Studio Monitor Portal

As a student studio monitor, you act on behalf of the Brantford Potters’ Guild. We always aim to offer a courteous, friendly, and welcoming environment. Our students are potential future studio members, and we want to encourage them in their clay journey!

Arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled shift
Unlock the studio, the clay cupboard and retrieve the student punch cards
Greet each person who enters the studio and introduce yourself to the students
Ensure the students sign in using the posted QR code
Initial a circle on the student's punch card as they arrive for practice time. 1 circle = 1 studio session
Purchased cards will have the student's name on the top. If they just purchased a 5 or 10-visit card, have them show you their receipt on their phone and add their name to a new card. The cards are to remain at the studio. If someone has not yet purchased a card, have them go to the website and under Learn, then Student Studio Time, to purchase
Dispose of any full cards
Ask the students whose class they attend, what they are planning to work on for the session, and offer to answer any questions they may have to the best of your ability
Engage with the students periodically over the 3-hour session
Remind students 20 minutes before the end of the session that it is clean-up time
Ensure students sign out of the studio using the posted QR code
Once everyone has left, ensure that all students have left their stations clean and tidy
Return cards to the shelf in the clay cupboard and lock it
Record your service hours

Occasionally, students of workshops may need to pick up their finished pieces from the studio. We provide these students with the schedule for the Student Studio Time as an option for them to pick up. Those who run the classes should have placed these pieces in the clay cupboard for them.

Please assist these students with locating their pieces.

You are in the studio to offer support to our students. You are not required to teach them anything, but tips and tricks are always appreciated when they ask. Often, students want to sit down at the wheel and trim their pots or throw some work and quietly practice.

Student studio time runs during class semesters. To qualify, students must have taken one full class session with us and be currently enrolled in a class to participate (or have an equivalent experience at another clay facility, with approval from the studio manager and their current ClayWorks teacher). Students are free to hand build and work on the wheel during their practice session. All glazing must happen during their class time only.

We offer these sessions over the summer and between the fall and winter class terms. During these sessions, previous students can use the studio during the allotted times and work with clay for 4 visits and have one glazing session every 5th visit. This glazing session is only offered during our class downtime.

We have had a recent increase in students using the studio when they are not enrolled in classes. If you do not feel comfortable addressing the situation, please notify either the team lead or Studio Manager. As a reminder, there is no glazing of any kind while classes are running.