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To register via phone using a VISA or MasterCard: call (360) 416-7638 or check out our new online registration option for returning students. E-mail: CommunityEd@skagit.edu for more information.X Close Summer Workshops
Summer Quarter Workshops
Allied Health Education / Medical Assistant
CPR (Mount Vernon Campus)The description is not available, please check back later.Fundamentals of Caregiving (Mount Vernon Campus)
This practical and basic 28-hour course is required for individuals who give direct care to AASA clients in AASA-licensed adult family homes, adult residential care facilities, state-contracted assisted living facilities or in an individual’s home. The class focuses on correctly performing basic personal care tasks, client rights, important communication and problem-solving skills and protecting the health and safety of clients. Textbook and materials provided.
Continuing Professional Education
WELCOME TEAM TRAINING (Whidbey Campus)The description is not available, please check back later.Flagging and Traffic Control (Mount Vernon Campus)
Each class is six hours and meets for two three hour sessions. Upon successful completion, students receive a Washington State Traffic Control Flagger card that is valid for three years. Must be 18 years of age or older to receive the flagging card.Introduction to Construction Trades (Whidbey Campus)
Learn building and framing techniques including the usage of construction materials and gain skills in carpentry. Students will employ construction industry standards in measurements and layout, blueprint reading, and a proper hand/power tool usage.
Welding Technology
Welding Adventure (Mount Vernon Campus)If you would like an introduction to the craft of welding for hobby or ornamental purposes, or if you’re experienced welder who wants to upgrade skills or practice for welder certification, this class has something for you. Instruction is available in a variety of processes including stick, wire, gas, and tig. Bring your welding hood, welding gloves, slag hammer, wire brush and pliers and join us for these hands-on welding sessions. Must wear appropriate sturdy cotton clothing, safety glasses, and high top leather shoes.
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Fall Quarter Workshops
Allied Health Education / Medical Assistant
Fundamentals of Caregiving (Mount Vernon Campus)This practical and basic 28-hour course is required for individuals who give direct care to AASA clients in AASA-licensed adult family homes, adult residential care facilities, state-contracted assisted living facilities or in an individual’s home. The class focuses on correctly performing basic personal care tasks, client rights, important communication and problem-solving skills and protecting the health and safety of clients. Textbook and materials provided.
Art
Watercolor Painting (Mount Vernon Campus)In-class painting, exercises, demonstrations and individual attention to increase your skills, whether you are a beginner or more experienced. Learn about washes, glazing, color mixing, dry and wet techniques, brushes, and different brush strokes.
Business Management
Fundraising for Non-profits (San Juan Center)Learn how to build a convincing case for financial support, select the donors and markets best suited to your non profit, choose the right fundraising vehicles for your organization, inspire the leadership potential of volunteers, and create a fundraising process that works and is attainable with limited resources. Instructor Bob Schwartzberg has over 25 years of experience in both large and small organizations.How to Create a Non-Profit Organization (Mount Vernon Campus)
From the ground up, this session will look at some of the organizational requirements, best practices and real-life experiences of what it takes to get a non-profit up and running. From filing documents with the state, to the IRS 501(c)(3) application process, find out what is involved to enter the non-profit arena.Successful Grant Writing (Mount Vernon Campus)
This seminar includes information on the grant writing process and funding resources. It covers a topic that commands center stage in the survival of non-profit organizations in the 21st century. The format is designed to be of interest for students, administrators of non-profit organizations, community development groups, school district personnel and those interested in the fundraising process.
