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Cancellation / Refund / Enrolment Policy **Please note the additional COVID-19 policy clause effective immediately. REFUND POLICY • A full refund (minus $25 administration fee) will be given if you cancel 3 weeks before the class start date. • A 50% refund will be given if you cancel 2 weeks BEFORE the class start date. • NO refund will be given if your cancellation occurs within the 2 week period of the class start date. ALL REFUNDS WILL INCUR A 2.7% STRIPE PROCESSING FEE. • Tuition fee is due in full at time of registration. • There are no refunds or make-up classes for missed classes. • Tuition is non-transferable. Clay and firing fees are not included in tuition unless specifically stated for that class. All work made during class by students is to be used for personal, non-commercial purposes. At this stage we ask students to accept that the emhasis of classes is strictly on education rather than on production. MdR Ceramics reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrolment. A full refund will be issued if rescheduling cannot be arranged. MdR Ceramics reserves the right to change the tutor stated for the class at any given time; however, we will endeavour to let students know ahead of time. COVID 19: for more information please refer to the Covid-19 refund policy question. If a class is paid for and interrupted due to COVID 19, we will reschedule these classes at the earliest possible date. NO REFUNDS are offered for these classes unless no suitable alternative date can be arranged. Leave the tricky organising to us as we hope to accommodate all. If your class is cancelled or postponed due to COVID 19, we will reschedule these events to run at a later date. ALL REFUNDS WILL INCUR A 2.7% STRIPE PROCESSING FEE.

Refunds are only usually offered under certain circumstances due to the small class size and difficulty of wait-list administration. However, due to Covid-19 we are able to offer a refund if we cannot reschedule a class/course by finding an alternative date or cannot operate due to government restrictions. In all cases we will try to reschedule a new date for the class and contact you via the email address you have supplied when you enrolled. If you decide to reschedule and a date has not been set upon, we will offer you a credit note to redeem on a future class, if this is the case please contact us so we can secure you a place in the class before it becomes fully booked. Leave the tricky organising to us as we hope to accommodate all. ALL REFUNDS WILL INCUR A 2.7% STRIPE PROCESSING FEE.

MdR Ceramics is a private commercial studio which opens its doors by bookings only to adult education. Unless otherwise stated, all classes are for adults with a minimum age of 16. For Health and Safety reasons we do not offer children's classes. Following strict OH & S, we minimise exposure to potentially toxic dust and studio materials through healthy practice.

Please wear clothes you don't mind getting muddy and comfortable enclosed shoes. A face-masks optional! Bring along an old clean towel to each class (washed after each lesson!). If you are throwing on the wheel, please trim your finger nails before class. Long hair should be pulled back for safety reasons. You are welcome to bring along a personal drink bottle and a note book and pen is a great way to keep track of instructions!

Please use the Classes link at the top of our website.

New course dates are published on the bookings page of this website, MdR Ceramics Facebook page and MdR Ceramics on Instagram. Please be mindful you will need to book early to ensure a place in class. The throwing courses book up quickly and we apologise if you miss out but encourage you to think about enrolling in another course with us. After the published date, our classes will appear on our website as open for booking if they still have spots available. You can then follow the prompts to book using a credit card.

Most classes are run by the NZ school term year, in blocks of 6 to 8 weeks. Every second to third Saturday a four-hour one off throwing class, Hands-On Clay Saturday, is held for students not wanting to commit to a full-term course. Studio Sessions, All-Day-Clay-Day, Glaze Lab will be on offer in 2023.

Yes, all classes require a payment in full to secure your place in a course/class.

Yes, all classes can be paid by credit card through our online booking system. We use Stripe.

The pottery studio presently has six electric wheels, two kilns, a full size slab roller, a small pug mill, a clay drying chamber, a large hand building table and a dedicated glazing area. And there are plenty of clay recycling slabs if you like to get your hands dirty. There is a food safe area if you wish to bring something along to eat or have a cup of tea and bathroom facilities are available for student use. The studio is wheel-chair accessible through the garage door facing Crawford St, however the student bathroom facilities are located up a flight of stairs.

We are really sorry if you missed out! MdR Ceramics Pottery classes are in high demand, to stay informed for when the next round of classes will be available we suggest subscribing to our waitlist. You can find the class waitlist through the link here. Sign-up is located on the class bookings page. As a waitlist member you will learnt of the published class dates before the general public is informed, taking advantage to be able to book early!

MdR Ceramics location is in Central Dunedin on Crawford Street, opposite Consultancy House. It is a unique private space hidden behind the facade of Dunedin's original Maritime Building. The studio is a professionally run working pottery studio that opens to the public to offer educational classes. It's easy to see the location on the Google map below. Or through a Google search for MdR Ceramics.

Glaze Lab. Glaze Lab is an additional in-class cost of $6.00 per piece successfully made during class. The cost covers the use of MdR Ceramics glazes and goes towards the firing costs (Both bisque and glaze firings). In-class payments are made easy with a QR Code payment link in the studio on the second last class lesson.

We discourage this practice. All work made during class is to be used for personal, non-commercial purposes. At the moment we ask students to accept that the emphasis of classes is strictly on education rather than on production. We reserve the right to discontinue services to anyone taking advantage of the facilities available within the studio for financial gain other than to further education and gain skills. Some small batch making is allowed while in Studio Sessions time slots, for precision repetition.

No, sorry. But we do fire all our student’s work which they have created with-in the studio during their course time. All work made during class is to be used for personal, non-commercial purposes. At the moment we ask students to accept that the emphasis of classes is strictly on education rather than on production.

At the moment, no! Use of the studio out of class time is by invite only. MdR Ceramics is a working pottery studio when classes are not on.

At the moment, no sorry!

No, sorry. We hope to offer an introduction to glaze course in the future. This will be the only time students will be able to use raw materials within the studio.

MdR Ceramics is a private commercial studio which opens its doors by bookings only to adult education. Unless otherwise stated, all classes are for adults with a minimum age of 16. For Health and Safety reasons we do not offer children's classes. Following strict OH & S, we minimise exposure to potentially toxic dust and studio materials through healthy practice.

Generally, anyone can do hand-building classes but for the throwing classes on the wheel we suggest that you get a doctor’s opinion if you have mobility issues, back pain or stiffness, neck pain or stiffness, shoulders or wrist pain or stiffness. We do not take responsibility for any pre-existing illness or health issues that may be exacerbated by being in our studio, including respiratory illnesses, such as asthma. Using the potter’s wheel can be a physically demanding activity and requires some strength and flexibility. Most physically fit people can master the wheel with practice and perseverance!