2019 Summer Galveston College Continuing Education Kids' College

Galveston College Continuing Education

Galveston College Continuing Education

2019 Summer

KIDS’ COLLEGE

JUNE classes

Babysitting Lessons & Safety Training

Ages 12+

BLAST! (Babysitter Lessons and Safety Training) is an important training program for potential babysitters and parents considering hiring a babysitter. The BLAST program is exciting and interactive, providing extensive training in pediatric first aid, household safety, and the fundamentals of childcare. Includes: CPR certification, current practices for safety and injury prevention, first aid basics, quick reference tools, and more!

GCKD 1059-1800 June 3 - 6, 2019 Monday - Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room N-240 | O’Neal | $139

Private Guitar/Ukulele Lessons

Ages 8+ Fun and Creative Individual Music Lessons for Kids, Teens, and Adults. Beginners are welcome, as are students with special learning needs.

GCLR 5000-1800

June 12 - July 10, 2019

Wednesday | TBA, By Appointment Only | Room FA-219 | Krout | $99

Beginning Baking for Kids

Ages 8-13

Do you like to help out in the kitchen? Do you want to understand the science of baking?

Do you have a sweet tooth and want to improve your baking skills? Let us introduce you to the fundamentals of baking in this fun and explorative 2-week course.

GCKD 1001-1800

June 17 - 27, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room N-116 | Salinas | $169

Minecraft Modders

Ages 8+

Modify and create your own Minecraft® characters, tools, mobs, and more! Use your favorite game to learn the basics of modding and foundations of programming. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mods! Introductory coding will also be taught through a simulated environment inspired by Minecraft. Student projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students must own a Java version of Minecraft. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible.

Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

GCLR 5000-1802

June 17 - 20, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room FA-212 | Zhou | $139

Minecraft Animators

Ages 8+

Bring your favorite Minecraft characters to life in an animated short film! Learn how studios like Pixar and Disney make movies such as Inside Out and Frozen by using techniques like keyframing, tweening, texturing, and animating rigged 3D models! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. You do not need to own a Minecraft account to use the software in this class. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Mac users can play their project at home, but will not be able to edit the project without a PC. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

GCLR 5000-1803

June 24 - 27, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room FA-212 | Zhou | $139

GALVESTON COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION

GC.EDU/KIDS | 409-944-1344

Galveston College Continuing Education

2019 Summer

KIDS’ COLLEGE

JUly classes

Beginning Painting for Kids

Ages 11+

Explore the art of Oil Painting with David Wheeler. Understand the basics of manipulating paints, perspective, creating and blending colors.

Most supplies will be provided but students may opt to purchase a small art kit locally.

GCKD 1060-1800 July 8 - 11, 2019

Monday - Thursday | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Room FA-316 | Wheeler | $99

Minecraft Modders

Ages 8+

Modify and create your own Minecraft® characters, tools, mobs, and more! Use your favorite game to learn the basics of modding and foundations of programming. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mods! Introductory coding will also be taught through a simulated environment inspired by Minecraft. Student projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students must own a Java version of Minecraft. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible.

GCLR 5000-1804

July 8- 11, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room FA-212 | Zhou | $139

Music Video Bash

Ages 12+

“Creating Original Music & Videos from Scratch - You’re the Star!” Do you like writing music? Do you see yourself as having a career in the music industry? In this course, the class will write, produce, and perform an original song. Create your own original music video with hands-on learning in camera movement, storyboarding, sound and editing. The final day of class will feature a music video festival showcasing all completed work! All students will leave class with a copy of their completed video in a easily shareable format!

GCKD 1002-1800

July 8- 18, 2019

Monday - Thursday | 1:00pm-4:30pm | Room FA-322 | Dudas/Krout | $169

Beginning Cooking for Kids

Ages 8-13

Are you dreaming of being a chef? Do you like to cook? Let us show you the keep elements of cooking, to help you grow into a excellent chef.

In this course we will be planning meals, and exploring techniques for food preparation.

GCKD 1022-1800

July 8 - 18, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room N-116 | Salinas | $169

Minecraft Animators

Ages 8+

Bring your favorite Minecraft characters to life in an animated short film! Learn how studios like Pixar and Disney make movies such as Inside Out and Frozen by using techniques like keyframing, tweening, texturing, and animating rigged 3D models! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Mac users can play their project at home, but will not be able to edit the project without a PC.

GCLR 5000-1805

July 15 - 18, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 8:30am-11:30am | Room FA-212 | Zhou | $139

Private Guitar/Ukulele Lessons

Ages 8+

Fun and Creative Individual Music Lessons for Kids, Teens, and Adults. Beginners are welcome, as are students with special learning needs.

GCLR 5000-1801

July 17- August 14, 2019

Wednesday | TBA, By Appointment Only | Room FA-219 | Krout | $99

GALVESTON COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION

GC.EDU/KIDS | 409-944-1344

Galveston College Continuing Education

2019 Summer

TEEN FAVORTIES Culinary Career Exploration

Ages 14+

Have you ever watched a cooking show on TV and thought you would like to be able to do that? How do they get all those ingredients to create that beautiful, delicious meal so quickly? Have you seen pastry chefs turn out works of art that delight the tongue?

Join us for one or both of these two-week courses which will explore cooking, baking and pastry skills, as well as menu planning.

These Culinary Career Exploration courses are taught by our in-house culinary chefs and are a great way to explore a future career and education pathways in the Culinary Arts.

GCKD 1022-1802

June 17 - 27, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Room N-116 | $169

GCKD 1022-1801

July 8 - 18, 2019

Monday-Thursday | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Room N-116 | $169

Music Video Bash

Ages 12+

“Creating Original Music & Videos from Scratch - You’re the Star!” Do you like writing music? Do you see yourself as having a career in the music industry? In this course, the class will write, produce, and perform an original song. Create your own original music video with hands-on learning in camera movement, storyboarding, sound and editing. The final day of class will feature a Music Video Festival showcasing all completed work! All students will leave class with a copy of their completed video in a easily shareable format!

GCKD 1002-1800

July 8- 18, 2019

Monday - Thursday | 1:00pm-4:30pm | Room FA-322 | Dudas/Krout | $169

Can You Hack It

Ages 13+

Do you imagine a career in Cyber Ops? This class explores core security skills needed for monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing and responding to security events, thus protecting systems and organizations from cybersecurity risks, threats and vulnerabilities.

Through the use of Cyber Ops Challenge games students are given an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed for a Security Analyst working with a Security Operations Center team.

This course is taught by our In-house Networking instructor Daryl Williams and is a great way to explore a future education and career in IT.

GCKD 1003-1800

June 10 - July 24, 2019

Monday and Wednesday | 10:00am-Noon | Room R-376 | $149

CONTINUING EDUCATION

GC.EDU/KIDS | 409-944-1344