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Community Education Workshops
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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
Art
Mosaic Glass Art (Mount Vernon Campus)Discover how to turn chipped and broken treasures into new and interesting art for your home or for gifts. Learn, step-by-step, the techniques of cutting glass as well as placement and grouting while becoming familiar with all the materials and tools required to create a beautifully finished mosaic piece. Design ideas will also be discussed. Each participant will make two projects. Materials fee $20 payable to instructor first class. No prior experience required.
Continuing Professional Education
Coaching Skills for Breakthroughs and Performance (Mount Vernon Campus)Learn coaching fundamentals and principles to start different kinds of workplace conversations. Coaching is rapidly becoming the new supervisory language that promotes collaboration and productivity. We share an easy-to-use tool that enables people to navigate a coaching session and get positive results. This tool can be used in a wide variety of settings from disciplinary issues to inspirational ideas.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.Managing Conflict Effectively in the Workplace (Mount Vernon Campus)
Got conflict? Everybody does; it’s inevitable. Do you know how to manage conflict to achieve better collaboration, innovation, productivity, profitability? This workshop focuses on behavioral approaches, backed up by brain science, to give folks confidence and success when handling differences. And, it doesn’t matter where the conflict occurs: with co-workers, customers, supervisors, or direct reports. Managing Meeting Madness (Mount Vernon Campus)
Feel like you’re going to waste time when you hear the word, “meeting?” Somewhere around 50% of time in meetings is wasted in this nation. The results are frustration, slow or no movement forward on projects, cynicism, and more. What if you could design a framework that allowed people to get things done quickly and effectively and have fun at the same time? Come to this class and design a Meeting Management Model customized to your operation. Promise: your time won’t be wasted.
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.
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 - 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.
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Fall Quarter Workshops
Art
Mosaic Glass Art (Mount Vernon Campus)Discover how to turn chipped and broken treasures into new and interesting art for your home or for gifts. Learn, step-by-step, the techniques of cutting glass as well as placement and grouting while becoming familiar with all the materials and tools required to create a beautifully finished mosaic piece. Design ideas will also be discussed. Each participant will make two projects. Materials fee $20 payable to instructor first class. No prior experience required.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.
Early Childhood Education
Homeschool Parent Qualification Course (Whidbey Campus)This course meets the Washington State legal requirements as a "Qualifying Course" for parents who choose to provide home-based instruction for their children. It also provides basic information for those who already qualify to homeschool or who are deciding whether the homeschool educational option fits their needs. The course content will include presentation of legal requirements and "how-to" information concerning homeschooling and develop practical skills for application in your homeschool. All class sessions are required to receive the Certificate of Completion.
Economics
Economies in Your Biggest Investment: Your Home (San Juan Center)This one day seminar will assist you in finding or improving efficiencies in the operation of your home. Join experienced instructor, mentor, master carpenter and construction arbitrator Richard Russell for an engaging program focusing on cost-saving alternatives in the areas of insurance, taxes, energy/utility use, and waste removal systems. We will address your home's efficiency, health and sustainability too. We'll discuss home maintenance programs and their associated costs and examine the potential for remodeling, its projected costs and returns on your investment.
English And Literature
Author Becomes Character (San Juan Center)This class will delve deeply into two novels examined side by side, Virginia Woolf's classic Mrs. Dalloway and Michael Cunningham's The Hours. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, The Hours interweaves the stories of three women, including Virginia Woolf as a character who is beginning to write the novel Mrs. Dalloway. Cunningham's work imagines the inner life of the novelist before she met her tragic end. The Yale Book Review asserted Cunningham achieved the impossible with The Hours. "He has taken a canonical work of literature and, in reworking it, made his own." We'll see if we agree. Students should read both novels before class.
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.
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.
