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Adult & Community Education Center - Sarasota County Public Schools

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FALL REGISTRATION BEGINS
Sept 3, walk-in only
Sept 4 until classes begin
phone or walk-in
M-TH: 8:00-4:00,
F: 8:00-3:30

Look for the Fall Schedule in 
 late August.

WHILE THE ANNUAL CATALOG HAS ALL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE YEAR, ONLY THE SPRING & SUMMER 2008 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS ARE CURRENTLY LISTED ON THE WEB SITE.
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SUMMER CLASSES STILL AVAILABLE!
Liven up your summer with a class from ACEC! There are still several classes beginning
during July and August. Scroll down through the listing below for what is yet to start. 

ARTS

Painting the Clothed Figure (Ron Sanders)

Join professional illustrator and artist Ron Sanders as he leads a class
in painting the clothed figure. Whether your interest is in portraiture
or a broader application of the human form, learn to understand basic
anatomy, depiction of light and form, and temperature based color to
depict skin tones. Whether your preference is tight or painterly
realism, learn how an orderly and systematic approach to
composition, drawing, value, color, texture will make the decision
process easier. Model provided each week. 
        Th        07/24 - 08/28                09:00am-12:00pm                      
                     SCTI Port H-3              $103.00    

Painting In the Manner of...(Leslie Uguccioni)

Have you ever wanted to paint like Monet, Matise or Picasso? This is
an opportunity to learn from one of your favorite 20th century artists.
Study the methods and techniques, do a copy of a painting for
practice, then apply the knowledge to an original painting. Methods
of instruction include individual guidance, lecture and demonstration.
Bring an illustrated book as a reference. 
        M        07/28 - 08/25                     01:00pm-04:00pm  
                   SCTI Portable H-3            $73.00     

AWARENESS

Peaceful Yoga for Beginners and Beyond (Dominick Francica)
Disease is nothing but the disappearance of our natural ease. The
Yoga philosophy aims at preventing the loss of our ease and peace.
Experience the profound benefits of Yoga as you start your journey
with Yoga poses, breath control, philosophy, mental concentration
techniques, and deep relaxation. Poses increase flexibility and tone,
strengthens the muscles, stablizes and balances the nervous system, 
and promotes circulation in all major organs and glands. The gift of Yoga 
creates peace of mind and a sense of internal balance. The rewards are
 great, providing us with a longer, healthier life. Students need to bring a 
mat and wear comfortable clothing. 
       F        07/18 - 08/22                               10:00am-11:30am  
                 I AM Healing Arts Center         $60.00

 

 

CUISINE

Regional American Cuisine, Part 2 (Chef Mel)
Did you enjoy Regional American Cuisine, Part 1? Let's continue on
our tasting journey of American foods. Whether you are from the
north, south, east or west, let your taste buds be the judge of the
various foods prepared by Chef Mel.

     W        08/13 - 08/27                      06:00pm-07:30pm  
                 Whole Foods                     $45.00   

DO IT YOURSELF

Make It Start: Small Engine Repair II (Jamie Evans)
Starting where Small Engine Repair I left off, this class will cover
the reconditioning and reassembly of small motors. Students will
take a more in depth view of the interior restoration
      Sa        07/12 - 08/16                09:00am-12:00pm  
                   SCTI Portable D-2      $99.00

GAMES AND SPORTS

Tennis (Ann Moore)
Learn the fundamentals to properly play the game. All strokes are
discussed with "on court" individualized instruction. Students must
provide rackets. Tennis balls are supplied. Enrollment is limited to
10 students.  
      Sa        Beg I: 07/12 - 08/16              08:30am-09:30am  
                   Longwood Athletic Club    $58.00
      Sa        Beg II: 07/12 - 08/16             09:30am-10:30am 
                   Longwood Athletic Club     $58.00 

LANGUAGE

Sign Language, Beg I Cont (Dorothy Graham)

This is a continuing class in basic course in American 
Sign Language (ASL) using natural gesture, mimetic 
depiction, facial expression, and idioms to clarify meaning. 
The course objective is for students to develop both 
expressive and receptive communication skills using ASL.
New students need instructor approval.The textbook A Basic
Course in American Sign Language will be used.               
      W         07/09-08/20                    5:30pm - 8:30 pm  
                   SCTI Portable H-1         $70  

TECHNOLOGY

DIGITAL PHOTO EDITING

Photo Editing: The Beginning (Linda Barton)

These sessions are for the beginning photo editing student who            
wishes to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements. Using Photo Elements             
6.0, this semi-structured class begins by having students work on a               
picture provided by the instructor. Then learn to import your own            
photos into Photoshop from a CD, memory card, flash drive or a            
computer file, and how to organize them. Learn the Photo Elements             
features, including quick fix, the spot healing brush, the clone tool,               
and smart fix. Crop and adjust tone and color, create and manipulate 
text, convert color photos to black and white or sepia. Learn how tocreate
a panoramic picture, printing tricks, and how to save your work so it can
 be used in other programs. Students with PhotoShopElements 3.0 or 4.0 
at home are welcome.                              
   M              07/14 - 07/28                     06:00pm-09:00pm
                    SCTI Bldg 29 Rm 104      $78.00 

