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Holidays: Ritual, Celebration, and History
Credit: 36 hours/3.6 CEU
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Dates: December 11-19, 2020
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| Instructor: Melissa Shaw |
Fee: $275.00 |
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| Class meets: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday 10am-1:30pm, Sunday 10am-1:30pm
On Saturday, December 19, class will meet again for final project presentations: 10am-1:30pm. |
| Building/Room: Online, online platform , NY , TBA |
Announcement:
In order to reflect CUNY's decision to hold distance-learning courses, Learning Across America will be continuing in an online format. Online courses will be held for the same number of credits as our in-person option. Please email us with questions at learningacrossamerica@bmcc.cuny.edu.
Holidays: Ritual, Celebration, and History
 
Explore the history and rituals of the winter holidays and how our current traditions developed. We will examine the similarities and differences of the winter holidays across cultures, including St Lucia Day, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Dongzhi, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, and others.
Students will go into their own holiday season with a deeper connection to how mankind has engaged in ritual and celebration throughout history.
Keep reading for more information or click here to sign up.
This class meets online. Students will have a pre-assignment, homework, and a final project. Credit for J-1 visa students is 36 hours. Students earning credit for the J-1 visa must attend all live class meetings and complete all homework assignments.
SCHEDULE
(Times below listed in Eastern Time.
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Class meets online
Friday, December 11: 5pm–8pm
Saturday, December 12: 10am–1:30pm
Sunday, December 13: 10am–1:30pm
Saturday, December 19: 10am–1:30pm
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About your Instructor
Melissa Shaw
 Melissa Shaw is a facilitator who offers a unique consultancy based in the arts, social justice, diversity and inclusion, and social emotional learning. She has facilitated in universities, schools, summer camps, detention centers, yeshivas, churches, corporate offices, and long-term temporary housing centers. She has facilitated workshops for high school students, security guards, chaplains, non-profit managers, video game designers, Buddhist monks, school principals, older adults, NGO leaders, and the NYPD. She is a teaching artist and creative coach for various community-based organizations, including Community Word Project and the Lulu and Leo Fund. Melissa also facilitates for a variety of the Anti-Defamation League's programs, including its A World of Difference Institute, Words to Action, Echoes and Reflections and Respect for All initiatives. She was on faculty for Drew University's 2018 Institute On Religion and Conflict Transformation where she helped to foster dialogue among religious and lay leaders from around the world. She is the Arts and Communication Advisor for the Muslim Jewish Solidarity Commitee. Last summer, Melissa was part of the prestigious Nahum Goldmann Fellowship cohort. She is an associate artist with Falconworks Artist Group. Melissa holds an M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
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Childhood Literacy and Behavioral Development
Credit: 36 hours/3.6 CEU
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Dates: December 10-13, 2020 |
| Instructor: Sara Lenore |
Fee: $275.00 |
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| Building/Room: Online, online platform , NY , TBA |
Announcement:
In order to reflect CUNY's decision to hold distance-learning courses through the summer, Learning Across America will be continuing in an online format. Online courses will be held for the same number of credits as our in-person option. Please email us with questions at learningacrossamerica@bmcc.cuny.edu.
New class!
For au pairs, parents, and people who work with children – this class provides tools and activities to support literacy and childhood development. This is also a great supplemental class for people pursuing careers in childhood development.
Using practical lessons and activities, you will develop an understanding of learning processes and stages of literacy learning.
Class will also focus on the development of independence and responsibility - discussing ways to encourage children to make responsible choices and to be accountable for their actions. This relates to their schoolwork, to everyday life and to how they make connections to the world.
NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
(Times below listed in Eastern Time.
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Thursday, November 5: 6pm-8pm
Fri, November 6: 6pm-8pm
Sat, November 7: 10am-1pm
Sat, November 14: 10am-1pm
DECEMBER SCHEDULE
(Times below listed in Eastern Time.
Click here for more details.)
Thurs, December 10: 6pm-8pm
Fri, December 11: 6pm-8pm
Sat, December 12: 10am-1pm
Sun, December 13: 10am-1pm
Class meets online Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday morning. There is a follow-up session one week later.
Your course will consist of a pre-assignment, independent coursework and final assignment as well as live online class sessions with your teacher/other au pairs. Credit for J-1 visa students is 36 hours. Students earning J-1 visa credit must attend all sessions and complete all homework.
Your teacher, Sara Lenore is a Teacher and Reading Specialist. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Boston University and her Master's Degree in Literacy from Pace University. She has a TEFL Certificate from her studies in Peru and has taught English as a Second Language to children, adolescents and adults. Sara has been working with Learning Across America for nearly four years and loves it!
Class ID: SF20SF20LEX14Dec |
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