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Winter Quarter Workshops
Art
Mosaic Glass Art (Mount Vernon Campus)Discover how to turn chipped and broken treasures into new and interesting art for your home or for gifts. Learn, step-by-step, the techniques of cutting glass as well as placement and grouting while becoming familiar with all the materials and tools required to create a beautifully finished mosaic piece. Design ideas will also be discussed. Each participant will make two projects. Materials fee $20 payable to instructor first class. No prior experience required.Stained Glass Art (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover the time-honored craft of stained glass. You will explore the process of creating a stained glass panel. Students will progress at their own pace and develop projects appropriate to their skill level--from light-catchers to lampshades. Topics to be covered include design and color as well as technical issues such as cutting, foiling and leading. Safety issues will be addressed in depth. All levels welcome. Basic materials are supplied (some glass, foil, lead and solder; additional costs will vary depending on individual projects).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.Fundraising for Non-Profit Organizations (Mount Vernon Campus)
Develop a strategic plan for sustaining your non-profit financially. Learn how to support and encourage existing donors while developing new donors. Find out what type of events really work for fund raising. Integrate social enterprise into your fund raising strategy.Strategic Planning (Mount Vernon Campus)
It’s a competitive world out there—whether for funding, volunteers or staff, how you plan and present your organization is critical. Learn about successful marketing plans and approaches for non-profit organizations. Social enterprise concepts will be introduced and explored, and you’ll have the opportunity to hear about some new cutting edge approaches to telling your story.
Continuing Professional Education
Cats & Kittens: Intro to Ttouch (Mount Vernon Campus)Does your cat refuse to use the litter box, bully other cats in the family, or is too frightened to come out from under the bed? This hands-on, interactive workshop is for you! Improve your cat's health and well-being using the Tellington TTouch method and help reduce anxiety, fear and aggression in your cat. Learn first aid techniques that can save your cat's life, and explore techniques for working with feral cats. Bring a stuffed animal (not your kitty!) to practice with.Dog Shorts: Calm Down (Mount Vernon Campus)
Jumping up, demand barking, hyperactivity, over-excuberance with other dogs--all signs that your dog is lacking self-control. This workshop focuses on humane training and management techniques to help your dog learn how to greet people and other dogs appropriately, stay four-on-the-floor, and settle on a mat.Dog Shorts: Come Back! (Mount Vernon Campus)
Coming back when called is a skill that can save your dog's life, and it's the one thing most dog owners find really difficult to train or maintain. It doesn't have to be. This workshop covers why your dog doesn't want to come back to you and several techniques to help you and your dog achieve a solid recall.Dog Shorts: Walk With Me (Mount Vernon Campus)
Does your dog pull on the leash, or worse, bark hysterically or lunge when she sees other dogs or people? Walking calmly on leash is a skill that can be taught. You don't have to use harsh equipment or get rough with your dog. This workshop covers effective and humane techniques to make your dog a joy to work.Dog Shorts: Watch Your Mouth (Mount Vernon Campus)
Barking, whining, chewing, even biting are all natural dog behaviors. This workshop helps you understand what your dog is telling you when she exhibits these behaviors, and what to do about them in a humane and effective manner. Class applies to all ages of dogs, from puppies to seniors.Dogs and Puppies: Intro to TTouch (Mount Vernon Campus)
Does your dog shriek and lunge at other dogs? Dig up your yard? Chew your shoes? Do you have a teething puppy or an older dog feeling his age? This hands-on interactive course is for you. Improve your dog's behavior and health using the TTouch method to reduce anxiety, fear and stress in your dog and explore techniques to address common behavior problems such as digging, barking, chewing, leash pulling, and jumping up. We'll also practice TTouch first aid techniques that can save your dog's life. Bring a stuffed animal to practice on--not your dog.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.Introduction to Fly Fishing (Mount Vernon Campus)
This course focuses upon fly fishing for trout in western North America streams and lakes. The beginner will acquire sufficient knowledge and skill to start fly fishing and catch trout. The topics include: matching lines, rods, and reels; casting fly line; selecting leaders, knots, and tippets; learning about trout foods and related flies; basic fly tying; trout habitat and behavior; and fly fishing methods. About half of the classes will be actual "hands-on" learning by doing. There will be a couple optional Saturday classes as well.
Early Childhood Education
Homeschool Parent Qualification Course (Whidbey Campus)This course meets the Washington State legal requirements as a "Qualifying Course" for parents who choose to provide home-based instruction for their children. It also provides basic information for those who already qualify to homeschool or who are deciding whether the homeschool educational option fits their needs. The course content will include presentation of legal requirements and "how-to" information concerning homeschooling and develop practical skills for application in your homeschool. All class sessions are required to receive the Certificate of Completion.
English And Literature
Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra (San Juan Center)In this workshop we will examine the play as an actor or director would, seeking to discover the meaning behind the characters' words and actions and what the characters seek to gain or achieve. With the perspective of them as real people we can look beyond the poetry they speak and find ways to identify and relate to them today. As we take the pulse of the play we will discover its rhythms and deep truths, the heart and meaning, that lies within and between the lines.
