Classes Washington, DC

Are you looking to experience something new and refreshing! Spend two and a half to three hours in our professional jewelry studio making a textured or hammered band ring for yourself or for your special person. Guests will texture, bend, hammer, and solder silver to create a unique ring. This workshop registration includes two people with all materials...

After giving an orientation on the basic techniques of nighttime photography, Instructor E. David Luria takes you to the most photogenic areas on the western end of the National Mall. We begin our DC at night photo tour along the Mall at the Lincoln Memorial with its majestic statue of President Lincoln. From there we walk along the Mall and visit...

“Learning to Move Like a Salsero from the Ground UP!” This course is designed for students with little or no salsa dance experience. This class will teach basic fundamentals of salsa timing, rhythm, footwork and an introduction to partner dancing helping you build a SOLID Salsa foundation. Our goal will be to raise your awareness of timing, technique...

This exciting three day class teaches proper jewelry making techniques for beginners. Students will learn the correct way to file, saw, form, forge, solder Sterling Silver as well as make a stone setting and set stones, in an intensive workshop held in our beautiful studio, each student will create a minimum of (5) pieces of Sterling jewelry seated...

In this beginning level jewelry making class, learn the basic techniques of metalsmithing. During the eight week course you will create a minimum of four professionally finished projects (for example, rings, earrings, pendants or bracelets) in sterling silver while learning layout, sawing, forging, texturing, filing, polishing, soldering, and basic...

Most of our monuments look even better at night than they do in the daytime! So on this special photo safari designed for smartphone users we are going to take you to DC’s best-known memorials after dark and show you where and how to take great pictures with your phone! And smartphones themselves are getting better every year in low-light situations!...

Learn to use the iPhone camera and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to creating a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and tap into your creative side through mobile photography. Using our iPhone cameras, we’ll explore the Museum's offerings from abstract sculptures,...

Enjoy some time preparing for your special “birth” day with a fun, informative, Lamaze Class!  You and your support person will learn: Anatomy Signs of labor Helpful hints for the support person including lots of hands-on practice Comfort measures such as breathing, massage and relaxation techniques Various positions to help reverse...

Need a fresh table runner for Christmas or an extra holiday gift?  Come learn to make this cute wonky pine tree runner using the Crazy Christmas Trees by Cut Loose Press (purchase required for class) designed by Karla Alexander!  Student Supply List:  In addition to the pattern, each student should bring the following:  Fabrics:...

This workshop will offer instruction for people who want to learn the ins and outs of their cameras. Improve your skills no matter which camera model you own! Take this Course if you: Just purchased a Digital SLR Camera/Point and shoot camera Want to learn to make simple and creative changes to your pictures using the functions of your camera...

The very best times to capture the animals at the National Zoo in your camera are the morning hours when they come out of their cages and dens. Pet and wildlife photographer Julie Gould, who has spent years photographing animals of all types in and out of zoos, leads this morning trek to all the best photo ops. While not guaranteed, it is possible...

People come from far and wide at all times of the year to take iconic photos on the National Mall. The holidays are a particularly great time to capture Washington, D.C. in its most festive spirit. Explore landscape photography in a way that will give you an entirely new perspective of our nation’s capital. You’ll learn pro-level tips and techniques...

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 Foundation Level, thereby preparing candidates for the TOGAF...

Would you like a quick and easy method for composing documents—letters, memos, reports, proposals and performance appraisals—in an organized format? This business writing workshop provides you with basic formats and formulas for tackling any kind of writing task—and communicating to your readers what they need to know. You’ll streamline...

Delays, cost overruns, or quality problems can wreck your project. Keep it on course with this 5-day overview of project management. Aligned with PMI’s PMBOK®, this project management workshop helps you master the entire PM process. You’ll earn 35 professional development units (PDUs) pre-approved by PMI, and you’ll gain skills and...