Continuing Professional Education
Flagging and Traffic Control (Mount Vernon Campus)Each class is six hours and meets for two three hour sessions. Upon successful completion, students receive a Washington State Traffic Control Flagger card that is valid for three years. Must be 18 years of age or older to receive the flagging card.House Building in San Juan County (San Juan Center)
This workshop will prepare you for homebuilding and residential contracting while also introducing you to methods for conducting an effective and cost-conscience project. The course provides you with information, resources and problem-solving strategies to help you achieve a successful house building project. For those already experienced this class offers business practices to further sharpen your skills.Remodeling: Where to Start, How to Think About It (San Juan Center)
This course helps participants formulate questions and answers leading to a clear understanding of what is needed to remodel their living space. A livable design will be discussed, as well as considerations for the existing engineered structure and an awareness of health care requirements when disturbing an existing building. You will learn how to document a list of specifications to include dimensions, products, and colors and to establish a budget for tracking costs. You will also learn to install good quality standards, problem solve, prioritize work, arrange financing and managing your project overall. Join the class and get your project started!
Environmental Conservation
Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead Certification (CESCL) (Mount Vernon Campus)This course will provide the student with 18 hours of instruction and practicum in erosion and sediment control. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) recognized by Washington State Department of Ecology satisfying their training course requirements. Construction projects greater than 1 acre now require the availability of a CESCL.
Gardening And Landscaping
Principles of Landscaping (Mount Vernon Campus)Lecture course designed for homeowners to learn how to do their own landscaping or intelligently discuss with their contractors the fundamentals of design, construction, and plant selections for their landscaping.
History
Lewis and Clark (San Juan Center)Immerse yourself in the adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition (1804–1806) was the first overland expedition undertaken by the United States and is responsible for the first true glimpse of the geography and natural resources of the Northwest. Through mapping and the documentation of over 300 plant and animal species the territory was made real with more discoveries than any scientific exploration in history. This class presents this exciting history with real life experiences as well as with a backdrop of American literature, music and art. Join the expedition this fall that launched the westward expansion of the United States.
Physical Education
Gentle Yoga (Mount Vernon Campus)Relax and rejuvenate your entire body while enhancing your emotional well being with relaxation, warm-up preparations, postures, meditation, and breathing exercises. Yoga is for absolutely everyone, no prior yoga training is necessary. Bring a yoga mat.Yoga Essentials (Mount Vernon Campus)
Strength, balance, and flexibility are enhanced by working deeply and being relaxed with breathing techniques, classic hatha postures, flow series, and relaxation in this basic class for new students or those returning to yoga. You will find stillness in motion and energy from the inside out. Bring a yoga mat.Zumba Fitness (Mount Vernon Campus)
Zumba® Fitness is the new Latin and international sensation that has changed the lives of millions of people! The Zumba program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got a Zumba class!Zumba Gold (Mount Vernon Campus)
Zumba Gold® is a simplified version of the popular Zumba® Fitness sensation that is geared toward the beginner, the less active, or the de-conditioned student. We still move to the exciting Latin and international rhythms that have captured the hearts of Zumba enthusiasts worldwide, but Zumba Gold uses simpler moves, more instruction, and less physically demanding routines. If you are new to fitness or have made the decision to begin a more active lifestyle, Zumba Gold is for YOU. Don’t worry, there is no need to be a good dancer, and you don’t even need to have rhythm! Just have fun and get fit at the same time. With Zumba Gold, the party never ends!
Welding Technology
Welding Adventure (Mount Vernon Campus)If you would like an introduction to the craft of welding for hobby or ornamental purposes, or if you’re experienced welder who wants to upgrade skills or practice for welder certification, this class has something for you. Instruction is available in a variety of processes including stick, wire, gas, and tig. Bring your welding hood, welding gloves, slag hammer, wire brush and pliers and join us for these hands-on welding sessions. Must wear appropriate sturdy cotton clothing, safety glasses, and high top leather shoes.
World Language - Italian
Beginning Conversational Italian (Mount Vernon Campus)By the end of this class, you should be able to have a basic conversation with Italian people about common situations, travel confidently in Italy and interact appropriately in social situations. Throughout the course, you will discuss Italian culture and traditions so you can obtain a well-rounded and informed knowledge of the Italian people.
World Language - Spanish
Conversational Spanish I (Mount Vernon Campus)Learn the Spanish sound system, basic vocabulary and simple Spanish grammatical structures as you develop an ability to understand and respond to simple spoken Spanish.