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Acrylic Painting is a fun, wonderful, versatile paint medium that can provide a lifetime of enjoyment! In this class, you will learn how to express yourself in this colorful medium. You’ll learn the techniques of acrylic painting, including blending, texturizing, brush handling, detailing, stippling, dabbing, glazing, wet-on-wet, and dry brushing. You’ll also learn about color mixing, complementary colors, warm and cool, hue, value, intensity, and proportions. You will be surprised at how quickly your skills improve by observing and painting along with step-by-step class presentations, which make it easy to understand and put these techniques into practice. Once you learn these skills, you’ll find them becoming second nature, and you’ll greatly increase your ability to paint the world around you. 

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

Learn how to use today’s free AI tools to make budgeting simpler, clearer, and less stressful. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll practice using AI to build a realistic personal budget and translate financial jargon into plain language—no math or technical background required. Using free versions of tools like Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT, you’ll see practical ways AI can help you identify and categorize your spending, explain your bills, and navigate complex financial websites. A strong focus is placed on safety and privacy, including what not to share, how to redact documents easily, and how to avoid bad deals and misinformation.
 

“We’re all going to die, and we don’t know when,” says Rev. Bodhi Be, a mentor of the instructor and director of a non profit funeral home in Hawaii. Given that important and poignant truth, there are many things we can do to prepare ourselves and save our loved ones time and stress. In this class, we will explore legal documentation, practical considerations, relational networks, wishes for your memorial and your body’s disposition, and much more. All of this information is valuable to anyone regardless of age or state of health. Each class session has built-in time after the presentation for questions and deeper discussion. The instructor will follow up with a checklist and a document with extensive resources to help you complete and maintain your end-of-life preparations.
 

We are so excited to welcome you into a space where you can connect with your body and experience the grace and joy of belly dance. This course offers a fun, dynamic workout where you will master essential movement techniques like precise body isolations, fluid hip work, graceful sways, and energetic shimmies. Each session provides a supportive and welcoming environment where you can build grounded movement, deeper body awareness, and a radiant sense of confidence. Ultimately, this expressive class is all about bringing joy to your routine, helping you feel good in your own skin, and unlocking your creative potential through dance.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes (optional to also wear a hip scarf for some dance movements), and bring a water bottle.
 

Have you ever wanted to draw in color? Colored pencils and oil pastels are wonderful media that combine the detail you can get in drawing with the vibrant colors available in painting. In this class, learn the basic skills of colored pencils and oil pastels, and apply them to create beautiful, finished drawings. By developing skills and techniques with colored pencils and oil pastels, you can add a whole new dimension to your art exploration. They are easy to use and portable, and you can easily find sets with a broad and exciting variety of colors. Colored pencils and oil pastels allow you to capture the vibrancy, detail, and colors in your subjects whenever and wherever you wish. 

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

 

Welcome to a transformative course designed to elevate how you think, write, and connect with people. This dynamic class does not have a pre-requisite, and it is open to learners at all levels. It pairs the sharp precision and clarity of critical thinking with a positive, appreciative lens of human emotions. This helps you to deconstruct complex arguments, uncover hidden assumptions, and easily spot the logical fallacies that render daily dialogue irrelevant or stall it altogether. You will immediately see the benefits in your coursework and gain a noticeable boost in flow and clarity of thought that directly translates into sharper and more polished assignments. Ultimately, this course enables you to unlock deep self-awareness and construct flawless and strong arguments. At the end of the course, you will become a highly effective and persuasive
communicator, in both your academic and everyday life. Please join us and discover the true power of your voice!
 

You will explore the highly expressive and versatile media of pen and marker in this fascinating class. Discover the bold, detailed mark-making of pen and ink, combined with the expressive color of marker. In this class, we will be learning both of these media and how to combine them to create beautiful, expressive works of art!

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

Drawing is the fundamental basis of all visual art, and it can provide a lifetime of enjoyment. In Drawing 1, you’ll use your imagination, creativity, and perception through the art of drawing. In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of drawing: 3-dimensionality, light, shadow, proportions, details, and perspective. You’ll learn how to draw many subjects, including animals, nature, people, and still life. You’ll be surprised at how quickly your skills develop as you observe and draw along with step-by-step class presentations, which make it easy to understand and apply these techniques in practice. Once you learn these skills, you’ll find them becoming second nature, and you’ll significantly increase your creativity and your ability to represent the world around you. 

