How to start a school with your friends
a year ago
- #self-improvement
- #education
- #community-learning
- FractalU is a low-overhead, low-cost 'school' for adults, taught from living rooms in NYC.
- Classes meet weekly on evenings and weekends, catering to working professionals.
- Started as a group of friends taking an online AI course together, leading to higher completion rates.
- FractalU grew from 4 classes in the first semester to 18 classes in the second semester.
- Instructors are mostly non-professional teachers who teach out of passion and to share niche interests.
- FractalU operates as a coordination mechanism with minimal admin work, not a formal organization.
- Admin tasks include emailing instructors, advertising classes, and curating teachers and classes.
- Instructors handle applications, payments, and taxes independently.
- FractalU prefers instructors who are already part of the community for better vetting.
- Upcoming: A step-by-step guide on starting a similar school and an accelerator program.