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Category Archives: Personal Development
Fall 2019 Learning Catalog: Registration Now Open!
The Fall 2019 Learning Catalog is now available online! Check out this fall’s schedule of classes, including topics like listening skills, job shadowing, time management, decision-making, retirement, and much more! Classes fill up quickly, so don’t delay—register today! Continue reading
Summer 2019 Spanish Immersion Trip to Costa Rica; Info Session on Oct. 2
Are you interested in being immersed in a different culture for two weeks? Are you interested in improving your Spanish-speaking skills? Would you like to have a deeper empathy for what our English Learners experience on a daily basis? Then this trip is for you!
ACPS teachers and administrators with ANY level of Spanish proficiency are invited to partake in a two-week authentic language and cultural experience with Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI), June 16-29, 2019, in Costa Rica. View a detailed itinerary »
Learn more by attending an informational session on Tuesday, October 2, at 4:30 p.m. We’ll meet in the ESOL Office located on the 3rd floor of the Northside Library at 705 Rio Road West. Continue reading
Fall 2018 Learning Catalog: Registration Now Open!
The Fall 2018 Learning Catalog is now available online! Check out this fall’s schedule of classes, including topics like team management, process mapping, conflict resolution, mindfulness, purchasing, and so much more! Classes fill up quickly, so don’t delay—register today! Continue reading
GenCyber Beginner Camp for Secondary School Teachers – Apply by April 25
Virginia Tech will hold their fourth annual GenCyber Beginner Camp for Secondary School Teachers on June 17-21, 2018. GenCyber camp will train secondary school teachers in the principles of good cybersecurity practices and the science behind those practices so that they may both teach their students effective practices as well as motivate these students to study more cybersecurity in more detail as they move into their chosen disciplines in colleges and universities. The camp application will close on April 25, 2018. Continue reading
Spring 2018 Learning Catalog Now Available Online!
The Spring 2018 Learning Catalog is now available online! Check out this spring’s schedule of classes, including topics like assertive communication, compassion fatigue, empowering others, personal finance, and so much more! Classes fill up quickly, so don’t delay—register today! Continue reading
Summer Spanish Immersion Trip to Central America – Info Sessions on Nov. 20 & 29
Info Sessions
Monday, November 20 | 3:30 to 5 p.m. (Stop by anytime!) | ESOL Office
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Wednesday, November 29 | 3:30 to 5 p.m. (Stop by anytime!) | COB 246
Are you interested in improving your Spanish-speaking skills? ACPS teachers and administrators are invited to partake in a 2-3 week authentic language and cultural experience, June 16-30 or June 17 – July 9, 2018. Continue reading
Fall 2017 Learning Catalog Now Available Online!
The Fall 2017 Learning Catalog is now available online! Check out this fall’s schedule of classes, including topics like time management, better business writing, cultural diversity training, ergonomics, and so much more! Classes fill up quickly, so don’t delay—register today!
Attention All Albemarle County Employees: You’re Invited to Join the Concert Band
Jean Flaherty is entering her seventh year teaching music in Albemarle County, and last year, she started a concert band for Albemarle County school and local government employees. The band rehearses during the school year on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Burley Middle School (901 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville). Rehearsals this year begin Tuesday, August 29!
The band is open to people of all ability levels and performance experiences who are interested in making music together. Continue reading
Free Emergency Preparedness Training – 7/25, 8/2 or 9/7
The Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Office of Emergency Management is offering FREE Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training this summer and fall. Interested community members are invited to register for one of three Level 1 CERT courses: Tuesday, July 25, in the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire; Wednesday, August 2, at the Crozet Library; or Thursday, September 7, in the Albemarle County Office Building on 5th Street. All classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. The Level 1 training orients citizens on regional hazards, personal preparedness, and elements of fire safety and medical operations. To register, email certcville@gmail.com or call 434-971-1263. Get more info »