What do you charge for a 1 hour STEM class?

[summerreading]

If you run a STEM class teaching something along the lines of the Edison robot or a Lego curriculum, what do you charge and do you give a sibling discount?

 

What would be the max class size you'd consider teaching?

 

Thanks!

[Wheres Toto]

I'm just starting out offering science classes for homeschoolers (and Edison robots is one of my classes).  

 

I'm charging:

$80 for an 8 week class session where each class meets one hour a week - so $10/hour.

$30 for a 2 hour drop-off workshop.

 

I am offering 5% discount for 2nd class/child and 10% for 3rd+ class/child.

 

I'm in a fairly HCOL area, but this is less than what most classes cost around here.  I picked my pricing based on my expenses, what I see as the expectations around here (discounts), and because I'm just starting out.

 

ETA:  My maximum class size is 10/12 kids depending on the class and the age of the kids.  The space I'm using is limited to 12 and if they are younger kids or a class where there's a lot of moving around (like Edison), I'm keeping it smaller.

Edited September 24, 2017 by Where's Toto?

[catz]

About $15 per student per 75 minute class period with a minimum of 6. Possible supply fee.

[G5052]

I taught local science for about five years on my own, and then writing classes under a group.

 

Make sure that you have clear policies. I took a non-refundable deposit to cover my material purchases, and then required two months upfront and then the next month's payment was due mid-month for the following month. So they paid for September and October, and then November was due mid-month in October. A friend of mine broke it down by semesters. If they didn't pay by the beginning of the next month, they were not welcome to attend class anymore unless they brought a check. I made phone calls to enforce this. I had them pay the same each month, even in December. I never gave a sibling discount. My classes were already relatively inexpensive.

 

Also set a class enrollment minimum. You don't want to go to all this trouble and have two students. At least I wouldn't. And of course figure out the maximum.

 

If you aren't strict, sad to say, people will really take advantage of you. I would tell them that if they want a professional-level class, they need to treat me as a professional as they would a piano teacher or dance instructor.I don't know of too many piano teachers or dance studios that will let you keep coming if you don't pay.

Edited September 24, 2017 by G5052

[prairiewindmomma]

Local prices here are about $25/hr. They charge it as a block fee, due upfront.