as we learn what works best for our students.
No previous teaching experience at MakeHaven is required. If you’re knowledgeable in your craft, enjoy helping others learn, and are excited to inspire the next generation of makers, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’re interested, please email work@makehaven.org AND CC Ashley.Zdeb@MakeHaven.org:
- Resume or any previous teaching/mentoring experience
- The subject(s) you’d like to teach
- A brief description of a project or activity you’d be excited to teach
- Your availability by month. As each discipline runs over 4-8 weeks, we will be scheduling based on instructor availability.
If someone comes to mind who would be a great fit, please feel free to share this opportunity with them.
Teach a Workshop
MakeHaven is seeking instructors to design and lead workshops about making at MakeHaven. MakeHaven has a large community of people interested in learning about: mechanics, electronics, crafts, art, design, programming, cooking, biology, chemistry, fabrication, metal working and woodworking. For approved workshops MakeHaven will host, help promote the event and handle collection of workshop fees. As a makerspace MakeHaven is a more dynamic environment than a typical classroom and members might be using the space concurrently with a workshop.
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Community Facilitators
MakeHaven’s Community Facilitator program is a work-exchange program that trades time for membership. You work at MakeHaven 4 hours per week and we give you a free membership, which grants access to tools, community, and all the other benefits of being a member.
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Internships
MakeHaven is interested in students 18 and older who want to expand their skill set by working on or leading projects in our community of makers.
Facilitator Support Interns - This intern assists one or more facilitators by being at the space during their hours. They explore the area of work and assist with conducing and organizing events. The Intern also documents activities and blogs about what projects are happening. There is an internship available in: Electronics, Craft, Fabrication and Woodworking. These are unpaid internships with an expectation of 4 hours of work per week.
Community Outreach Intern - The community outreach intern is responsible for getting the word out about MakeHaven. The intern will do email and social media marketing as well as connecting with community groups to identify candidates for MakeHaven scholarship and recruit workshop instructors. Outreach intern is an 8 hour per week position and unpaid.
Shop Intern - The shop intern assists with organizing and upkeep of the tools in the Makerspace. Previous experience with tools and technology a plus. Internship is 8 hours per week and unpaid.
Interns get free membership (including access to all learning tools) as a benefit, and are encouraged to work on projects that inspire them and our community.