   Tu            07/15 - 07/29                      09:00am-12:00pm  
                    SCTI Bldg 29 Rm 104       $78.00
               

Photo Fun (Linda Barton)

Everyone loves to scrapbook and now it can be done digitally. 
 No paper cutting, crimping, shaping, or pasting.  Fingers don't 
get sticky.  Learn how to scan and edit your photos.  Create
 backgrounds and add photos that give a special touch to 
scrapbook pages.  Make  calendars, newsletters, greeting 
cards, and more.  Commemorate special occasions, births, 
school days, graduation, weddings, birthdays, and holidays.  
Learn to save and print your creations.  Learn about the 
programs on the market that are used for digital scrapbook-
ing and making photo creations from simple to high tech. 
      M          08/04 - 08/18                        06:00pm-09:00pm  
                   SCTI Bldg 29 Rm 104         $78.00 

COMPUTERS

Intro to Computing II/Vista (Bill Crowe)

 Had fun learning the fundamentals and ready for more? This class
 follows Introduction to Computing I for Vista and is for those who               
 have some computer knowledge. Add to your knowledge of Vista by              
 learning to create, save, and find files and folders. Explore keyboard           
 navigation and shortcuts. Learn to install/uninstall programs, save to           
 CD and a flash drive. Write letters, cut, copy and paste text and                 
pictures, and control printing. Learn how to maintain and protect                 
your computer. This class introduces students to email, control panel           
and the world-wide web. Enrollment is limited to 10 students who              
will each have their own laptop.   This class is appropriate for those
who have XP experience and want   to know the new features of the 
Vista operating system.
        M/W          07/21 - 08/13                03:00pm-05:00pm  
                          SCTI Portable I-1         $111.00

PowerPoint Workshop (Bill Crowe)

Become acquainted with the basic uses of one of the most impressive
presentation tools available today. Learn to place words on the screen
and animate their appearance, create colorful backgrounds and add
diagrams, photographs and movies. Make a slide show, then copy,
save and distribute your presentations. Prerequisite: Must have
completed Windows Made Easy or Intro to Computing II and some
experience with word processing or instructor approval. FEE FOR
THIS CLASS IS NONREFUNDABLE. 
       Sa           07/19                                            09:00am-04:00pm   
                       SCTI BLDG 29 RM 104             $49.00

Word 2007 Workshop (Bill Crowe)

This workshop provides the basics of using the computer to create
letters, documents, pamphlets, and more. From creating, editing, and                 
saving a document (letters), to formatting and adding clip art and                
tables, Word is the right computer tool for the job. Every hour is                 
filled with fun and "hands-on" learning activities. You may bring a                
bag lunch. Prerequisite: Intro to Computers or basic computer                 
knowledge. FEE FOR THIS CLASS IS NONREFUNDABLE 
      Sa          07/12                                            09:00am-04:00pm  
                     SCTI Bldg 29 Rm 104               $49.00

Excel Workshop (Bill Crowe)

This workshop focuses on getting you started with Excel.  Learn the                
 spreadsheet basics, i.e., enter and edit data, perform calculations using                 
formulas and functions, build simple spreadsheets and print them to               
  fit the page. Also, learn how to add some pizzazz to your workbook!                
 No previous Excel experience is required. You may bring a bag                
 lunch. Excel 2003 is used. FEE FOR THIS CLASS IS NONREFUNDABLE.
     Sa          07/26                                         09:00am-04:00pm  
                    SCTI Bldg 29 Rm 104            $49.00

 

MACINTOSH

Macintosh Beginning (Ron Zimmerman)

This course is designed to familiarize the user with the basic                  
  operation of the Macintosh operating system. Are you struggling to                  
  understand the basics of Mac OSX? Now that you have spent a lot of                   
  money on your Mac, you want to know how to get the most out of it.                
  Students use new Tiger 10.4 laptops.
         F          07/11 - 08/01                                 06:30pm-08:30pm  
                     Computer Lab -Landings          $82.00

Macintosh Lab 101 (Ron Zimmerman)

This class focuses on improving your Macintosh OSX computer
skills.  Whether you're a beginner or have some experience with
OSX, become a better OSX user.  Among the topics to be covered 
are Safari, ITunes, System Preferences, and IPhoto.  Students will 
use new Tiger 10.4 laptops.
      Sa      07/12 - 08/02                                11:00am-01:00pm 
                Computer Lab-Landings           $82.00

Macintosh OS 10.5 Leopard, Intro (Ron Zimmerman)

If you recently purchased Leopard or are considering upgrading to
MAC 10.5, this class is for you.  Use and see many of the most popular
Leopard changes such as Coverflow, Spaces, and Time Machine.  Also 
gain experience with several more 300 Leopard enhancements including: 
the redesigned Dock, Finder, ICal, ITunes and Spotlight. This class helps to
orient new Leopard users to better utilize MAC 10.5.
       Sa     07/12 - 08/02                           08:30am-10:30am 
                 Computer Lab-Landings      $82.00

 



Adult Enrichment classes are open to adults, age 18 and older, unless otherwise noted.

 
The mission of the Adult & Community Education Center is to provide dynamic and
responsive life-long learning opportunities to meet the needs of the community.
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