Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2025

For more class information, visit www.sunywcc.edu/lifelonglearning • To register, call 914-606-6830, unless otherwise specified. For registration hours, check the back of this brochure. 14 WRITING & PUBLISHING NEW! IN-PERSON Edit Your Own Manuscript Even if you hire an outside editor, you need to submit a work that doesn’t require a ton of re-write. Let highly experienced editor and author Suzanne Weyn guide your through the process of skillfully editing your own manuscript in 4 hands-on classes. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-WRITG 2135, 4 Thurs., Apr. 3-24, 4:307:30 pm, KNC-2, $170. S Weyn. #47381 REMOTE Broadening the Story: Reflecting, Honoring and Celebrating Diversity in Children’s Literature This course focuses on the importance of diverse children’s literature. It celebrates the various experiences and identities of children and adults alike, while inspiring and fostering a love of reading. CE-LIT 2039, 6 Weds., Jan. 8-Feb. 12, 6:00-7:00 pm, $80. M Duncan. #47160 REMOTE Healing Minds and Hearts in Writing Writers will engage in experiential writing, set writing goals, and will create shorter structured pieces and a longer piece as a culminating activity. CE-PRSDV 2197, 5 Sat., Sept. 14-Oct. 19 (Skip 10/12), $125. E Klein. #97895 IN-PERSON Write Flash Fiction! Flash fiction is hot, with over 300 paying markets looking for wellformed stories of 1000 words or less. Learn how to write, market, and sell these tiny tales. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-WRITG 2026, 3 Tues., Apr. 8-22, 6:00- 8:00 pm, KNC-3, $60. P Andrews. #47161 REMOTE Let’s Write You’ll learn how to write a well-developed story outline, create interesting and complex characters, and to craft backstories that work seamlessly with your plotlines. Each week students will read and critique each other ’s work. CE-WRITG 2127, 8 Tues., Jan. 21-Mar. 11, 7:00-9:00 pm, $220. L Lush. #47133 A TASTE OF WESTCHESTER Join us at several of Westchester ’s most tantalizing restaurants for a culinary adventure that will excite your taste buds and educate your mind. Each chef will offer a private cooking demonstration or discussion followed by a tasting. Donna Monaco, coordinator for A Taste of Westchester and advocate for social food education, coordinates these classes by inviting chefs to host cooking demonstrations and discussions in their establishments for the most delicious food education. Visit www.sunywcc.edu/tow for a complete list of restaurants and demonstrations. FILM & SCREENWRITING REMOTE Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Screenwriting An intermediate class that welcomes beginners and those who already have worked on a screenplay but want more help in learning new techniques for writing dialogue and developing their existing scripts. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Wed., Jan. 22-Apr. 2 (skip 3/19), 6:30-8:00 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #47190 IN-PERSON Directing for Film An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Feb. 8-Apr. 5 (skip 2/15), 1:00-3:00 pm, Location TBD, $200. M Cain. #47128 NEW! IN-PERSON All About Almodovar Explore some of the greatest movies of the legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. After the collapse of Franco’s dictatorship, Almodovar contributed to a new Spanish culture and social order by making some of the most influential films of the past four decades. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2057, 6 Wed., Feb. 26-Apr. 2, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, KNC-2, $210. N DeFilippis. #47386 NEW! IN-PERSON Two Great European Filmmakers: Bergman and Fellini A voyage into films by 2 of the world’s greatest directors. Before each film, we will examine the major themes of each artist, including Bergman’s religiosity vs loss of faith and Fellini’s hyper realism vs psychological dreams. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2056, 6 Thurs., Feb. 27-Apr. 3, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, KNC-4, $210. N DeFilippis. #47385 NEW! IN-PERSON Gotta Dance: Homage to the Hollywood Musical Uniquely American, the Hollywood musical celebrates the vitality of life through story, song, and dance. With the help of selected movie clips, we’ll review the genre’s evolution from the 1930’s to the present, honoring the great talents who have adapted the art of cinematic choreography to the country’s changing moods. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2058, 2 Thurs., Mar. 13-20, 6:008:00 pm, KNC-2, $55. W Costanzo. #47380

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