American Cities (In Person)   

Washington, D.C.: Girl Power!

Step inside the lives and stories of some strong and groundbreaking women who have left their mark on Washington, the United States, and even the world. Suffragettes, those who fought for women's voting rights, First Ladies, artists, community activists, and countless others have influenced culture, politics, and the social fabric of this city.

Instructor
Andrea Seiger, author of 111 Places in Washington, DC You Must Not Miss, is an educator and world traveler who has lived in Washington DC for 33 years. She has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has traveled thousands of miles on the Mayan Route of Mexico. Ms. Seiger loves to road trip around the Mid-Atlantic US and beyond.

More information
You will receive details on how to log in to your online class sessions one day before the start of the course. Once the final online class session has concluded, you will have one week to submit your independent coursework and final assignment to your teacher. Students are required to be present during all class sessions.

To read specifics about class schedules and requirements for this course, click here.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking this course.

Registration and Enrollment
This course is partially online and partially in person. Add to cart and check out.

Food has a way of transporting us back to a place or to the company of someone special, reminding us who we are and where we are from. Food triggers memories of family, friends, and moments in our past.

Bring your best - or worst - food memories and even those kitchen mishaps with you to class. We will discuss recipes, books, movies, and of course, cookbooks, and what we can do to savor the food experiences that we have had. Come prepared to share your stories and to laugh.

Each student will create a short cookbook of recipes that have a special place in your memory, which will then go into a class cookbook. The cookbook project will be a showcase of your collective families, friends, countries, cultures and places that influence you.

SCHEDULE
(Times below listed in Eastern Time.
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Wednesday, Jan 25 6pm–9pm (mandatory online orientation)
Saturday, Jan 28 10am - 4pm (live in Washington, DC)
Sunday, Jan 29 10am–4pm (live in Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Feb 8 6pm-9pm (online final project review)

 

 

You will meet live in Washington, DC indoors. This is not a travel class. In order to creat the class book, students will have a pre-assignment, independent coursework and final assignment. Credit for J-1 visa students is 36 hours. Students earning J-1 visa credit must attend all sessions and complete all homework.

Students receive an email with a pre-assignment and log-on information for orientation one week before the orientation meeting.

Students are required to be present during all class sessions. 

If you have any questions, please email us at aupair@bmcc.cuny.edu. 

Andrea Seiger, author of 111 Places in Washington, DC You Must Not Miss, is an educator and world traveler who has lived in Washington DC for 31 years. She has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has traveled thousands of miles on the Mayan Route of Mexico. Ms. Seiger loves to road trip around the Mid-Atlantic US and beyond.