Town Of Herndon - Special Interest

Special_interest Special Interest
Every year the Herndon Community Center looks to offer special classes or activities to suit the interests and desires of Herndon and surrounding communities. As we continue to serve the community's interests we need your help in identifying new classes that we can offer at the Herndon Community Center. If you have ideas or an interest in teaching a class, please submit ideas and proposals to the Center's front desk staff. For more information on the Special Interest classes we are offering now, please see the Quarterly Brochure.

Intro to Digital Photography Age 16 & up
If you are thinking about buying a digital camera or had one for some time, learn to get the most from your camera. You will be shown what all the dials, buttons, switches and menu items do for you. You will also learn how to optimize your photographs, and archive them for storage and display. In addition, learn how to integrate your photos into e-mail, Web pages and digital files.

8, 1.5 hour sessions TOH $65/NR $87
September 22-November 10
2141.004 W 7-8:30pm

Chess
Learn how to play under the instruction of Seymour Samet. Chess will help develop critical-thinking skills, concentration and basic strategy. Chess sets will be provided.

Beginner Ages 8-12
Student will learn the following: the parts of the board, how the chessmen move and capture; rules of castling; the starting position; difference between; check, checkmate and stalemate; the elementary checkmates; and how to keep score.

8, 1.25 hour sessions TOH $65/NR $87
September 11-November 6
2645.010 Sa 10:30-11:45am

Intermediate Age 8-12
Student will learn the values of the chessmen; and tactics of chess, including pins, forks, skewers, discovered attack,discovered check and double check, guidelines to opening play, fool's mate and scholar's mate.

8, 1.25 hour sessions TOH $65/NR $87
September 11-November 6
2645.011 Sa 12-1:15pm

The Beauty of Pen and Ink Age 16 & up
Learn how to use a simple pen and your bottle of ink, and capture the illusion of objects and scenes around you. Experiment with different nibs, and enjoy the excitement ofworking with pen and ink. See how you can convey the feeling of shape, texture, and light and shade in one color through very classic techniques, to modern contour drawings. All mediums like felt- and fiber-tipped drawing pens, rapidographs and brushes are welcome.

8, 1.5 hour sessions TOH $84/NR $112
September 15-November 3
2141.030 W 10-11:30am

Advanced Techniques in Watercolor Age 15 & up
Calling all watercolor lovers who want to create their own strong and impressive paintings! As part of this course, we will do individual exercises with single objects as elements, and parts of a painting such as trees in landscape, or fruits and flowers in a still-life painting. In the second part of the course, emphasis will be on "how to put together" these individual experiments
in order to "build a painting."

8, 1.5 hour sessions TOH $84/NR $112
September 15-November 3
2141.031 W 1-2:30pm

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