We've designed our online courses to be as similar to our offline courses as possible which means we try and make time for discussion, connection, and people having conversations beyond just the tech topic at hand. As we like to say, technology is fascinating but more importantly, who are we and what do we care about? In reality, that is what matters most.

We refer to our online workshops as classes and our four-week full-time workshops as programs. It’s a subtle difference and mostly for communication and internal use.

The curious and inquisitive kind, creative people or the kind of people who yearn to be creative. We also really like nice people and those who enjoy helping others and sharing knowledge. Hi-five if this sounds like you! More specifically, we'd love to find people ready to experiment, to dream up new ideas and to learn the skills to make these ideas come to life.

Technology has been advancing quickly. The things we're able to learn now weren't available back in the day. We're excited for people who've already started down a path that no longer fits them to join us, and push their own unique, creative ideas forward into the future. In short, openness, the ability to work well with others, enthusiasm, and positivity are all traits we look for in potential students.

Our four week programs are full-time, which means they run from approximately 10am--5pm each day, Monday thru Friday, with an hour break for lunch. Sometimes we'll have guest speakers and in the afternoons you can take advantage of open lab time or explore the city a bit, as you see fit.

Lately, we've been encouraging students to use Fridays as a chance to share knowledge and skills with each other and it's been brilliant. In general, our programs are a mix of lectures, labs, artist talks, field trips, plus lots of time to experiment and create. It's intensive but will probably be one of the most freeing, creative, and productive times of your life, or so we’ve heard.

No, but you can! For most of our programs, we don't expect any prior knowledge but if you do have some, you may be able to push yourself further much faster. We have some really great instructors and no doubt you will learn a lot from them and from the other participants as well, regardless of your current skill level. This is not about being the smartest, it's about learning to expose your creative innards to the world in your own unique way and working with new tools and people who can help make it happen.

In the past, we have run four-week full-time programs in several countries including China, Ireland, Italy, Serbia, and Germany. Lately, our in-person programs are based in Berlin, DE.

Lovely! For online classes there is no admissions process, you just sign-up via the online shop.

For offline programs (next one is happening July 2023) the admissions process works like this: Once you've applied to the School, your application will be reviewed within a few days. You'll receive an e-mail from us and we'll schedule an online call. The call is a chance for us to get to know each other and for you to ask questions about the program. We aim to let you know whether we can offer you a place in the School within a week after your interview. If so, at that point, we'll then ask that you pay a deposit (30% of the program cost) to confirm your participation. This rolling admissions process is intended to make it easier for those of you travelling from abroad and needing to make plans and travel arrangements well in advance.

Currently, our scholarship applications are closed. We were happy to be able to offer 21 full tuition scholarships for the 2019 programs and 8 for summer 2020. However, since COVID-19 hit, we have been unable to continue offering hardship scholarships due to lack of funding.

We are happy to provide all students who have been accepted into one of our programs a letter of confirmation which you can use to apply for grants that might cover the cost of the program.

Additionally, in the past many people have been able to secure funding through their academic institution or workplace. We encourage everyone to inquire about the possibilities within these institutions.

Most of our programs do require a full-time commitment and we're looking for people who can dedicate themselves to it. We've all taken two day courses and shorter programs. If we learn something but don't have time to use those skills, we easily forget.

If you have to do some part-time work on the side, we completely understand. Of course, you'll get more out of the program if you're able to set your work aside for evenings and weekends. We believe in full-immersion so that the new things you learn will stick with you.

Our hope for you is that once you leave, you'll be armed with a new concrete skillset, therefore the more you’re able to focus during class time the better.

The way housing works is that once we have a confirmation of your attendance, we put a call out to the community to see if anyone has an available room or flat for the specific time period. We ask that you also make efforts to see what is available. If you are looking and we are looking, accomodation should not be an issue!

A monthly room rental in Berlin should be between €400 - €600, depending on the kind of room and area you are staying in. We’re happy to discuss this further with you during your interview.

Students send in 30% of the program fee as a deposit within one week of being accepted into a program. The full fee is due a week before class begins. You may cancel anytime before class begins and receive a full refund. Note: No refunds are given once a class or program has begun.

If you are selected to attend the School, we will send you an official letter of participation, but we don't have the capacity to help much more than that. That said, if you will require a visa, send us an email and we'll make reviewing your application a priority: info@schoolofma.org

The tuition covers tuition fees, in-class materials, use of workspace and tools, and professional mentorship.

The tuition does not cover accommodation or travel costs.

Currently we're a non-profit organisation funded primarily through student fees. All the money we receive goes entirely back into the School to pay for our wonderful space in Berlin, Mitte, our brilliant instructors, admin, tools and materials, etc.

This is a grassroots initiative driven by passion and a belief in the power of art, technology, and education as an inevitable force for creating positive social and personal change.

We have had successful partnerships in the past, whether with fablabs as part of a specific program or institution outside of Berlin that have allowed us to hold curated programs abroad.

We are more than happy to speak with any potential partners and sponsors--if you have an idea, please reach out and share it! All emails about the School can go to info@schoolofma.org.

We try to keep the costs down as much as humanly possible! That being said, you're not just paying for classes. The money is being used for materials and to allow an amazing community of people to come together, all of whom are passionate about dreaming up ideas and seeing how far they can push the technology, the creativity, and themselves.

Consider that we are working together 30-40 hours a week and often more. The hourly break down of fees all things considered is less than the price of watching a film in a cinema in 2023.

We offer you a unique opportunity to collaborate with and learn from everyone participating and to create something amazing from nothing. Even in a parallel universe I think it would cost just as much, if not more than what we're charging! But good luck getting a cheap ticket to that place.

All of our programs are held in English and all applicants should be comfortable learning and conversing in English. While we require no proof of English language proficiency, we want to make sure students are learning in an environment in which they are easily understood and can learn the program topic with ease. We encourage applicants to take this into consideration.