Beaufort County Community College Continuing Education, Spring 2012, Part IV | Eastern NC Now

For Immediate Release

Conversational French class offered

    Parlez-vous francais? Oui or Non? The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a class in conversational French that will help students communicate with French-speakers in their native language.

    The class will be conducted from 6 to 9 p.m., on Tuesdays, beginning April 3 and ending May 22, in Room 826 of Building 8, on the BCCC campus. The registration fee is $65. The instructor is Phedora Johnson, a Washington High School teacher who studied in Paris. The 24-hour course will be presented in a scenario-oriented format that takes students on shopping trips, a stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, and a visit to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.

    Each scenario will incorporate relevant vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and specific concepts of French grammar. Students will be empowered to both speak and write in French.

    Students should bring note-taking materials to class. Upon completion of the course, students will be awarded 2.4 Continuing Education Units. Class size is limited so pre-registration is encouraged.

    For information about this or other leisure pursuits classes at BCCC, contact Lou Stout at 252-940-6307. Students may register by calling 940-6375 or in person in room 802 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. BCCC accepts Visa and MasterCard. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, P.O. Box 1069, Washington, NC 27889.

    For more information about other Continuing Education classes, visit BCCC's website at www.beaufortccc.edu/coned/community.htm.


BCCC to offer beginning sewing class this spring

    The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer its popular sewing class this spring from 6 to 9 p.m., on Thursdays, beginning March 29 and ending May 3, in Room 830 of Building 8, on the BCCC campus.

    This class is for beginning students or those with little to no sewing experience. Students will complete projects chosen by the instructor that will teach them basic sewing skills. Participants will learn about fabrics, patterns and sewing machines.

    The registration fee for each class is $35. The instructor is Linda Batchelor. A supply list will be mailed to all students once the minimum number of students has been met.

    Sewing machines are available for student use; however, students are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines.

    For information about this or other leisure pursuits classes at BCCC, contact Lou Stout at 252-940-6307. Students may register by calling 940-6375 or in person in room 802 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. BCCC accepts Visa and MasterCard. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, P.O. Box 1069, Washington, NC 27889.

    For more information about other Continuing Education classes, visit BCCC's website at www.beaufortccc.edu/coned/comunity.htm.