This course provides instruction in basic cross-cultural skills for immigrants and their families. Lessons include vocabulary and concepts related to home, family and daily survival skills. Students improve their cultural daptation to the new cultural environment.
This course provides instruction in low intermediate cross-cultural skills for immigrants and their families. Lessons include vocabulary, concepts and authentic task-based activities related to daily survival skills, and civic operations such as the post office, hospital and bank. Students further improve their culturaladaptation to the new cultural environment.
This is an intermediate level class designed to help resident aliens prepare for their citizenship exam. Students practice how to write simple sentences, review and learn to answer questions published by the USCIS, fill out the N400 Application form, and learn US history, civics and the U.S. Constitution.
This course is designed to help interested persons develop parenting skills. The course examines the critical stages of child and adolescent development and offers positive suggestions to aid each parent in helping his or her child's growth. Also recognized are the diverse present-day family styles such as one-parent, step, blended, two-parent and families with working parents. The individual parenting concerns of each person attending are also addressed.
This course s designed to enhance the skills of parents caring for children with special needs including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); learning disabilities; emotional disorders鈥攊ncluding anxiety and depression; and physiological childhood illnesses and disabilities. Other topics include parenting foster and adoptive children, and children in the care of relatives.
This noncredit course expands the students鈥� knowledge of economic, social, governmental, historic, geographic and cultural issues. Students also expand communication skills as they expand knowledge of world, national and local issues and become better informed community members.
This adapted fitness course is designed for students with disabilities. Individualized exercise programs are created that focus on overall cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility training. The programs address the limitations of the individual鈥檚 disability. Emphasis is on encouraging independence through the teaching of lifelong fitness skills.
This adapted fitness course is designed for students with disabilities. The course provides an opportunity for students to increase their overall cardiovascular endurance. Individualized programs address the limitations of the student鈥檚 disability. Emphasis is on encouraging independence through the teaching of lifelong cardiovascular endurance.
This adapted flexibility course is designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities. This course includes instruction in a variety of stretching exercises to enable a student to attain optimal range of motion. Guided gentle muscle stretching and core stabilizing exercises with an emphasis on proper body alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation are addressed to encourage independence and develop lifelong fitness skills.
This adapted noncredit physical education course is designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities. This class provides instruction in dynamic water exercises with a focus on the development of cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, flexibility, and balance. Individualized swimming programs and water safety are included. Emphasis is on encouraging independence throug the teaching of lifelong fitness skills.