Get inspired and creative from home painting your own acrylic on canvas painting. Sign up and receive a paint kit, complete with pre-drawn canvas, acrylic paints, brushes, instructions, and examples. This course is offered as instructor-led or self-directed; supplies will be shipped so please allow 3 days processing. Specific details are noted under each course option and prices vary accordingly; please select the option that works best for you!
Instructor: Katie Walton Capacity Remaining: 19
Dates: 9/21/2020 - 11/9/2020 Days: M Times: Arranged
Fee: $43.00
This is a self-directed session. After registration, students will receive a link to the video of the course and the supplies for the painting will be shipped to the address provided (please allow 3-5 business days for supply delivery).
This is a self-directed course.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. Become familiar with basic bookkeeping and accounting terminology in this 6-week, online course. Students will learn: accounting principles; differences between double-entry and single-entry bookkeeping; proper entry into ledgers accounts; banking entries and reconciliations, basic business entries, as well as bank and credit card reconciliations.
Use of a desktop or laptop is highly encouraged for this course.
Item Number: 6079
Fee: $149.00
Instructor: Bobbi Sandberg
Capacity Remaining: 16
Dates: 10/13/2020 - 11/17/2020
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sessions: 6
Days: Tu
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REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, functions, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Students are provided with exercise files and an illustrated manual (digital file) covering the entire content of the class which may be printed for personal use. The manual includes step by step instruction and screen shots to aid in comprehension and retention outside of the classroom.
Item Number: 6438
Fee: $100.00
Instructor: Bobbi Sandberg
Capacity Remaining: 10
Dates: 10/7/2020 - 11/25/2020
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sessions: 8
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REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. This class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook collaboration. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, tables, sorting and filtering data, templates, and working with graphics. Students are provided with exercise files which may be printed for personal use. The class handouts include step by step instruction and screen shots to aid in comprehension and retention outside of the classroom. Students should have a fundamental understanding of the Windows operating system and how to maneuver with a mouse. Students should also be comfortable with the concepts taught in the Excel Level 1 class.
Item Number: 6437
Fee: $110.00
Instructor: Bobbi Sandberg
Capacity Remaining: 11
Dates: 10/7/2020 - 11/25/2020
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sessions: 8
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This is an online class taught using Canvas and Zoom as needed.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. This class will help you think in new ways about productivity, give you the skills to control your own creative process in your field of interest, and define what success looks like for you. You will have the opportunity to evaluate your current strategies, whether it be with creative projects, business marketing plans or future goals. Are they working for you? You will learn about different ways to help direct your projects toward success, and develop an actionable process of productivity and creation using proven creative process models as a starting point. Students will work on their own projects, set goals, explore research, originate work and validate their work with others. This class is about you - your goals, your productivity, and your passions. Learn how to take control of this process, be productive, and build community to take you to the next level in your chosen area of study.
Item Number: 6200
Fee: $168.00
Instructor: Shannon Borg
Capacity Remaining: 20
Dates: 10/14/2020 - 11/11/2020
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sessions: 5
Days: W
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We're sorry, this course is no longer available. Keep an eye out for this course and similar offerings next quarter! To be added to a contact list for this course, email CommunityEd@skagit.edu.
Introduction to American Sign Language
An introduction to conversationally relevant signs, finger spelling, grammatical principles of American Sign Language (ASL), cultural background and information relating to the deaf community and American Sign Language.
Instructor: Stacy Steggs
Dates: 10/5/2020 - 11/23/2020
Sessions: 8
Days: M
Fee: $150.00
This is an online class held via Canvas and Zoom as applicable.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. In this class you will nurture your own creativity then connect with a community of artists through a virtual exhibition at the end of the session. Painting projects are geared for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Every student is encouraged to express their own style and to take their paintings as far as they wish, from simple, elegant solutions to intricately detailed masterworks. Supply list available upon registration - contact us for more information.
