New adult education classes are available

Belle­vue Adult Edu­ca­tion Pro­gram for 2012–13 will offer classes for Ses­sion 3 which will begin Feb. 25 at either Belle­vue High School or Belle­vue Mid­dle School.

The Belle­vue City School Dis­trict is excited to be able to offer a low cost adult edu­ca­tion pro­gram for adults in the sur­round­ing area look­ing to learn a new skill or hobby. Being a life-long learner is some­thing that we try to instill in all of our stu­dents and this is a way to help meet this goal.

All classes meet on Mon­days between 6–8 p.m. unless adjusted to meet the needs of the course. Refer to the course descrip­tion for addi­tional information.

To reg­is­ter:

Com­plete the reg­is­tra­tion form (attached). Mail to the address below or bring the form to the Board of Edu­ca­tion office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. with your tuition pay­ment. All reg­is­tra­tions must be accom­pa­nied by full payment.

Make checks payable to: Belle­vue City Schools.

Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line for Ses­sion 3 is Feb. 20.

Gen­eral Information

Classes for Ses­sion 3 begin on Feb. 25 at either Belle­vue High School or Belle­vue Mid­dle School. Check each course descrip­tion for details.

All classes offered will depend on suf­fi­cient enroll­ment. You will be noti­fied if the class is can­celed and money will be refunded.

Reg­is­tra­tion is open to all area res­i­dents over 18 years of age who do not attend reg­u­lar school.

No refunds will be made after the first sched­uled class meeting.

Impor­tant: Classes will not meet when Belle­vue City Schools is not in ses­sion for weather-related rea­sons. If in doubt, con­tact the Board of Edu­ca­tion office at 419–484-5049.

For addi­tional infor­ma­tion, con­tact Gor­don Moore, Belle­vue Ele­men­tary School, 1150 Castalia St., Belle­vue, OH 44811. Ph. 419–484-5049, e-mail: Gordon.moore@bellevueschools.org.

Course Offer­ings

Finan­cial Plan­ning 101: Instruc­tors, Doug Gilden­meis­ter and Jim Davis, Wealth Man­age­ment and Con­sult­ing Group of Ray­mond James. Room: Belle­vue Mid­dle School Room: A210. Start­ing Date: Feb. 25. Tuition: $25.

This course will focus on what indi­vid­u­als need to do in order to meet their finan­cial goals at retire­ment, how to eval­u­ate risk in their invest­ments and to be able to man­age their risk. What part life insur­ance and annu­ities play in their finan­cial plan­ning and how to employ long term strate­gies that have a proven track record of success.

Any addi­tional cost for sup­plies will be paid directly to the instructor.

Basics of Weld­ing: instruc­tor, Jeff Karcher, BHS Agri­cul­tural Sci­ence Teacher. Room: BHS Agri­cul­tural Sci­ence Class­room. Start­ing Date: Feb. 25. Tuition: $30.

This class is designed for the per­son with lit­tle to no weld­ing knowl­edge. Stu­dents will learn the basics of cor­rectly apply­ing and inter­pret­ing weld­ing sym­bols and prints. Select proper weld­ing processes, equip­ment and acces­sories. Become knowl­edge­able in weld­ing ter­mi­nol­ogy and processes and how they apply to the mod­ern day work­force. Stu­dents are required to wear the appro­pri­ate cloth­ing to participate.

Any addi­tional cost for sup­plies will be paid directly to the instructor.

Sewing: Instruc­tor, Dawn Martin-Shultz, BHS Fam­ily and Con­sumer Sci­ence Teacher. Room: Belle­vue High School Room 22. Start­ing Date: Feb. 25. Tuition: $25.

For those who have lit­tle to no sewing expe­ri­ence, this class is for you. Learn how to prop­erly oper­ate a sewing machine and choose appro­pri­ate fab­rics and notions for class projects. Basic sewing tech­niques will be the focus of this class. You will learn the basics of sewing like read­ing a pat­tern, pat­tern lay­out and cut­ting, hand sewing and sewing sim­ple seams. You will work on the selected class project together in order to mas­ter sewing tech­niques together. You will need to pur­chase your sup­plies for each project and a sup­ply list will be sent prior to the first class and pro­vided prior to each sub­se­quent project, if applicable.

Liv­ing a Healthy Life: Instruc­tors, Mandi King and Patti Keller, Belle­vue Hos­pi­tal. Room: Belle­vue Mid­dle School Room: A118. Start­ing Date: Feb. 25. Tuition: $25.

This class is designed for adults of all ages who are inter­ested in liv­ing a healthy life. The focus will be on plan­ning and cre­at­ing healthy meals along with learn­ing age appro­pri­ate exer­cises, so that par­tic­i­pants will be able to cre­ate an exer­cise pro­gram that will best ben­e­fit their needs.

Any addi­tional cost for sup­plies will be paid directly to the instructor.

Adult Edu­ca­tion impor­tant dates:

Ses­sion 3, Feb. 25– March 25. Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line Feb. 20.

Ses­sion 4, April 8– May 13. Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line April 3.

Adult Edu­ca­tion addi­tional information.

Course offer­ings will be updated each ses­sion depend­ing upon the avail­abil­ity of our instructors.

Belle­vue Adult Edu­ca­tion is always look­ing for inter­est­ing, infor­ma­tive and rel­e­vant top­ics to offer the res­i­dents of Belle­vue and the sur­round­ing area. If you have a hobby, knowl­edge, train­ing or inter­est that you are will­ing to share with adult learn­ers, con­tact Gor­don Moore at 419–484-5049.

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