Classes Washington, DC

Roll like a pro. You will learn all the steps to make a great sushi roll, including a demonstration on the sushi rice, which is arguably the most important part. You will make a traditional roll and an inside-out roll with the fillings of their choice from the chef’s seasonal selection of vegetables and fish. Once you know the method and techniques,...

What’s that incredible smell coming from the kitchen? Nostalgia. Here, you’ll build your own 6” Milk Bar B’day cake. Learn how to layer vanilla funfetti cake, frosting and crumbs with your favorite childhood flavors and complete the look with our unfrosted, peek-a-boo sides. Then, turn your cake scraps into scrumptious little B’day truffles....

Learn how to rank your website at the top of search engines, like Google. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is more important than ever if you're interested in driving targeted traffic to your website. In this half-day bootcamp, you’ll learn why your website needs SEO, the most important things you need to be doing to improve your SEO and online...

Remember when feminism happened, and Georgia O’Keeffe kicked butt, and now museums and the art world totally treat male and female artists with equal value? JK JK IT’S STILL SUPER BAD! On this two-hour tour of the NGA, we get three things done: We celebrate the awesome women who ARE represented We fill you in on some women you haven’t heard...

We'll cover the fundamentals of project management, dissecting the differences between waterfall & agile project management. We'll then take a deeper dive into agile project management, highlighting best practices for proper planning and execution. By the end of the class, you'll be equipped with the techniques and know-how to manage multiple...

Escape to the bustling streets of China to learn the ancient art of making authentic Chinese dumplings! Hosted by our experienced Dumpling Chef Instructor, you will have the unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and learn this craft from an expert, appreciating the joy of Asian cooking and the ease of making your own dumplings at home! In this...

Design Thinking is an approach organizations use to better understand the needs of people in order to create the most innovative and intuitive products. This creative problem-solving approach stresses the importance of empathy, focuses on the experiences of end users, and integrates an iterative process as part of the final product. Great design doesn’t...

Made for museum lovers and skeptics alike, our Un-Highlights tour of the National Gallery of Art will show you a side of the National Gallery you’ve never seen before!  Join our renegade tour guides on a high-energy, two-hour group tour through these historic halls with a “tasting menu” approach as you learn the crazy true stories behind...

Learn to make French macarons to rival Ladurée.  In this fun and hands-on class, you’ll learn tips and techniques for making delectable macarons, easy enough to be done in your home kitchen. Together we'll demystify the making of these highly sought-after meringue-based sandwich cookies.  You’ll be guided step-by-step through the meringue...

Do you ever look at beautiful sushi rolls and think you could never make that at home? In this cooking class with Chef Danielle, you will learn that you can, in fact, make homemade sushi as pretty as what you'd find in a restaurant.  Start by learning the basics of proper slicing techniques. Then, Chef Danielle will show you how to perfectly...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe InDesign in one day. The focus will...

In this PMP Certification Boot Camp, you gain a deep understanding of essential terminology and knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide to prepare you to pass the PMP certification exam. The Project Management Professional is the most in-demand project management certification today and one of our most popular project management courses. Choose the PMP...

This is an Intense 5-day Six Sigma Certification Course The course is full of Games, Videos and Simulations. We will be using simulations to learn the Importance of Statistics and Data when Solving a Process problem. You will learn Powerful Root Cause Analysis Tools. We will be using Minitab as a statistical analysis tool throughout the course. The...

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a framework for enterprise architecture that provides an approach for designing, planning, implementing, and governing an enterprise information technology architecture. This intensive course covers the entire syllabus for the TOGAF® 9.1 Foundation Level, thereby preparing candidates for the TOGAF...

In this hands-on Crystal Reports course, you will learn to create sophisticated reports from the ground up and transform raw data into meaningful information. You will gain the knowledge and skills to link multiple data sources and create effective presentations using Crystal Reports. After this training course, you will return to your organization...