Item Number: 6052
Fee: $150.00
Instructor: Mary Iverson
Capacity Remaining: 11
Dates: 10/15/2020 - 11/19/2020
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sessions: 6
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This quarter we will focus on the split complementary color scheme, a favorite of Vincent Van Gogh. His paintings show us how to orchestrate color choices to create a vibrant, expressive painting. We will begin with a color study then work the palette into your own painting ideas. Weekly group discussions create a dynamic and supportive environment for you to grow as an artist.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. Learn the basics of editing a digital photograph using Photoshop Elements. Course includes an overview of the software's tools; quickly fixing contrast and color problems; cropping and straightening; spot healing and cloning to remove or add features; fixing red eye and whitening teeth; adding text. Be sure and have Photoshop Elements downloaded and ready to use (try it out first to make sure). You will be working along with the instructor. Have your pictures accessible to work on.
Item Number: 6434
Fee: $69.00
Instructor: Karen Mullen
Capacity Remaining: 5
Dates: 10/27/2020 - 11/3/2020
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sessions: 2
Days: Tu
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Photoshop Elements (version 2014 or newer) required for this course; course does not include software.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. From high school to college and beyond, financial comfort begins with the basics. Just as pizza needs a crust, handling your financial life is the one topic that everyone needs to understand. Using a unique approach, you will learn how to develop the habit of saving money; spending money from your head instead of your ‘wants’, what a budget really can do you for; how to use credit wisely; protecting your financial privacy; and several other tools to manage your money both today and tomorrow. Come to the first class and enjoy that pizza and learn how your favorite foods translate to a secure financial future.
Item Number: 6199
Fee: $100.00
Instructor: Bobbi Sandberg
Capacity Remaining: 20
Dates: 10/19/2020 - 11/9/2020
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sessions: 4
Days: M
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Meeting times arranged by instructor.
We're sorry, this course is no longer available. Keep an eye out for this course and similar offerings next quarter! To be added to a contact list for this course, email CommunityEd@skagit.edu.
Watercolor Painting
Engage in a unique, online painting experience! Engage in 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. Supply list available upon registration - contact us for more information.
Instructor: Michele Cooper
Dates: 10/7/2020 - 11/11/2020
Sessions: 6
Days: W
Fee: $170.00
This course will be held via Zoom; students should have access to internet, web camera and microphone.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. If you are interested in expanding your creative and persuasive writing skills, this class is for you. Would you like a forum to express your thoughts on painting or other visual arts or another creative passion through words? Are you writing a blog, a website, a book, essays, stories, or poems about your experiences with your creative pursuit? This 5-week class will focus on helping you find a method of working and a supportive structure for developing and sharing your written work.
Item Number: 6201
Fee: $168.00
Instructor: Shannon Borg
Capacity Remaining: 20
Dates: 10/12/2020 - 11/9/2020
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sessions: 5
Days: M
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Participants must be comfortable with Zoom video-conferencing, and must have a video camera and microphone (integrated with laptop/desktop computer is acceptable).
We're sorry, this course is no longer available. Keep an eye out for this course and similar offerings next quarter! To be added to a contact list for this course, email CommunityEd@skagit.edu.
The Biz
The Biz introduces students to a different job in movies and television each week. Our guests will be successful members of the motion picture and television industries. The first five classes will be broader in nature, and the second will be more technically oriented.
Instructor: Mel Damski
Dates: 10/6/2020 - 12/8/2020
Sessions: 10
Days: Tu
Fee: $200.00
Take both sections to learn about both the creative and technical side of "The Biz"
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session. Whether your creative ideas are worthy of becoming viral videos or Hollywood movies, or you just want to use video to engage in your passion, document your family, or entertain your friends, this introductory video production course provides a systematic approach to the basic building blocks of how to practically and professionally get your great ideas to screen. In this course students will learn the process of focusing, shaping, and expressing their creative, cinematic interests by observing films, engaging in discussion, and developing documents that articulate their project plans.
Item Number: 6106
Fee: $205.00
Instructor: John Riber
Capacity Remaining: 10
Dates: 10/20/2020 - 11/19/2020
Times: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Sessions: 10
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This is an online course that meets via Zoom.
Ed2Go offers a variety of non-credit online courses in both instructor-led and self-paced formats. Subjects include, but are not limited to: Business, Web Design, Quickbooks, Creative Writing, Basic Language, and more! Costs vary by course.
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