Adult Education

Creativity, Arts, Personal Development

Adult Education - Current Class Offerings - Southwest Vermont Career Development Center

Basic Drawing: You Can Draw

Anyone can learn the basics of shape, form, composition, balance, and light in practicing drawing by hand.

Instructor:	J. D'Allaird	Room:	150C
Days:	Mon.	Total Time:	9 hrs.
Time/Dates:	2/25-3/10 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$75.00 + materials/tools

Career Focus - VSAC

Workshop to assist adults in exploring interests, abilities, values, and experiences, to create a clearer career path. To register for this VSAC Workshop, call 1-800-642-3177, VSAC Outreach Adult Services.

Instructor:	P. Toth	Room:	CDC Conf. Room
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	2.5 hrs.
Time/Dates:	4/23 - 10-12:30 PM	Price:	Free

Daytime Technical Programs

Cosmetology (a new Adult Ed section is being planned)

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Digital Photography

Basic use of digital camera, composition, lighting, making photo prints with computer and printer.

Instructor:	S. Lynch	Room:	228C
Days:	Thurs.	Total Time:	15 hrs.
Time/Dates:	1/31-3/13 - 6-9:00 PM	Price:	$150.00

Drawing 2

Build on knowledge of techniques and tools, focus on elements of composition to produce a finished graphic work.

Instructor:	J. D'Allaird	Room:	150C
Days:	Mon.	Total Time:	9 hrs.
Time/Dates:	3/24-4/7 - 6-9 PM	Price:	$75.00 + materials/tools

Essential Maintenance Practices: Lead Poisoning Prevention Training

Required for owners, managers of rental housing, child care facilities.

Instructor:	K. Buchanan	Room:	127C
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	4 hrs.
Time/Dates:	1/23 - 5-9 PM	Price:	Free

Genealogy - 2

Using the Census, Immigration records, and solving brick wall problems in tracing your ancestors.

Instructor:	B. Budde	Room:	222C
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	6 hrs.
Time/Dates:	4/9-4/30 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$60.00

Genealogy

Guide to tracing your ancestral roots, with some use of the Internet. Bill is a professional genealogist and instructor in the field.

Instructor:	B. Budde	Room:	222C
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	8 hrs.
Time/Dates:	3/12-4/2 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$75.00

Getting Paid to Talk: An Introduction to Professional Voice Acting

Explore voice-over work for TV, film, radio, the demo tape, bypassing the competition, getting the job. Listen to professional recordings and prepare and read commercial copy for critique. Taught by a professional voice coach/producer.

Instructor:	J. Gallogly	Room:	127C
Days:	Mon.	Total Time:	2.5 hrs.
Time/Dates:	2/21 - 6:30-9:00 PM	Price:	$30.00

Interior Design: Decorating Dilemmas

Bring pictures of problem rooms, and get help in solving decorating issues.

Instructor:	M. Beckwith	Room:	RK Miles
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	2 hrs.
Time/Dates:	3/12 - 5-7 PM	Price:	free

Interior Design: Decorative Finishes

Focus on tea staining, stippling, and stia finish choices and approaches.

Instructor:	M. Beckwith	Room:	RK Miles
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	2 hrs.
Time/Dates:	2/27 - 5-7 PM	Price:	$20.00 materials fee

Intro to Sign Language

Learn beginning sign language and info about deaf culture. For adults, families, caregivers, early ed, daycare, medical providers, to learn basic communication through practicing sign with everyday routines and conversations.

Instructor:	R. Boisvert	Room:	127C
Days:	Tues.	Total Time:	9 hrs.
Time/Dates:	4/22-5/27 - 6-7:30 PM	Price:	$95.00

Landscape Design

Visualize, draw, and implement your dream landscape. Garden Arts Custom Landscapes will show you how. Draw your Master Plan and implement professional-grade work yourself and save!

Instructor:	S. Burzon, C. Smith	Room:	150C
Days:	Wed.	Total Time:	9 hrs.
Time/Dates:	2/27-3/12 - 6-9 PM	Price:	$95.00

Painting in Acrylics

Learn to paint in this versatile modern medium. This class will focus on experimenting with a variety of popular acrylic painting techniques on different painting surfaces while also introducing color, color mixing and basic composition.

Instructor:	T. Connor	Room:	041C
Days:	Thurs.	Total Time:	8 hrs.
Time/Dates:	3/6-3/27 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$75. + $70. materials fees

Painting in Watercolor - Beyond the Basics

Build on your basic watercolor knowledge by developing further skill in brush techniques, color mixing, design, and composition.

Instructor:	T. Connor	Room:	041C
Days:	Tues.	Total Time:	8 hrs.
Time/Dates:	4/8-5/6 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$75.00

Painting in Watercolor

Learn basics of painting in this unique and beautiful medium. Learn color, color mixing, brush handling, and basic composition.

Instructor:	T. Connor	Room:	041C
Days:	Tues.	Total Time:	8 hrs.
Time/Dates:	2/5-3/4 - 6-8 PM	Price:	$75. + $60. materials fees

Preserving Your Historic Structure

Chris Cole, president of Cole Company, Manchester Ctr. VT will present a general overview of the problems associated with Historic Structures along with recommendations for repair and maintenance that are consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation. Cole Company has performed Conditions Assessments on Historic Structures throughout Vermont that have been funded in part by the Preservation Trust of Vermont.

Instructor:	C. Cole	Room:	127C
Days:	Thurs.	Total Time:	2 hrs.
Time/Dates:	5/15 - 7-9:00 PM	Price:	Free

Stained Glass

Learn cutting, tools, pattern use, glass selection, assembly of your copper foiled project, including how to foil, solder, frame, clean, patina, polish & hang a finished stained glass panel. Materials and tools provided. Class limit 5.

Instructor:	J. Cardamone	Room:	Glass Fusion Stdios
Days:	Sat.	Total Time:	12 hrs.
Time/Dates:	1/19-2/9 - 9-11:00 AM	Price:	$150.00