Mini Courses
Choose from expert-led courses in personal finance, languages, photography, and health and wellness to take the first steps to accomplish your goals and improve your life through learning.
Retirement Planning Today
Justin Moilanen | Online | 5 hr
$49 Registration | Maximum of 2 Individuals Per Registration
You went to school to prepare for your career. Now it’s time to learn how to make those dollars work for you! This course will show you how to make informed, aligned decisions so your retirement is everything you want it to be.
Choose from Thursday or Saturday sessions.
Thursdays | Mar 4 & 11 | 6-8:30 pm
Saturdays | Mar 13 & 20 | 9-11:30 am
Mandarin Chinese for Beginners 1
Alex Matson | Online | 12 hr
$79 Individual
Take your first steps into the most widely spoken language in the modern world, Mandarin Chinese! Whether for fun or travel, this course will give you the foundation you need to start communicating in spoken Mandarin. We will highlight Chinese historical and cultural insights while learning the language. Through practicing dialogues and common phrases you’ll find that speaking Chinese can be a breeze!
Saturdays | Feb 20-Mar 27 | 10 am-12 pm
Mandarin Chinese for Beginners 2
Alex Matson | Online | 12 hr
$79 Individual
Cement your language fundamentals and take your Mandarin Chinese learning to the next level. Learn more about the history of different regions of the Chinese speaking world and their cuisines! Be able to discuss likes, dislikes, and hobbies. Begin to converse more comfortably in Chinese by expanding on previously learned sentence structures and growing your vocabularies!
Saturdays | Apr 17-May 22 | 10 am-12 pm
Beginning Conversational Spanish
Rose Grinder-Mondragon | Online | 12 hr
$79 Individual
Begin your journey to becoming fluent in Spanish. Whether you want to expand your knowledge of culture, travel, or communicate more fluently, learning Spanish is full of benefits personally and professionally. This course will allow you to engage with other language-learners. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required.
Tuesdays | Feb 2-Mar 9 | 7-9 pm
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Tuesdays | Mar 16-Apr 20 | 7-9 pm
Intermediate Conversational Spanish
Rose Grinder-Mondragon | Online | 12 hr
$79 Individual
With some experience in the Spanish language, now you can take your abilities to the next level. Learn to use your expanding vocabulary to express a broad range of ideas in Spanish. You will be able to add color and variety to your conversations. Be able to discuss traveling, hobbies, and holidays.
Tuesdays | Apr 27-Jun 1 | 7-9 pm
Russian for Beginners I
Dr. Ana Igornov | 12 hr
$79 Individual
Здравствуйте! This six-week course will provide you with the key language skills that will enable you to communicate, read, write in Russian at a basic level and introduce you to Russian culture, history, literature. Previous knowledge of language is not required.
Wednesdays | Feb 24-Mar 31 | 7-9 pm
Russian for Beginners II
Dr. Ana Igornov | 12 hr
$79 Individual
Reinforce and expand your conversational, writing, and reading skills, and extend your knowledge of Russian grammar and vocabulary. In addition, you will be introduced to Russian culture and history. For this course, elementary knowledge of Russian is required.
Wednesdays | Apr 14-May 19 | 7-9 pm
PROFESSIONAL AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Mon-Fri | 8 am-4:30 pm
Kenosha, WI 53144
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