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All of the following courses are offered on Wednesday nights
 

Adult/Pediatric Friends & Family CPR/FBAO French I - Part II Microsoft Excel
Beginners' Yoga Italian I Microsoft Office
Boating Skills & Seamanship Life Stories - Writing Course Paint a Piece of Furniture
Digital Photography Maximize Your College Financial Aid Guitar Workshop for Middle School Students

 

ADULT/PEDIATRIC FRIENDS & FAMILY CPR/FBAO

Wednesday:   6:30-9:30 p.m.                                    Room:   HHS Media Center

1 Session:   March 10                                              Tuition:  $30You

This basic life support course is designed for lay rescuers who want to prepare themselves to help and protect others (namely family members, friends and co-workers) in distress needing CPR or FBAO (Foreign Body Airway Obstruction: Heimlick Maneuver).  This skills workshop will prepare students to perform CPR and intervene in choking situations involving responsive adult victims, unresponsive adult victims, children, and infants.  Instruction will be modeled after new protocols established by the American Heart Association and released in April of 2006; a demonstration of the AED (Automated Early Defibulator) will be included.  No written examination is required.  A $5.00 material's fee will be collected from each participant at the beginning of the class for purchase of the newly revised AHA student text. This very useful and practical three-hour course is open to everyone, whether you have taken a CPR course before or not.  To insure that your CPR knowledge and skills remain current, it is recommended that you participate in this skills workshop every two years.

This CPR-Heimlich Maneuver and AED (Automated Early Defibulator) demonstration course is not sufficient for healthcare providers who need the course entitled CPR for Healthcare Providers.  

INSTRUCTOR:  Dr. Patricia Johnson

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BEGINNERS' YOGA

Wednesdays:  7:30 – 8:30 p.m.                                 Room: Career Center

8 Sessions:    February 3 - March 31                        Tuition:  $100

This eight-week course will focus on breath work, asanas, and relaxation for those looking to begin with the practice of yoga.

INSTRUCTOR:  Julie Doherty

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BASIC BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP

Wednesdays:   7:00-9:00 p.m.                               Room 127

8 Sessions:  February 3 - March 31                      Tuition:  $15 (plus $45 materials fee paid directly to instructor)

This class is a must for new boaters or for boaters that feel the need to brush up on their boating skills.  Instruction on marine aids to navigation, boat handling, marlinspike seamanship, marine engines, "rules of the road", piloting,  radio marine communications, weather, choosing a boat, equipment necessary for your boat, and trailering your boat.  Materials fee of $60 payable to instructor on the first night of class.

INSTRUCTOR:  Paul Milone, USCGA

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Wednesdays:   6:30-8:00 p.m.                                 Room:  126

2 Sessions: 
February 3 - February 10                     Tuition:  $40

You've had your digital camera for a while now.  It's time to take it to the next level.  Learn how to take better pictures - get it off "auto."


                                                                                            INSTRUCTOR:   Laura Sinclair

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FRENCH I - PART II (Continuation from Fall 2009)

Wednesdays:  7:00 - 8:30  p.m.                             Room:   124

8 Sessions:  February 3 - March 31                      Tuition:  $110

If you are looking to brush up on your French or you are a fan of the Francophone language and culture, come join our conversational class and enjoy the fun, food and camaraderie.  The lessons will provide you with vocabulary and conversational situations needed for your next tour, shopping spree, or dining experience somewhere in the French speaking world.  Participation in the Fall course would be helpful but is not a requirement.

INSTRUCTOR:  June Maloney

ITALIAN I

Wednesdays:  7:00 - 8:30  p.m.                             Room:   TBA

8 Sessions:  February 3 - March 31                       Tuition:  $110

This course is designed to provide the student the basics of pronunciation and grammar in such a way as to provide them a structure from which they will be able to teach themselves commensurate with the work they are willing to invest.  In addition to language skills, culture, geography, and touristing skills are taught.  Simple dialogues are used to acquaint the students with common situations. 

