Director’s
Message
The Adult
Education Program is based on the premise that learning is continuous
and that people have many interests
that both stimulate and relax the mind and the body. Our program
is quite diversified and we encourage you to join other community
members in an evening of stimulation and excitement. I do hope
you will participate in our many different courses.
VALLEY
STREAM ADULT SCHOOL
DAY
AND EVENING CLASSES
In-Person
Registration: 7 PM to 9 PM, January 22, 2008
Mail-In Registration Deadline: January 14, 2008
Classes Begin: January 31, 2008
The Valley Stream Adult School’s fall bulletin lists an
array of day and evening courses in art, business, cookery,
crafts and hobbies, dance, educational
services, finance and investments, foreign language, music, physical fitness
and sports, and other special interests. Daytime courses include Dancercise,
Contract Bridge, Piano, Yoga and an Education Seminar for Senior Citizens.
17 New Courses
Scheduled for the fall session are 17 new courses including “Making Sense
of Retirement,” “Putting Your Garden to Bed” and “Getting
Organized Financially.”
Bus Trips: Eight gallery and museum bus tours to New York City have been
planned on alternate Thursdays. Dates will vary depending on exhibits.
A docent
aboard
will guide
the tours and the buses will depart from the Memorial Junior High School
parking lot at 9:45 AM and return approximately at 5 PM. The $250 fee is
payable to
the Valley Stream Adult School and does not include museum admission or
lunch.
Senior citizen Gold Card holders have the opportunity to take most courses
for the nominal fee of $10 per course, plus any materials fee. Gold Cards
are available to those Valley Stream residents 60 years or older. Seniors
applying
for the cards must show proof of age and residency. Registration will take
place on September 17 through September 20 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in
the Adult Ed Office, on September 24 from 7 PM to 9 PM in the Gym and after
September
24 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM in the Adult Ed Office when classes are in session.
The Adult Ed Office is located in Memorial Junior High School, 320 Fletcher
Avenue, Valley Stream. (Senior
citizens registering by mail for classes must enclose a photocopy of their
Valley Stream Gold Card.)
English as a Second Language
Foreign born residents,
21 years of age or older, may avail themselves of the “English as a Second Language Program,
Level 1, 2, 3.” This program is designed to provide foreign-born
students with instruction to improve their ability to speak,
read and write the English language. After an early assessment,
students will be placed in the appropriate class based on their
language abilities. A $3 registration fee is payable to the Valley
Stream Adult School upon registration, and a $20 money order
payable to “Nassau BOCES” is due to the instructor
on the first night of class.
High
School Equivalency Diploma Program
This program is for
all out-of-school students 18 years and older, who are seeking
an equivalency diploma. It will be coordinated
by the Valley Stream High School District and the Board of Cooperative
Educational Services (BOCES). Work is designed to meet the individual
needs of the beginning, intermediate and advanced student in
preparing for all five areas of the General Educational Development
(GED) test. To register as a student under 22 years of age, you
must be a Valley Stream resident. A $3 registration fee is payable
to the Valley Stream Adult School upon registration, and a $20
money order payable to “Nassau BOCES” is due to the
instructor on the first night of class.
Please
note: All registrations must be paid by check or money
order; there will be no cash transactions. Registration will
be on a first come, first serve basis and Valley Stream residents
will have priority over nonresidents. To receive the Valley Stream
Adult School Fall Term schedule, or for more information, call
the Adult Ed office at 872-7705 from 10 AM-11: 30 AM when Adult
School is in session.
