Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2021

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 53 Textbook Required Painting En Plein Air Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. At Peekskill Center: CE-ART 2020PE, 12 Sat., Feb. 6-May 1, (skip 4/3), 2:00-4:00 pm, $268. #21286 Mixed Media Printmaking for Adults This course will introduce innovative ways to make homemade prints while also introducing how everyday technology like copy machines, computers, and jet printers make printing possible and contemporary. Students will make a portrait print by using a photograph. Working from a live model or by drawing from observations, students may paint directly onto a printing plate to make a monotype print on rice paper. The instructor will introduce soft linocut, monotype, and silkscreen on a variety of printmaking papers with textual effects, fabric inks, mixed media, and collage methods. At Peekskill Center: CE-ART 2334PE, 12 Tues., Feb. 16-May 4, 6:00-8:00 pm, $300. #21287 Fabric for Interiors Do you want to learn how to create your dream interior? Discover the fundamentals of how to select fabrics for interiors. Starting with the basics, learn how to find inspiration, create a color scheme and develop a focal point for a room. Gain confidence on how to use these tools to develop a fabric room scheme. Explore the special requirements for fabrics for upholstery and window treatments. Fabric sources will be shared and learn tips of how to communicate with a workroom. CE-HOME 2007, 3 Tues., Feb. 2-16, 6:30-8:30 pm, $78, Room TBD. A Concra. #21590 Beading This introductory course will explore basic beading techniques. Learn to make jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes, shapes, and materials. No experience needed. Materials list provided upon registration. CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs., 12:30-3:30 pm, $207. J Johnson. Sec. A: Jan. 21-Feb. 18, KNC-4. #21425 Sec. B: Mar. 4-Apr. 1, KNC-3. #21426 Illustrative Drawing Explore drawing with the emphasis on telling a story or complimenting text. Learn basic drawing techniques using a variety of materials such as watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencil and more. CE-ART 2292, 10 Wed., Jan. 27-Apr. 7 (skip 3/10), 1:30-4:30 pm, Room TBD, $388. B Waldman. #21804 NEW! Style and Create Beaded Jewelry Have you ever wanted to create jewelry that not only looks great and uses modern design techniques, but also shows your own sense of unique creativity? Explore how to use color, texture and “feel” to construct eclectic pieces that talk to the fashion designer within you! Using a variety of materials and special techniques, you will gain true freedom of creative expression! Beginners are welcome -just bring your personal palette of ideas and be ready to play! For materials list please contact instructor at rdemers9@gmail.com. CE-CRAFT 2072, 6 Wed., Jan. 27-Mar. 3, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-2, $140.R Demers. #21708 ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE The English Language Institute offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to meet the needs of learners entering the program at any level, from beginner to advanced. Level is determined by placement exam. Registration instructions are on page 56. GENERAL MULTI-LEVEL ESL ACCELERATED (5-day) SATURDAY or SUNDAY (all day) EVENING (2-day) Eight levels of ESL instruction are offered. Each level provides balanced instruction and active practice in all English language skills: listening, speaking (including pronunciation), standard grammar, reading, and writing. New students take a test to determine the level at which they begin study. Our English-only environment for all activities promotes maximum learning. These courses serve the needs of the general learner and learners specifically preparing for college/university study. Instructors are professionals in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Our courses are also offered in Summer (May-Aug.) and Fall (Jan-Apr) ACCELERATED ENGLISH PROGRAM (15-18 HRS/WEEK FOR 5 OR 10 WEEKS) 5 mornings, 9am-12 Mon-Fri. This 15-hour per week course allows motivated learners of English to advance rapidly, starting at any level from beginner to advanced. The Accelerated English Program meets the needs of serious learners, such as preparation for university study, or to increase career possibilities. A placement test is required of all new students. Accent on Fluency, open to all Accelerated students, supplements the morning program with an additional 3 hours per week of language instruction & practice in selected skill or content areas. Students with F-1 immigration status (have an I-20 form) satisfy the full-time study requirement by enrolling in 2019-ACL1 or ACL2 and Accent on Fluency (AoF). See AoF description & schedule on page 54.