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Get on the right track with your writing. Our experienced writing faculty provides personalized guidance to help you overcome obstacles, build confidence, and establish a consistent writing practice. With expert support, you'll develop the skills and habits needed to bring your writing projects to life.

Get on the right track with your writing. Our experienced writing faculty provides personalized guidance to help you overcome obstacles, build confidence, and establish a consistent writing practice. With expert support, you'll develop the skills and habits needed to bring your writing projects to life.

Explore the world of color with acrylic painting! We will learn how to mix and use color in effective and interesting ways. Everything from color finding, color schemes, and finding the palette of colors that works best for you will be covered in this brand new class! Prior acrylic painting knowledge is highly recommended.

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Explore acrylics with a focus on color, composition and pattern. Demonstrations will show color mixing, shading and texture. Work on projects of your choice or suggested demo projects.

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Take your acrylic painting to the next level! Move into increasingly experimental stages, learning to expand your creativity and express yourself in a more intuitive style. Free your artistic self. Focus will be on the elements of design and color, line, and shape with demonstrations, tips and activities. Designed to meet the needs of those who already possess some acrylic experience, but all levels are welcome. 

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Students will be able to use the Clark College Darkroom to work on their film photography projects. The Clark College darkroom can accommodate film formats 35mm through 8X10. Film processing, darkroom printing, and negative scanning can all be done. Technical assistance will be provided by an instructor. All regular B&W processing chemistry will be provided.

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Learn about Buddhism and begin on a path to reduce suffering. We will meditate, learn about the historical Buddha, explore various traditions and options for continued practice, and practice metta (loving kindness) and gratitude. You will be prepared to confidently continue your practice via in-person or Zoom mediation services.

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Explore the hot issues that people are talking about, including immigration, housing, healthcare options, including the new administration and the Middle East. Each week fantastic, well-prepared guest speakers will set the table for student discussion and conversation. Join us for lively dialogue!

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Creative Writing for the Absolute Beginner is the class you've been wanting to take. Have you ever promised yourself that you would 'someday' write a book of fiction, a young adult book, or romantic historical fiction? What about the short story sitting in your mind and wanting to be told, but you don't know how to begin? This class will provide you with the foundational skills to write creatively for any number of applications. We will share our stories as we create a portfolio of inventive, original works of fiction that will impress your family and friends.

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In the event of a major earthquake here in the Pacific Northwest, are you ready? Empower yourself and take simple steps to help prepare your family and home for a potential disaster. Learn the basics: how to build an emergency kit, how to get your friends and neighbors involved, and what resources - both local and national - are available to help you prepare.

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Parlez-vous français? Enjoy this fun beginner's class which introduces students to French pronunciation, vocabulary, phrases, and conversational dialogues. Also perfect for those who want to brush up on their French, or are planning a trip. Recommended for ages 16 and over. 

Textbook: French in 3 months by Ronald Overy and Jacqueline Lecanuet found on Amazon.com.

Taught by a native speaker.

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Parlez-vous français? Enjoy this fun beginner’s class which introduces students to French pronunciation, vocabulary, phrases, and conversational dialogues. Also perfect for those who want to brush up on their French, or are planning a trip. Bring a French/English dictionary and French verb book. Ages 16 and over. Purchase “French Fundamentals” textbook at the Clark College Bookstore prior to first class

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Allons, continuez! Start back up with the elegant French language where you left off with French for beginners I. This course covers chapters 6 through 12 in "French in 3 months" by Ronald Overy and Jacqueline Lecanuet. This course will continue with pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and sentences. Taught by a native speaker.

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Did you know there is more to watercolor than just paper, paint, and brushes? In this class we will experiment with unconventional watercolor methods to create surprising results! If you've wanted to step up your watercolors to the next level, this is the class for you!

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Under the guidance of a Grammy-winning guitarist, learn the basics of how to play the guitar. Focus on tuning, basic chords, picking, strumming, note reading, and chord progressions. As you progress you will add more notes and chords as well as more complex rhythms and strumming patterns. Ultimately you will play songs as a group. Bring your guitar to class. Ages 15 and over.

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Experience the joys of watercolor in a positive atmosphere with the support and encouragement of fellow artists. Explore and work on your own projects, brush up on watercolor basics, and/or learn some new and interesting techniques to add to your painting repertoire. Bring your favorite supplies. For those wanting to join in the projects on the syllabus, please consult the supply list.

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Develop Italian conversational skills, gradually learn vocabulary, learn about Italy and its culture. Pronunciation and grammar will be covered. 8 sessions. This course is a partnership with Tacoma Community College.

Suitable for those who have completed part l of Beginner Italian Conversation Class, or who already have a good knowledge of the basics of the Italian language. Improve pronunciation, conversational skills, and vocabulary, either for personal or professional purpose. 6 sessions. This course is a partnership with Tacoma Community College

Explore Japanese language and culture in this beginner class. Taught by a native speaker.

