Message from the Chair
While talking to members of the community who have registered for our courses, the many choices available in our booklet are often mentioned. They tell me that they registered for a language course, but they could not resist also taking a web design workshop. Or that they were looking at computer workshops and they also found seminars on writing novels and short stories. Many parents have related anecdotes about heated discussions with their children when our summer booklet is delivered to their homes and hundreds of programs for kids and teens are offered.
The staff of the School of Continuing Education and Professional Development takes pride in providing choices for you and your family that enrich your lives. We create programs that will provide lifelong learning opportunities, taught by excellent instructors, to help you reach personal and professional goals. We offer you so many choices! Here are some of them:
- Get certified! Choose from Certified Bookkeeper, Office Manager, Wedding and Event Planner, Realtor, Insurance Agent, Community Association Manager, Child Care Professional, Certified Nursing Assistant, Personal Trainer and Lifeguard, among others.
- Make fitness a priority! Check out boot camp, swimming, ice skating, karate, indoor rock climbing, yoga, Zumba, Pilates, golf, fencing, tennis, tai chi, water walking and 10 different types of dancing!
- Prepare for a test or exam! The choices are many and include GMAT, GRE, LSAT, ACT, SAT, CPT/PERT, FTCE: SAE Elementary Ed, General Knowledge Reading, Grammar and Math, GED en Español (high school equivalency), and many others which are also offered online. We also have FCAT programs so your children can be test-ready!
- Commune with nature right in your neighborhood! Enjoy Second Saturdays at our Environmental Center. It’s free, and parents and kids have learned to make rain barrels, understand butterfly life cycles, feed the turtles and fish in the lake, all while spending a wonderful time exploring Florida native species in the coolness and beauty of our nine-acre nature preserve.
- Take your technology skills to a new level! Whether you are a new computer user or a seasoned one, you can increase your skills through programs in Microsoft Office, Web and graphic design, CompTia A+, AutoCAD and Revit, Microsoft Certifications, QuickBooks and business applications, search engine marketing, social networking and much more. We can also teach you to use your iPhone and even give you private computer lessons!
- Let your kids and teens make some choices! They can choose from piano, guitar, swimming, ballet, flamenco, hip hop, salsa and merengue, fencing, ice skating, indoor rock climbing, karate, soccer, tennis, yoga and more. And now we have the super-popular Lego Robotics offered throughout the year!
- Have fun! Sing, act in a play, express yourself through art, belly dancing, speaking a foreign language, designing your own clothes, painting on silk, creating beautiful flower arrangements, celebrating poetry, training your puppy, learning bird photography and much more! So many possibilities!
You have the power of choice in your hands. Look inside and register today!
Isabel Medina
Chairperson
School of Continuing Education & Professional Development
Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus