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Learning Across America - More weekend classes!
No Comment |Posted by: aferreira on July 9, 2011
I know my au pairs are always excited to learn about new options to fulfill their Educational Component requirement.
Most au pair like to use their free time to join the outdoors and they also know their English will be great by the end of their au pair year. For those two simple reasons, the weekend classes are a popular option amongst them.
Cultural Hi Ways and BMCC from NYC put together a great travel/education option where you can earn some of your educational hours while traveling around after few classes about the subject. Please, read below the concept, also found at the Cultural Hi Ways website.
http://www.culturalhiways.net/bookbmcc.htm
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC-CUNY) is offering educational courses (Niagara Falls-The Flow of History / Boston - A Revolutionary City / Washington, DC - Monuments and Memorials) as part of their Learning Across America program for students living in the METRO NEW YORK CITY / TRI-STATE area and WASHINGTON, DC METRO area. You will earn 45 hours of credit, or 4.5 CEU’s per course. The price of these educational courses start at $289 and include on-campus classroom sessions AND a weekend tour to the destination you study.
For the au pairs who live in the Washington, DC area there are three options coming up:
1. Niagara Falls - The Flow of History
Classes: August 28, September 10 and 18
Tour: September 30 - October 2
http://culturalhiways.net/niagaradcfall.htm
2. Washington, DC - Monuments and Memorials
Classes: October 23, November 13 and 20.
Tour: November 25-27 (Thanksgiving weekend)
http://culturalhiways.net/washingtononownnovember.htm
3. New York City
Classes: October 23, November 5 and November 13
Tour: December 3-4
http://culturalhiways.net/washingtononownnovember.htm
Have fun and don`t forget to let me know what think about the classes!
Adri
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New schedule for weekend classes at Sojourner Douglass (Chicago and Baltimore)
No Comment |Posted by: aferreira on July 5, 2010
Sojourner Douglass College, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies
Weekend Program Summer and Fall 2010 Schedule
The Fall 2010 schedule is available and posted on the website. The summer courses are filling up quickly. Our first weekend course in Chicago, IL August 14-15, 2010 has 12 slots remaining.
New classes added this summer:
American Cooking
Interior Design: Shape, Color and Furniture Placement
Balinese Dance
Fencing
Computer Software Training
ESL: English as a Second Language
Emergency Preparedness for Childcare Providers
Cultural Differences
American Politics
2010 schedule of weekend classes. SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON ENROLLMENT.
July 10-11, 2010 American Culture and Personal Development
August 6-8, 2010 TOEFL Review- 10 slots remaining
August 7-8, 2010 American Language, Culture and Tourism
August 14-15, 2010 American Culture and Personal Development Chicago, IL 12 slots remaining
September 11-12, 2010 Child Development and American Government
October 2-3, 2010 Child Development and American Government Chicago, IL
October 9-10, 2010 Experiencing America
October 9, 2010 Infant and Child CPR and First Aid
November 6-7, 2010 American Culture and Personal Development
December 4-5, 2010 Understanding American Culture and Government
Two Weekend Program
· Hospitality and Tourism October 9-10, 2010 and December 4-5, 2010
· Child Care September 11-12, 2010 and November 6-7, 2010
To register visit our new website
www.weekendprogram.org
Please note the location of Weekend Courses:
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
692 Maritime Boulevard Linthicum, MD 21090-1952
(410)-859-5700 Front Desk ext 0
The Conference Center at Holiday Inn Elk Groove
1000 Busse Rd Elk Grove, IL 60007
(847)-437-6010
For questions call Angela Garnett, Program Coordinator at 301-213-2404 or email: info@weekendprogram.org
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Summer weekend classes (Baltimore and Chicago)
No Comment |Posted by: aferreira on May 7, 2010
Thinking about taking a Summer weekend class? One of my au pairs experienced the classes, and most of them will return for a second time. Here is her opnion:
“I can recommend the weekendclasses. The toefl in january was cool, but I havent learnt much, cause it was too much info in a too short time and we couldnt get into details.
The second weekend was also not much learning like it would be in a college. But you get many interesting tips for behaviour management, or stress management, for example. And you can choose the courses.
But really cool is, that you meet plenty people, and you stay in a hotel and don`t have to worry about food. Everybody would enjoy that. Then, there is a tv night, a pool and in the summer, you can chill on the grass outside in the sun.
And many au pairs are from Bethesda or DC area, so if an au pair comes new into the country, it would be a easy way, too, to meet people who live close but, are in another lcc group for example. Also it`s easy to travel there, they pick you up from airport or train station.”
Yes, I would go there as well. So, hurry up! There are only a few spots left. Here is the schedule:
Remaining Summer Courses
June 5-6, 2010 Experiencing America- Maryland (15 slots remaining)
July 10-11, 2010 American Culture and Personal Development -Maryland
August 6-8, 2010 TOEFL Review- Maryland
August 7-8, 2010 American Language Culture and Tourism-Maryland
September 11, 2010 American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Course 1 credit- Maryland
August 14-15, 2010 American Culture and Personal Development- Chicago, IL (First 20 to register $285 reduced registration)
To register, visit home page www.aupairweekend.org or click the “schedule of events” . Fall registration will begin in July.
If you have any questions, please email or call Angela Garnett 301-213-2404.
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