Re/Fashion Club for Teens & Tweens (Thursdays 3-5:30)

From beginner to advanced sewing skills, you’ll lead your own projects altering and reimagining clothes and accessories with mentorship from Maxtivity teaching artists and professional re-fashioners. Club participants will have access to a community closet and studio materials to work with, and they have to option to bring clothing items from home to reimagine. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase and sell their creations at upcoming community events.

Club meets Thursdays 3-5:30pm. We understand that participants will be arriving at different times based on different school release and travel times. We will start the year with a preliminary schedule (below) but will adjust based on participant schedules. Light snacks provided. 

Typical Club Schedule:

• 3:00-3:35PM - Participants arriving, eat snacks and connect with peers, open studio time
• 3:35-4:45PM - Focused lesson or project work
• 4:45-5:15PM - Continue working on projects or optional open studio time
• 5:15-5:30PM - Participants clean up and store works-in-progress
• 5:15-5:30PM - Participants depart.

*Please note that our studio policy allows participants age 12+ to sign themselves out and walk, bike, or bus home from the studio independently. If a family prefers to restrict their child's departure to a sign-out process by a designated adult, please contact [email protected] when you register.

Maxtivity Sliding Scale Self-Assessment

You know your family’s financial situation better than we do. Read the following statements to choose the tier you most closely identify with at this point in time (and please know you do not need to meet every criteria for the tier you identify). 

Need-based adjustments do not need administrative approval. Use the coupon code listed below that corresponds to your self-assessment at registration checkout. If you find the lowest payment option still presents a significant cost barrier, please email [email protected] and tell us what monthly fee is feasible for your family.

Tier 2 ($35/month) Coupon code: MAX35

• I often stress about meeting my basic needs but still regularly achieve them

• I have debt, childcare expenses, or medical costs that affect my budget

• I own a car or have reliable access to one

• I am employed or receive monthly income from another source

• I have access to some savings but worry about a future emergency expense

• I have some expendable income after paying bills and basic needs each month

• I am able to buy some new items & I thrift others

• I can take a modest vacation annually or every few years, but must save up to do so

• If you identify with Tier 2 and can afford $35/month, use coupon code MAX35 during registration checkout and the updated fee of $35/month will be added to each club your child participates in. 

Tier 3 ($20/month) Coupon code: MAX20

• I rent lower-end properties or have unstable housing

• I don’t have a car or I have a car but am not always able to afford gas

• I am unemployed or underemployed

• I qualify for government assistance including food stamps & health care

• I have no or very limited access to savings

• I have no or very limited expendable income

• I rarely buy new items because I am unable to afford them

• I cannot afford a vacation or have the ability to take time off without financial burden

• If you identify with Tier 3 and can afford $20/month, use coupon code MAX20 during registration checkout and the updated fee of $20/month will be added to each club your child participates in.