Gardening And Landscaping
Chicken Backyard Basics (Mount Vernon Campus)Home-grown hens are a fantastic source of fresh eggs, compost and often backyard amusement. This class begins with an overview of local city ordinances as well as public health and safety for the urban chicken rancher. You'll learn bird basics such as raising chicks, caring for your flock, chicken nutrition, coop requirements, picking a breed that works for you and how to incorporate hens into your backyard habitat. Bring your questions and find out if urban chicken ranching is for you.Chicken Coop Design & Maintenance (Mount Vernon Campus)
One of the pleasures of keeping a backyard flock of hens is designing a coop. This class explores various coop designs for limited space, easy maintenance, and tight budgets. Also learn common chicken ailments and how to handle them, coop building and cleaning, and resources for local animals, coops and feed.Plant Propagation: Tissue Culture to Cuttings (Mount Vernon Campus)
Fast-paced course, set in lab-like student environment, complete with specimens for hands-on training in the various techniques of plant propagation ranging from tissue culture to scotch cuttings.Pruning, Trimming & Training Home Gardens (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn how to take care of the landscaping. Two hours of lecture with visuals consisting of tools and techniques for using them. Students will be invited to master gardener's yard afterwards for first-hand demonstration and hands-on experience.
Physical Education
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.
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. Conversational Spanish II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Designed for students who have taken Beginning Spanish. Activities promote listening, comprehension, enunciation, and conversation.
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Spring Quarter Workshops
Art
Fused Glass - Jewelry & More (Mount Vernon Campus)Learn to create beautiful fused glass projects. Starting with earrings, pins and brooches, move on to small plates, bowls, mirrors, picture frames and coasters. All projects will be fired outside of class and ready for the following class. All materials, tools and jewelry backings are provided.Stained Glass Art (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover the time-honored craft of stained glass. You will explore the process of creating a stained glass panel. Students will progress at their own pace and develop projects appropriate to their skill level--from light-catchers to lampshades. Topics to be covered include design and color as well as technical issues such as cutting, foiling and leading. Safety issues will be addressed in depth. All levels welcome. Basic materials are supplied (some glass, foil, lead and solder; additional costs will vary depending on individual projects).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
Getting the Most from Boards and Volunteers (Mount Vernon Campus)How can you make your non-profit organization more effective? What is the role of your Board of Directors and what are ways to improve their involvement? Is it just about fundraising and getting you Board to approve your actions? New best practices are emerging all the time in this most essential area of non-profit work. Need some help? Find out ways to motivate, honor and rejuvenate your volunteers.Marketing/Social Networking (Mount Vernon Campus)
It is a competitive world out there. Learn about successful marketing plans and approaches for non-profit organizations. Social enterprise concepts will be introduced and explored and you'll have the opportunity to learn about cutting edge approaches to "telling your story" and communicating with your community.
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.Fly Tying (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class uses a wide variety of tying materials and techniques to create some of the most productive trout flies for western North America streams and lakes. Two fly patterns are tied each night. You will also learn to make minor changes in these patterns to make site specific flies that “match the hatch”. All fly tying equipment and materials are provided.
Early Childhood Education
Homeschool Parent Qualification Course (Mount Vernon Campus)This course meets the Washington State legal requirements as a "Qualifying Course" for parents who choose to provide home-based instruction for their children. It also provides basic information for those who already qualify to homeschool or who are deciding whether the homeschool educational option fits their needs. The course content will include presentation of legal requirements and "how-to" information concerning homeschooling and develop practical skills for application in your homeschool. All class sessions are required to receive the Certificate of Completion.
English And Literature
Write Like a Photographer (San Juan Center)If a picture is worth a thousand words, can you make a thousand words into a picture? This workshop-based class for writers of all experience levels will use cues from the craft of photography to examine the craft of creative writing. We will use the terms "texture," "angle of vision," "distance," "scene," and "contrast" as challenges for wordsmithing a compelling story. For storytellers in all genres, "Write Like a Photographer" will combine readings of literature, discussion, prompted exercises, revision techniques as well as peer and instructor feedback. We will process our creative efforts within the hypothetical darkroom and watch the intended results and happy accidents emerge.
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.Water-Wise Garderning (Mount Vernon Campus)
Introduction to xeriscape gardening in the Pacific Northwest using less water, less maintenance and less stress. Includes information on various xeriscape designs, irrigation, water wise soils and plants.
Physical Education
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.
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. Conversational Spanish II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Designed for students who have taken Beginning Spanish. Activities promote listening, comprehension, enunciation, and conversation.