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!
 

In Drawing 2, you’ll continue to use your imagination, creativity, and perception through the practice of drawing. In this class, you’ll continue to learn more of the fundamentals of drawing: 3-dimensionality, light, shadow, proportions, details, and perspective. You’ll learn how to draw even more subjects, including nature, people, still lives, and animals.  You’ll be surprised at how quickly your skills develop as you observe and draw along with step-by-step class presentations, which make it easy to understand and put these techniques into practice. Once you learn these skills, you’ll find them becoming second nature, and you’ll significantly increase your creativity and your ability to represent the world around you. Drawing 2 is the sequel to Drawing 1, and you'll get a chance to learn a variety of additional drawing skills and subjects beyond what you learned in Drawing 1. Additionally, there will be a section on colored pencils in Drawing 2. 
Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw people, characters, and portraits? Learn all of this and more in this fascinating, beginner-friendly class! In this interactive, hands-on class, you'll learn all about drawing a wide variety of action poses, gestures, facial expressions, clothes, facial features, hands, value, proportions, contrast, shading, and detail. You will expand your horizons with the fascinating subject of drawing people, and bring home a variety of intriguing drawings as well.
Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

Woodwinds, brass, and percussion musicians of all levels are welcome! The Edmonds College Concert Band offers a large ensemble experience for instrumentalists and provides South Snohomish County with a local concert band. Members of the community are invited to join. The band will meet for rehearsals and one performance each quarter. Enrollment for this class remains open until Oct. 16th.
 

Participate in rehearsals and a performance of traditional jazz band and authentic salsa repertoire. We welcome trumpets, trombones, saxophones, piano, guitar, bass, drumset, and percussion. The band enjoys relationships with local professionals who serve as guest artists and clinicians, providing instruction and guidance in big band and salsa styles!

If you will be joining for the first time, prior to registering, please contact comed@edmonds.edu for an audition and more information.

 

Excel is an amazing, powerhouse program that can be used in many parts of our daily lives. In this introductory class, we will learn how Excel is set up, enter and format data, execute basic formulas, and then explore some of the powerful features available in Excel. 
Required: Access to MS Office Excel for Windows (versions 2024 or 365).
 

Continue your Excel journey in the second class of the series and enhance your comfort level when working with data. This class will teach you how to work with several functions, sort and filter data, apply conditional formatting, and start working with PivotTables. 
Prerequisite: Excel I or working knowledge of topics covered in Excel I.
Required: Access to MS Office Excel for Windows (versions 2024 or 365).
 

In Excel III, we will work with more functions, including nesting functions, utilizing data validation, creating VLOOKUPs & XLOOKUPS, and diving deeper into Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts.
Prerequisites: Excel I & Excel II, or working knowledge of topics covered in both classes.
Required: Access to MS Office Excel for Windows (versions 2024 or 365).
 

Feel like something is missing in your photography? Explore photography by learning to visualize a photograph and then create it through lighting, composition, and exposure. This class focuses on discovering new ways of seeing and an artistic approach to composition. Discover the steps beyond basic composition and exposure to create artistic photographs. There will be lectures, examples, and weekly assignments. The instructor will critique assignments and help students grow their photography knowledge. Some topics covered will be fall color, creative use of light, and composition.

Have you always wanted to learn French, or are you returning to it after many years? This course provides the fundamentals of the language: essential vocabulary, pronunciation tips, and a strong foundation in grammar that will help you advance beyond app-based learning. Alongside standard French, the course emphasizes contemporary spoken usage and culture, enabling you to understand modern French better as you actually hear it on the streets.