INSTRUCTOR:  Joe Mastriani

 

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LIFE STORIES - WRITING COURSE

Wednesdays:  7:00 - 9:00 p.m.                                          Room:  120

8 sessions:  February 3 - March 31                                   Tuition:  $80

Everyone has an interesting story to tell.  This course explores the many definitions and examples of life writing from autobiography to memoir to blogging.  Class discussions pair with writing exercises designed to access memories and provide writing inspiration.  Reading materials and suggestions will be provided.  Life Stories is for non-writers and experienced writers; for those who want to leave something behind for their families or for those who would like to give their work a broader audience.

INSTRUCTOR:  Deb Kurilecz

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MAXIMIZE YOUR COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID

Wednesday:  7:00 - 9:00 p.m.                             Room: 128

1 Session:   March 10                                         Tuition: $10 Registration Fee Only

This one-night workshop is a must for all parents of college-bound high school students, including freshmen and sophomores.  We will demystify the college financial aid process and teach you how to access the more than $90 billion in financial aid dollars, monies that are available to “high income” families or business owners.  Strategies will be presented that will help you protect your assets by maximizing your eligibility for aid, and effectively lowering your college costs.  You will learn the optimum time to set the strategies in place (hint, best before junior year) and why if you wait until the financial aid deadline to file your forms, you may miss out on the full amount of aid you qualify for.  You will also learn how to protect the equity in your home and enhance your retirement savings as you educate your child.  Bring a calculator and a basic knowledge of your income, taxes, and assets.  A free analysis will be provided for those attending class.

INSTRUCTOR: College Funding Advisors - Dick Man

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MICROSOFT EXCEL (Beginner)

Wednesdays:  7:00 - 9:00 p.m.                                         Room: 272

4 Sessions:    February 3 - March 3                                Tuition:  $95

Using Microsoft Excel, students will learn to create and edit worksheets, learn formulas, functions, range commands, and file management. 

INSTRUCTOR:  Mike Carco

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MICROSOFT OFFICE

Wednesdays
:   7:00-9:00 p.m.                                         Room:  272

4 Sessions: 
March 10 - March 31                                  Tuition:  $95
   
This course provides you with the tools to perform almost any office task.  Microsoft Office is a group of applications:  Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access; each designed to perform a particular type of work.  Because they are designed as a group, they work well in integration with each other, letting us combine their strengths to get any office job done.

                                                                                                     INSTRUCTOR:   Mike Carco


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PAINT A PIECE OF FURNITURE

Wednesdays
:   7:00-8:30 p.m.                                          Room:  122

3 Sessions: 
February 10 - March 3                                 Tuition:  $50
   
Go Green!  Recycle a tired piece of furniture into something unique to suit your decor!  From Traditional to French Country  or Contemporary, choose a fun paint technique or simply a new stain finish - the possibilities are endless!  Instructor is an experienced decorative painter and will coach you step by step.  Bring your small piece to class.  Suggestions and first instructions will be emailed to participants prior to start of class.

                                                                                                     INSTRUCTOR:  Anne Marie Russo

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GUITAR WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Wednesdays
:   2:05-3:00 p.m.                              Room:  Middle School Music Room

8 Sessions: 
February 3 - March 31                     Tuition:  $200
   
This spring the Hingham Continuing Education Program has a unique opportunity to sign up for guitar workshops with Matt Browne.  For 15 years, Matt has been a favorite guitar instructor in Scituate and Cohasset.  Having taught hundreds on the South Shore, his workshops have expanded into several local schools.  This program consists of an introduction to the guitar and a comprehensive study of guitar fundamentals.  It is appropriate for beginning to intermediate students.  These exciting learning techniques include tuning and stringing, sight reading in both notation and tablature, and practice routines focused on helping students strengthen and teach themselves.  Either an acoustic or electric (with working amp) guitar is required.  Lesson worksheets will be provided.

                                                                                                          INSTRUCTOR:  
Matt Browne

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