Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
Expand Your Horizons!
Continuing Education
Program

220 Sandwich Rd, Bourne, MA 02532
Tel: 508-759-7711 x211

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Upper Cape Tech -
Grades 9 - 12

Upper Cape Tech
LPN Program

Personal Enrichment

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Winter 2010 Courses:

Personal Enrichment

 

 
   


Personal Enrichment

Calling All Beginner Quilters!


If you have ever seen a quilt and longed to make one of your own this is the class for you. This class will take students step by step; from preparing fabric to binding a finished quilt. Basic sewing skills and a good working machine will be needed. All sewing and cutting will take place in class. A materials list will be mailed upon registration.

Instructor: Christina Anderson combines her teaching experience with the love of quilting to offer exciting quilt classes. Quilting
W10-270 Tue • 6:30-8:30 pm Starts 2/23 6 sessions
Fee: $89 Back to Top

Photography Made Simple

Learn how to take amateur pictures with your digital camera, download to your computer and print them yourself. Topics covered: camera software installation, image downloads from camera to computer,

Instructor: Don Zaffini, UCT Instructor Quilting
W10-271 Tue • 4:00-6:30 pm March 9 1 session
Fee: $29 Back to Top

New! Bridge: A Crash Course

What do Bill Gates, Eisenhower, Omar Sharif, Gandhi, and your grandparents have in common? They all play(ed) bridge! Now is your chance to learn a fun game you can play at any age in any weather. After this one shot course, you will know all the rules of the game and be ready to attend or throw your very own
bridge party.

Instructor: Randall Rubinstein, National collegiate bridge champion, played internationally on three continents. Quilting
W10-275 Wed • 6:00-8:00 pm February 10 1 session
Fee: $24 Back to Top

Bridge Basics: Bidding and Play Made Simple

Take your game to the next level with this course. You will learn how to communicate effectively with your
partner (at the bridge table, sorry no marriage counseling) and get to the best contract; how to eavesdrop on your opponents’ communication and set their contracts; and how to make the most of your cards by taking all of your tricks, and some of the opponents’ too. We will have a tournament the last session, and after
the class, you will be ready to place at the Cape’s many duplicate clubs.

Instructor: Randall Rubinstein, see bio Handwriting
W10-272 Wed • 6:00-7:30 pm Starts 2/24 7 sessions
Fee: $69 Back to Top

Find Out What You Can Learn From a Signature

In this introductory course we will identify from each signature sample what the writer wishes others to see. By analyzing components within the signature you will begin to learn about the variations that can occur in person’s signature and it’s meaning. Please colllect and bring signature samples to class.

Instructor: Sheryl Alexander, a Certified Graphologist and member of AHAF, MAIGAS and RMGA. Handwriting
W10-273 Thurs • 6:30-8:30 pm May 13 1 session
Fee: $29, plus $5 materials fee payable to instructor. Back to Top


Jewelry Making


Learn everything you need to know to create earrings, bracelets and necklaces in this hands-on course. This course will cover the fundamentals of stringing, bead-making and a variety of costume jewelry-making techniques. Discover what colors and shapes work well together. Work with Polymer Clay to easily create beautiful jewelry.

Instructor: Marae Morris, Fine arts major who travels the world collecting beads
W10-274 Wed • 6:00-8:00 pm Starts 2/24 3 sessions
Fee: $69 plus $10 material fee payable to the instructor the first night of class. Back to Top

Play the Guitar in Three Lessons

Have fun and learn the guitar in three easy lessons. Gain knowledge of music theory and how to apply it to the guitar. Learn to play one, four, five cords in one key which provides the basis of most rock, pop, country and folk songs.

Instructor: Jane Darey, Professional guitarist and teacher

W10-277 Tue • 6:00-9:00 pm Starts 2/23 3 sessions
Fee: $79 Back to Top


Ballroom Dancing

Have fun learning the Waltz, Cha Cha, Swing and Slow Latin in this class. No prior dance experience necessary. Must have a partner.

Instructors: Marcia Mellor and Roy Simmons.
W10-281 Thu• 6:00-7:30 pm Starts 2/25 7 sessions
Fee: $139 per couple Back to Top

Drawing & Watercolors

Join us in a creative and accepting atmosphere and discover you can truly draw and paint. Work with pencil, colored pencil and watercolor, and learn techniques of shading, color mixing and portraits. Students will become more visual as they develop powers of observation. Returning students will further develop skills with different subject matter. Bring soft-kneaded gray eraser, #4B pencil, and 14 x 18 inch pad of white drawing paper. All other materials are supplied by the instructor and included in course fee.

Instructor: Rosalie McCarthy, over 20 years experience teaching children and adults. Former member of Copley Society of Boston, professional portrait artist.
W10-278 Wed • 6:45-9:00 pm Starts 2/24 7 sessions
Fee: $89 Back to Top

New! Clutter Control at Home

Reduce the clutter and reduce the stress! Learn simple strategies for organizing your kitchen, closets, or any room of your home to help you save time and have a more beautiful and relaxing home. Feel free to email questions and photos of specific problem areas in advance to
mmdwk@peoplepc.com

Instructor: Maryann Murphy
W10-279 Mon • 6:00-8:00 pm March 15 1 session
Fee: $29 or only $24 if you also take Be More Productive At Work Back to Top

Buying and Selling on EBay

Learn how to set up an EBAY account and a PayPAL account. Learn how to submit bids on an auction or how to submit an offer on a “Buy It Now Item”. List an item for sale as an auction item on your own EBAY site. Topics: fees, shipping charges, packaging, description of item(s), return policy, reserves, categories,
supplies needed and insurance.

Instructor: Glory Wedge has been buying and
selling on EBAY for 4 years
W10-276 Tues/Thurs • 6:00-8:00 pm April 6 & 8 2 sessions
Fee: $49 Back to Top

S.A.T. Prep

Lentz & Lentz has had proven results helping thousands of students prepare for the S.A.T. exams for over thirty-two years. This S.A.T. prep program includes course materials, live make-ups at adjacent locations, extra help at no charge, audio discs for review or as a supplement for missed lessons and complimentary fall review sessions for juniors. The course features test-taking skills, essay writing, grammar skills, advanced math review, shortcut math, reading interpretation, speed reading improvement techniques and tip sheets. Lentz & Lentz uses their own copyrighted curriculum in conjunction with S.A.T. type questions, designed to reflect the most recent changes in the format of the “NEW” S.A.T. For more information or to register, call 1-800-866-SATS (7287) or visit www.lentzsatprep.com.
Classes will be held in Room A-207 at Sandwich High School, Sandwich, MA 02537.
8 sessions • 6:00-9:00 pm
3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28
Cancellation date: In case of a cancellation, students will continue at the next scheduled lesson.
Tuition: $295 (includes course materials)

10th Graders must have a B+ or better average to join the class. Return of registration form constitutes acceptance of the following: Money back guarantee within three calendar days after the first lesson only. No refunds after that point. If the student does not attend the first lesson, regardless of any reason or excuse, there will be a charge of $85. If student is dismissed for disciplinary reasons, no refunds will be issued.