Materials: Instructor-provided materials

Prerequisite: None

Continue building your French in practical, real-life contexts.
Designed for learners with a basic foundation, this course expands your ability to understand and communicate in common situations—whether ordering at a café or restaurant, shopping, finding your way around a city, navigating public transportation, or discussing upcoming plans. You will develop more complete sentences, improve listening comprehension, and gain confidence interacting in everyday exchanges. Cultural context and contemporary spoken usage are integrated throughout the course.
Materials: Instructor-provided materials
Prerequisite: Beginning French I or equivalent experience
 

If you love reading short stories and want to write them, this class is for you. We'll examine jaw-dropping short stories and what makes them tick. We'll try writing our own short fictional stories, learning idea-generation techniques, experimental story formats, and revision tips to make your stories gleam. Then, we'll learn how to get published. Students will leave this class with at least three new short story ideas, a cover letter for submitting stories to publishers, and a critique of a story up to 5,000 words from the instructor, author G.G. Silverman.

Supplies: Have either a notebook and a pen OR a laptop/tablet with writing software.

Explore the principles of permaculture and discover how to apply sustainable, regenerative design to a garden or other outdoor space. In this two-hour introductory class, participants will learn how to facilitate healthy, low-maintenance ecosystems that work in harmony with nature. Whether you have a small garden, a large yard, or a community space, this class will provide you with a solid starting point for making any green space more productive, resilient, and environmentally friendly. No prior experience is required—anyone with an interest in gardening is welcome. 
Suggested supplies: a notebook or paper, and a pencil with eraser.  
 

Have you ever listened to a commercial, animation, or audiobook, and thought, “I wonder if I could do that?” Voice acting can be a flexible way to earn money from home. This introductory class answers questions about getting started, competition, and equipment. In a 90-minute, one-on-one session, you’ll meet a professional voice actor via live video chat and learn industry trends and home setups. You’ll explore voiceover styles, read a script, and receive coaching and feedback. Learn more: http://www.voicesforall.com/ooo.
After registering for the class,  you will be contacted by VFA to schedule the class.
Participants must be 18 or older. 
Requirements: Students must have internet access and video chatting capabilities using a method such as: Zoom, Skype (Win/Mac/Mobile), or iChat/FaceTime (Mac/iOS).

Speak Japanese! This class is an introduction to Japanese language and culture designed for students with little to no experience. We will focus on conversational skills, pronunciation, everyday expressions, basic vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and basic grammar.  Students are expected to review and practice between classes. Reading and writing are not covered. The class syllabus will be available on our website.

Required: Access to the Internet and Zoom for class sessions, and an email address to receive class information.

 

A learn-to-play course that will take time to teach the rules and concepts of the role-playing game (RPG) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), with an opportunity to play an introductory adventure then. No materials are needed, as character sheets, basic rules, and other gaming needs will be available for use.
 

Expand your horizons in the beginner-friendly class with the amazing painting medium: gouache! Gouache is opaque watercolor, an amazingly versatile medium with rich, vibrant colors. Gouache is opaque like acrylics and oils (so you can easily paint over previous layers), yet it can be blended after it dries like watercolors. It is also a very portable medium for travel painting, etc. This makes gouache one of the most adaptable and user-friendly painting media. In this class, you'll learn the basics of gouache painting, including color mixing, blending, contrast, values, details, brush handling, and how to apply them to a variety of painting subjects. Expand your artistic abilities in this interactive, hands-on-class, and bring home some beautiful paintings in a new medium that you can enjoy for years to come!

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

Fundraising is most effective when it is built on genuine connection rather than a simple exchange of funds. Instead of viewing donors as mere funding sources, this session equips you to view them as vital partners in your mission. You will explore how long-term donor engagement built on radical trust, shared values, and consistent, meaningful communication creates a resilient foundation for your organization’s future. Through real-world case studies and practical exercises, you will discover how to move past the anxiety of "the ask" and step into authentic partnership building.
 

Learn podcasting from Anthem Award-winning podcast producer John Yeager! This course will include background on podcasting, industry trends, and a discussion of whether you should or shouldn't produce a podcast. Each class will feature a guest speaker with real-world podcasting experience, along with plenty of time for questions. 
 

Animals are a fascinating part of our world. In this class, you'll learn to draw the intriguing world of animals in black and white and color with pencil, pen, and markers. This class is for anyone fascinated by animal life and interested in learning more about drawing them.

