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"POTPOURRI" CLASSES  - A MIX OF OFFERINGS 

Microsoft Office Basics

Learn how to create personal and professional letters using Microsoft Word.  Use built-in templates and access templates from Microsoft’s web site to create legal or professional documents such as medical release forms, resumes, calendars, personal finance, and fundraising.  You will also be taught how to create spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel and create slide show presentations with Microsoft Power Point using your favorite pictures of friends, relatives, or travels.

        Age: 16 +       Min/Max: 3-17

        Fee-R/NR: $46/$53 

Code

Day-Date

Time

34489

Tu, Th:4/29-5/8

6:00-8:00pm

 

MyPage

Bring your creative side to this workshop as you design your very own Web Page.  Each student will create a personal web page with navigation links and graphics of their choice using the tools of Microsoft Word.   At the end of the workshop, the student will take home a CD with their finished work.  Basic knowledge of computer navigation is recommended.

        Age: 16 + 8-12      Min/Max: 3-17

        Fee-R/NR: $46/$53  

Code

Day-Date

Time

34574

Tu:5/13-5/20

6:00-7:30pm

 

Computer Maintenance

Spyware, Malware, and Grayware are all things that are commonly found on computers.  The Internet is wrought with this malicious software.  This class will teach you the ways to remove and prevent these things, along with common ways to speed up your system with preventative maintenance.

        Location: Pleasant Valley Middle School

        Age: 16 - 60  Min/Max: 3-12

Code

Day-Date

Time

Fee-R/NR

35854

Tu, Th:6/17-6/19

6:00-8:00pm

$49/$56

35855

M, W:8/11-8/13

6:00-8:00pm

$49/$56

 
NEW! Basic Obedience
This class is designed for dogs four months old and up.  Teach your dog how to sit, heel, lay down, stay, and come.  Owners must bring proof of vaccination to first lesson.  For details call Ava at Patient Paws at 673 - 0125 or visit www.PatientPawsLLC.com.

   Location:  Patient Paws

   Age: 12+            

   Min/Max: 1-4

   Fee-R/NR: $104/$112  

Code

Day-Date

Time

35768

F:6/6-7/4

1:00pm-2:00pm

35769

Sa:6/7-7/5

12:00pm-1:00pm

35770

Sa:6/7-7/5

1:30pm-2:30pm

35771

F:7/11-8/8

1:00pm-2:00pm

35772

Sa:7/12-8/9

12:00pm-1:00pm

35773

Sa:7/12-8/9

1:30pm-2:30pm

 

NEW! Puppy Class

This class is designed for puppies two to four months old.  During class we’ll do socialization and confidence building exercises, as well as introduce some basic commands such as sit, walking on the leash, down and come.  Owners must bring proof of vaccination to first class.  For details call Ava at Patient Paws at 673 - 0125 or visit www.PatientPawsLLC.com.

        Location: Patient Paws

        Age: 10+        Min/Max: 2-5

        Fee-R/NR: $104/$112    

Code

Day-Date

Time

35763

Sa:6/7-7/5

9:00am-10:00am

35764

Sa:6/7-7/5

10:30am-11:30am

35766

Sa:7/12-8/9

9:00am-10:00am

35767

Sa:7/12-8/9

10:30am-11:30am

 

Dining Etiquette and First Impressions

This seminar will help instill the confidence, poise and increased self-esteem that comes with the knowledge and practice of good manners.  Some topics that will be covered include posture, introductions, voice & grammar, and table manners. Presented by Robin Thompson, author of Be the Best You Can Be, A Guide to Etiquette and Self-Improvement for Children and Teens.

        Location: Glen Oak Pavilion

        Age: 8 - 12     Min/Max: 5-15

        Fee-R/NR: $44/$50  

Code

Day-Date

Time

35789

Sa:8/2

1:00pm-3:00pm

 

Dining Etiquette and First Impressions for Teens

Society today is becoming increasingly casual, and as a result some young people have little experience with etiquette.  This seminar will help instill the confidence, poise and increased self-esteem that comes with the knowledge and practice of good manners.  Topics will include posture, introductions, voice and grammar, social skills and dating tips.  Presented by Robin Thompson, author of Be the Best You Can Be, A Guide to Etiquette and Self-Improvement for Children and Teens.

        Location: Glen Oak Pavilion

        Age: 13 - 16  Min/Max: 5-15

        Fee-R/NR: $44/$50

Code

Day-Date

Time

34535 Sa:4/12 1:00-3:00pm

35790

Sa:8/9

1:00pm-3:00pm

 

NEW! How to Become a More Empowered Parent

Communicating with your children is not always an easy task; Dan Pioletti will guide you over many different obstacles to open up those lines of communication in this six-week course.  Each session will cover different challenges parents face every day, and offer solutions that will empower the parent and strengthen the parent/child relationship.

        Location: Glen Oak Pavilion
       
Age: 18+        Min/Max: 7-11
       
Fee-R/NR: $120/$130  

Code

Day-Date

Time

35636

Su:5/18-6/22

3:00pm-4:30pm

 

NEW! Conversations on the Fringe

When culture changes as rapidly as ours, often it is our young who are pushed to the fringes of society.   Walking alongside youth struggling with these complex issues is a messy vocation and takes not only courage, but also resources.  Conversations on the Fringe strives to give a better understanding of the challenges troubled children and adolescents face in the hopes of ultimately leading them into healthy relationships with themselves and others.  Topics to be covered in this set of six classes include:  Addiction, Self Injury/Eating Disorders, Suicide/Depression, Systemic Abandonment, Divorce, Understanding the Internet, and Raising Kids in a MySpace World.

        Location: Von Steuben

        Age: 18+        Min/Max: 7-12

        Fee-R/NR: $110/$123  

Code

Day-Date

Time

35841

Tu:6/10-8/26

6:00pm-8:00pm

 

Staging Your Home  for Top Dollar - Colleen McLinden

Are you looking to sell your home, but having trouble getting looks or offers in the current housing market?  A session with Colleen McLinden, an Accredited Staging Professional Master, will show you how to stage your home before you call a realtor or place a sign in your yard.  Learn the professional tips, tricks, and techniques that will make your home appeal to the broadest base of potential buyers.  Staged homes sell faster, and often for more money.

        Location: Glen Oak Pavilion

        Age: 18+        Min/Max: 5-20

Code

Day-Date

Time

Fee-R/NR

34912 Tu:4/22 6:00-8:45pm $17/$21

35786

Tu:5/20

6:00pm-8:45pm

$17/$21

35787

Tu:9/23

6:00pm-8:45pm

$17/$21

 

Basketball for Youth       -Greg Joyce

Learn and practice the basic skills of basketball and play a game each class.  Taught by an experienced youth basketball instructor, lessons emphasize individual skill development, shooting ability and game play.  Suitable for beginners and intermediate players.  During games, players are matched by height and ability.  Bring your own basketball for skill instruction and shooting practice.  A limited number of basketballs will be available at class.

        Age: 8 - 12     Min/Max: 10-16

        Location: Code 35808 meets at St. Thomas School;

        Code 35809 meets at Von Steuben School

Code

Day-Date

Time

Fee-R/NR

34993 Tu:4/15-4/29 6:15-7:50pm $35/$41
34994 W:4/16-4/30 6:15-7:50pm $35-$41

35808

Tu:6/24-7/29

6:40 pm-8:10 pm

$38/$48

35809

Th:6/19-7/31

6:40 pm-8:10 pm

$35/$42

 

Magic I      -Greg Joyce

Led by a professional magician, you’ll learn how to perform a variety of magic tricks with playing cards, money, rope, and other common items. You’ll learn effects such as Cups and Balls, Hot Rod and Magic Paddles, Mindreading effects, Cut and Restored Rope, and many others. Soon you’ll be amazing your friends and family!  All supplies to make your own magic kit and a magic handbook are included.  As a special bonus, students will receive a DVD of the class material.

        Location: Glen Oak Pavilion Porch

        Age: 9+          Min/Max: 4-10

Code

Day-Date

Time

Fee-R/NR

35810

W:7/9-7/30

6:30-8:00pm

$26/$31

35811

M-Th:7/28-7/31

1:30-3:00pm

$26/$31

 

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