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Journaling is soul renewing art. Anyone can participate in it. Our journals hold our life stories. Our life stories effect the world. Through journaling we can heal pain, increase joy, and find fulfillment. Not only for ourselves, but for generations past and present. Bring pen, paper, or a laptop, and let's let your soul soar. Carrie is a lifelong journal-junkie, author of two published memoirs, lover of life. 

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Write Your Memoir and give this gift of love to your family. This class will provide you with the roadmap to write like a pro. Every memoir has a greater purpose: a lesson or lessons that you learned and want to share with your family and friends. Let's capture those moments. Or perhaps you want to grasp a flash of time like a photograph and write it down before life changes so much that it's forgotten. We will write these unique experiences to entertain your family, enlighten the next generation, inspire others to do great things, instruct those curious about your journey, or for catharsis, and to get your remarkable story on paper.

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Be the pianist you always wanted to be! This class is expertly tailored for beginners who want immediate results. Shatter the myth that only a select few people are musical. Get solid skills with chords, intervals, solfege, and music notation. We will improvise, play ensemble pieces, and explore everything from Beethoven to Broadway, Ragtime to Rock. 

Continue developing into the pianist you want to be. Whether you took lessons long ago or yesterday, you'll learn not just individual pieces, but the skills to help you learn on your own. We will improvise, play ensembles, and enjoy everything from classical to rock, ragtime to Broadway. Everyone has something to bring to music, and so do you. Come see for yourself. Prerequisite: Piano I or equivalent.

Anything you see, you can draw! This course is designed to be an introduction to the basic materials and technical properties of drawing with a focus on the formal qualities of drawing and its concepts. Projects include drawing from still life and natural forms. Develop observational skills, perceptual awareness, and expressive capabilities through the exploration of proportional relationships, linear perspective, and composition techniques.

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Join us to ignite your creativity and confidence in all kinds of writing including fiction and non-fiction. Join other writers in overcoming blocks, criticism, and fear; and get words on the page. Taught by a published author. Hanna Hall 118 - Classroom - Sa 11:00AM - 3:00PM, Su 10:00AM - 1:00PM

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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 in 10 Minutes a Day"; ISBN: 978-1931873307). This course is a partnership with Edmonds College.

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 in 10 Minutes a Day"; ISBN: 978-1931873307). This course is a partnership with Edmonds College.

Continue with Spanish conversation and grammar skills and learn to conjugate verbs in present, past, and future. Prerequisite: Spanish: Beginning. Required Book: "Barrons: Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way" 2nd or 3rd Edition by Gene Hammitt (ISBN: 978-0764125508). This course is a partnership with Edmonds College.

Continue learning by improving your useful vocabulary, conversation, and grammar skills using the present, past, and the future tenses. Prerequisite: Spanish: Intermediate 1. Required Book:"AVENTURAS primer curso de lengua española", student edition, by Jose A. Blanco and Philip Redwine Donley (ISBN: 978-1618570536). This course is a partnership with Edmonds College.

Do you want to rekindle your fascination with the starry night sky? Learn how to navigate the night sky – a cosmic parade of seasonal constellations/stars, planets, Moon, comets, and meteor showers with star-charts, binoculars, and telescopes. Understand how and why the stars and planets move the way they do.

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Have you always wanted to try out this beautiful art form? Learn the fundamentals and be guided with step-by-step instructions. You will learn a new technique each week.

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Have you always wanted to learn the basics of watercolor? Learn step by step techniques such as color choices and mixing, creating texture with different brush strokes and glazing colors.  No prior painting experience required.

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This class is designed for self-directed artists looking for a creative environment in which to receive coaching and encouragement in developing their art. Students facing design challenges can get technique demonstrations from the instructor. Each class ends with friendly critiques. Prerequisites: Ability to come up with painting ideas. Beginning watercolor skills. This class is not designed for absolute beginners.

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Learn basic weather reading skills to help the Gardener, Hiker, or outdoor person.  Learn to read weather maps, interpret cloud formations, understanding our local climate, and gain practical weather knowledge.  Taught by a USDA-Graduate School certified Meteorologist and former NOAA/NWS forecaster. 

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Enjoy writing in a positive atmosphere with the support and encouragement of your instructor and fellow writers. Work on your own writing projects, and/or learn some new techniques to add to your writing repertoire. Join us and be ready to write!

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Get on the right track with your writing. Our experienced writing faculty provides personalized guidance to help you overcome obstacles, build confidence, and establish a consistent writing practice. With expert support, you'll develop the skills and habits needed to bring your writing projects to life.

Get on the right track with your writing. Our experienced writing faculty provides personalized guidance to help you overcome obstacles, build confidence, and establish a consistent writing practice. With expert support, you'll develop the skills and habits needed to bring your writing projects to life.