Possible subjects include: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, crustaceans, mollusks, and more. You’ll also learn about form and function, anatomy, highlights, shadows, details, proportions, three-dimensionality, value, contrast, and color.

These principles of drawing will help you learn to depict animals in a variety of ways, and you'll learn to produce vibrant, exciting, realistic works of animal art in this exciting new class!

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

 

 

Have you ever had a brilliant lyric line or a haunting melody stuck in your head, but weren't quite sure how to bring it to life? Welcome to a supportive, beginner-friendly space designed to turn those creative sparks into finished songs! If you have a deep love for lyrics and a basic grasp of music theory (like knowing what a chord is), you have everything you need to get started. Together, we will demystify the creative process by breaking down how to write meaningful lyrics, explore how simple chord progressions can evoke deep emotions, and build predictable song structures that effortlessly guide your listeners. All you need is a willingness to learn and a passion for storytelling—let’s collaborate, experiment, and turn your musical ideas into something real!
Requirements: knowledge of chord basics (piano or guitar) and beginning music theory.
Note: Class will meet twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
 

Continue to refine your vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and ability to master routine conversations. 

Prerequisite: Spanish: Intermediate 3. 

Required Books: “Spanish for Mastery 3,Situaciones” by Valette & Valette, ISBN: 0 669 08684 3.

 

It's never too late to develop your foreign language skills! Impress your friends and colleagues by developing your conversational ability in real-life situations in your community or while traveling. Study basic pronunciation and grammatical structure in a nurturing, interactive environment. 
Recommended for people who have never taken Spanish. 
Required Book: “Spanish for Mastery 1, Que tal?” by VALETTE & VALETTE, ISBN: 0-669-31311-4.
 

Learn to master basic Spanish conversation and useful phrases for different situations: meeting new people, traveling, ordering food in a restaurant, a doctor's office, and more.
Required Book: “Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation, Premium Fourth Edition,” by Jean Yates, PHD, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Publication date: January 9, 2024. Available at Half Price Books and other formats.
Prerequisite: Spanish Intermediate 1
 

Continue with Spanish conversation and grammar skills, and learn to conjugate verbs in the present, past, and future. Prerequisite: Spanish: Beginning OR must have mastered the present tense conjugations of the REGULAR and IRREGULAR  AR, ER, IR verbs. 
Required Book: “Spanish for Mastery 1, Que tal?” by VALETTE & VALETTE, ISBN: 0-669-31311-4.
 

Refine your vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and ability to master routine conversations. 
Prerequisite: Spanish: Intermediate 2. 
Required Books: “Spanish for Mastery 2: Entre Nosotros” by VALETTE & VALETTE ISBN: 0669-31341-6.

 

Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, one can be inspired by our amazing environment on a daily basis. In this class, you'll learn how to draw and paint the fascinating world of nature, scenery, and the environment, with pencil, pen, and watercolor, in this exciting new class. 

Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  

This class takes travel sketching to the next level, and explores a fascinating variety of urban scenes from around the world! In this class, you'll learn how to draw and paint the intriguing world of cities, towns, and urban scenes, in pencil, pen, and watercolor.
Note: participation in the Travel Sketching 1 class is not required in order to enroll in this class.
Supply List will be posted soon; pending instructor review/updates. Thank you!  
 

Love Italian wine but don't know where to start? Italy has thousands of unique grapes, making it the most exciting—and sometimes confusing—place for wine. We’re stripping away the mystery. Explore the essentials of Italian wine, from the volcanic soils of the South to the misty mountains of the North. You'll leave ready to order your next bottle with total confidence. 

Students must be 21 years of age to attend the class. The price includes a $30 food-and-wine fee. 

Designed for writers holding powerful memories but struggling to structure them, this workshop teaches you how to transform personal recollections into compelling memoir narratives. You will explore the craft of scene-building, dialogue, and emotional arcs while learning to distinguish between scene and summary. By anchoring your memories in rich sensory details, you will gain the practical tools needed to create deep emotional resonance and shape your personal experiences into stories that truly captivate readers.
 

Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1243 or email comed@edmonds.edu to register.

VFA will contact students directly to schedule the 90-minute one-on-one session.