Writing, Literature, & Languages   

This four‑week class shows how to transform real experiences into compelling stories. Through animal encounters, personal memories, and local history, you’ll learn to shape vivid scenes, choose perspective, and balance truth with storytelling craft. We’ll explore writing about real people with honesty, using place as a character, and blending fact with legend. Each session includes guided exercises to help you draft and refine your own work, ending with optional sharing and feedback to inspire future projects.

Our most popular course for nearly a decade running, Conversational Italian with Sandy Immerso is a showcase for what makes community education so powerful: An excellent teacher, an engaged class-room community, and a fantastic subject.                      

Join one of the most exciting groups of learners west of the Mississippi (but only a hop, skip, and a jump from Italy) today!         Please note: This class is intended for individuals with an intermediate-level conversational grasp of the language. This is not a beginner course; if you are interested in Beginning Italian, please contact us at 928-634-6537.
 

This is an introductory Japanese language course with cultural learning and activities for enthusiastic learners who want to travel t Japan, to understand anime/shows better, or just to have fun learning a new language and culture! Students will learn basic Japanese greetings, useful expressions, basic conversations, and written language will also be introduced. Students will learn Japanese culture including food, appreciation of nature, holidays, etc. The class will have the real experience of calligraphy, too. The teacher, Ikuko senei, was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. 

Ready to take your Japanese skills to the next level? Designed as a continuation of Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture, this course is ideal for students who have taken the intro class or who have had some exposure to Japanese language before. Through interactive lessons, you will expand your conversational skills, and discover new Kanji characters through their origins. Each session explores fascinating cultural insights to deepen your understanding of the country. Join Tokyo native Ikuko Sensei to build your confidence and connect more deeply with the Japanese language and culture.