PRESS RELEASE

  

P. O. Box 1987
Abingdon, VA 
24212
276-619-4300
www.swcenter.edu

 
Contact: Kim Stewart, Director, WALL For Immediate Release
  276-619-4380  
  kstewart@swcenter.edu  February 2, 2010
 
 

W.A.L.L. Program Offers

Fun Weekend Classes at the

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

 

 

(Abingdon, VA)  The Weekend Adult Lifetime Learning program (W.A.L.L.) at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center announces the Spring term schedule for noncredit classes beginning on Saturday, February 13, 2010. 

Classes are scheduled on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings and are held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.  The courses are taught by volunteer instructors who are willing to share their interest, skills, and expertise.  Enrollment in the program is open to adults of any age.  Tuition is $10.00 per class.  A minimal material/supply fee is charged when applicable.   

Program information, online registration, and course descriptions are available at www.swcenter.edu.  Students may register at the SW VA Higher Education Center, by mail, or online.  Credit card payments are required for online registration.  To obtain additional information, to be added to the mailing list, or to be considered as a volunteer instructor for the Fall 2010 term, individuals are encouraged to contact Kim Stewart, WALL Director at 276-619-4380 (direct), 276-619-4300 (main) or kstewart@swcenter.edu.   Mailing address:  SW VA Higher Education Center, P.O. Box 1987, Abingdon, VA 24212. 

 

Friday Evenings

 

Saturday Mornings

 

Ballroom Dancing:  East Coast Swing – 2/19

 

Designing Your Web Portfolio – 3/13

 

More Bunko Fun – 2/26, 3/26, 4/23

 

FARKLE – 3/13

 

Ballroom Dancing:  Cha-Cha – 3/5

 

Boredom Busters – 3/13

 

Wheee…Wii is So Much Fun! – 3/12

 

The Fizzy World of Soda – 3/13

 

 

Felted Mittens – 3/20

 

Easter Topiary – 3/20

 

Saturday Mornings

 

Ear Bobs, Earrings – 3/20

 

Bunko Fun – 2/13

 

Executive Time Management – 3/20

 

Beginning Crochet – 2/13

 

“Pathfinders, Pioneers, & Patriots” – 3/27

 

Self Defense for Females – 2/13

 

UFO Phenomenon – 3/27

 

The New Web Lifestyle – 2/13

 

Guitar for Extreme Beginners – 3/27

 

Social Networking – 2/20

 

Gluten Free Pizza – 3/27

 

Beginning Knitting:  Cast On & Knit – 2/20

 

Scrapbooking Crop & Swap – 4/10

 

“Insured” to Leave a Legacy – 2/20

 

How a Website Can Improve… - 4/10

 

Beginning Beer Making – 2/20

 

BBQ 101 – 4/10

 

Felted Mittens – 2/27

 

“Not Your Mother’s Stenciling” – 4/10

 

Learn to Dance:  Hip Hop & Clogging – 2/27

 

How to Make a Predator Call – 4/24

 

Word Mail Merge – 2/27

 

Hooked on Spreadsheets, Excel – 4/24

 

Beginning Knitting:  Purl & Bind Off – 2/27

 

Make an Herbal First Aid Kit – 4/24

 

Now is the Time to Cruise – 2/27

 

4 Walls = Unlimited Looks – 4/24

 

Go Green, Live Green! – 3/6

 

Yes, I CAN! – 5/1

 

Self Defense for Females – 3/6

 

The Mind-Body Connection – 5/1

 

A Simple Geologic History of SWVA – 3/6

 

Self Message and Meditation – 5/1

 

eBusiness 101 – 3/6

 

Nuts and Bolts of Digital Photography – 5/1

 

 

 

 

 

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MISSION STATEMENT:  The mission of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is to strengthen the regional economy of southwest Virginia by providing higher education and professional development training of the current and future workforce.

 
 
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