Trade School: Aimee Lutkin & Or Zubalsky at TEDxYouth@BFS

Trade School is a self-organized learning model that runs on barter. Everyone is encouraged to teach a class, and students pay for classes with barter items like food, artwork, and services — not money. Trade School teachers have offered classes ranging from PhotoShop to Squat the Condos in exchange for running shoes, vegetables, and advice.

Trade School started in New York in 2010 and has grown into a network of over 25 self-organized Trade Schools around the world. Trade School New York has expanded as well, and is now organized by the following collective members: Aimee Lutkin, Christhian Diaz, Louise Ma, Rich Watts, Caroline Woolard, Or Zubalsky, Megan Snowe, Lydia Dresser, Alex Velozo, and Rachel Steinberg.

Trade School is open when space is donated or bartered with Trade School. Previous venue gifts/exchanges have come from Grand Opening, a closed Catholic school, General Assembly, Cuchifritos, the Whitney Museum, and the Museum of Art and Design.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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