Marietta Community School

Learn the basics of InDesign, the #1 program for page layout used throughout the world by professional designers, marketing studios and the press industry. InDesign offers tools for professional desktop publishing to create posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, books and much more. This introductory course focuses on InDesign's core features and tools, including setting up documents with master pages, and using styles to format text, objects and tables. Students will need a laptop with access to Adobe InDesign.

Learn the basics of Photoshop, the industry-standard tool for digital imaging. This introductory course focuses on Photoshop's core features and tools, including shapes and layers, image editing, retouching, color correcting, and more.  Students must have access to Photoshop.

Individuals who require or desire CPR, AED, and first aid knowledge and skills; including emergency response teams in business and industry, school bus drivers, adult residential care personnel, child care workers, teachers, parents, life guards, and personal knowledge seekers. Workshop style class held at Marietta High School. Great for anyone!!! Participants receive a 2-year certification on completion of class in Adult/child/infant certification. The material has been OSHA certified through the American Safety Health Institute.

Step into Acrylic canvas painting and learn that you can create amazing artwork! These step by step canvas painting projects will build confidence and offer the opportunity to create beautiful art beginning-to-end to take home or share with loved ones. Create colorful landscapes, delicate floral compositions, pet portraits, beautiful beaches and bustling city scenes while learning acrylic painting techniques. Explore patterns, including texture, and incorporate design while being inspired by Vincent van Gogh, renowned Japanese artist Katsuhiko Hibino, colorful Brazilian artist Romero Britto, and celebrated Cuban painter Amelia Peláez. Abrakadoodle Art Lessons never repeat!

Podcasting is exploding and is the most engaging way to connect with audiences. Join the wave and learn about the power of podcasting to get you noticed in this noisy world. On the first day of class, you will be asked to provide an audio/video file of your podcast idea and why people would find it interesting. By the end of the class, you will know ways to get noticed and standout. Students are encouraged to bring a smartphone to record with.

From early May 1864, when Major General William T. Sherman's armies marched into Georgia, the Atlanta Campaign evolved into a series of maneuvers, as Sherman continually attempted to outflank his Confederate adversary, General Joseph E. Johnston. Penetrating deeper into Georgia, the campaign became one of entrenching, as the soldiers on both sides favored their shovels as much as their muskets. Civil War historian Michael K. Shaffer will lead a special tour of Cheatham Hill - scene of the heaviest fighting during the June 27, 1864, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Participants will meet in the picnic shelter parking lot, located at 902 Cheatham Hill Rd, Marietta, GA 30064. Wear safe, comfortable walking shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather. Tour will take place rain or shine. Each person will receive a map, which will assist in understanding this sector of the battlefield.  Please register by February 26.  If registering more than three people, call 678-919-4496!

Venga y aprenda vocabulario basico. Este curso es para principiantes – introduccion a vocabulario, conversacion, lectura, escritura, tecnica para escuchar y hablar. Aprenda mas de 300 palabras y frases para pner en uso inmediato.Come learn basic vocabulary! This course is designed for the complete beginner, providing an introduction to vocabulary, conversation, reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Learn more than 300 words and phrases to put into use immediately.

Excel has almost unlimited potential to help us in our professional lives as well as our personal lives. Our Tips, Tricks and Traps class takes the student beyond the basics and provides helpful hints to make you more efficient. Learn undocumented tricks and shortcuts that will improve your knowledge and use of this powerful program. Prior knowledge of Excel is a prerequisite. Bring your questions, too, and we'll explore some real-life problems.

Do you love fashion or want to create your own fashion line? This course is for the student who is interested in learning fashion illustration as a hobby or wants to pursue a career as a fashion illustrator/designer. An understanding of the accurate proportions of the human body is vital for producing convincing fashion illustrations and garment designs. This course has been designed to simplify the process of studying fashion proportions so that you can learn how to draw, develop and interpret the fashion figure through your own style and direction. A fashion illustrator reveals how to experiment effectively with colors, art materials and artistic style to produce a design. Be it a fashion illustrator or designer, the most important skill to master is drawing the human figure and garment silhouettes. Students need to bring the following supplies: Canson Marker book, pencils, eraser, tracing paper and ruler.Marker colors will be specified during the class.

Learn the fun and exciting sport of Olympic style fencing! Fencing has a rich history spanning several hundred years and is a fun, unique way to work out! Equipment is provided, all you need to do is show up!

Although we have technically gotten past the recession, many people are still concerned about their current finances. Unfortunately, most adults were never given a practical financial education. Money issues not only impact one's finances, it can play a major role in stress, relationship problems and can lower one's self confidence. Marietta school's adult financial literacy program is designed for individuals with a variety of financial goals, including starting a business, saving for retirement, creating a budget, handling credit, when to take social security, financial recovery, debt elimination, insurance, and home ownership.

Social Security is a cornerstone of retirement income, but the decisions people make on receiving their Social Security benefits often result in them not getting shortchanged on what is available to them. This course will provide information and strategies to help students avoid many of the pitfalls associated with Social Security benefits, including whether you should apply early for benefits, how to increase your current and lifetime income, how to minimize the tax on your benefits, and more. This class will also highlight recent changes to filing options for spousal benefits so you can determine if you will be able to take advantage of these filing strategies. When you attend this class, you will not only come away with good information but also an Action Plan to get the most out of this most valuable benefit.

What's stopping you from home ownership?  This class is for anyone who's not sure about the home-buying process.  It doesn't matter if you are a first-time buyer or have owned a home in the past, everyone will learn something from this class - GUARANTEED.  You will also learn the five valuable steps on successfully purchasing a home.  You'll also meet professionals in the industry, such as lenders, home inspectors and much more! 

This class is for the new computer user who needs to know the basic functions of computing. We will cover all the basic functions, such as copy, cut, and paste. Locate applications loaded on the computer, printing, typing a quick note, email and the art of using the internet. Once we've mastered that, we'll move onto search engines what they are and how to find information. Discuss how to pay bills on line etc. and install software and many other useful tips for the new user. Again, this class is designed for the brand new user, so our pace will be following suit! Great class with limited spots so please register early!!

Join us in Guitar Chords for the opportunity to learn to play guitar in an encouraging group environment! This class gives adults the chance to learn fun songs ranging from memorable classic rock to upbeat contemporary pop. Our experienced teachers do a great job with both beginning and advanced students, so no experience is necessary to join our class. Students will learn the basics of guitar, including single-line playing, simple chords, strumming, and how to play in a group. Each session includes a brand new set of songs to learn from a variety of styles, with supplemental learning materials that students will be able to take home to practice. Guitars are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. We can't wait to see you in class!

This class is a continuation of Guitar Chords.  Students will continue their experience with their guitar, learning more chords and catchy licks.  Feel free to bring your own guitar, but guitars will be provided if needed!

Secrets your piano teacher never told you are revealed in this 3-hour workshop. If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but you don't want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you! In just a few hours you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life. How is it done? Typical piano lessons teach you note reading, but piano professionals use chords. You will learn all the chords needed to play any pop song in this one session: any song, any style, any key. And you will get a healthy dose of insider secrets. If you already know your way around a keyboard a little, you know enough to enroll in this workshop.

Let award winning interior designer Jan Britt teach you the basics of interior design. She has been featured on HGTV and has done magazine work in this field. You will learn about furniture placement, paint colors to enhance a positive atmosphere, outdoor living spaces, fabrics, area rugs, art work and room accents. She will share tips on finding stores that will save you money while still getting the look you want. Let her wealth of knowledge help you with your space.

This course continues the exploration of photography as a creative medium. Basic knowledge of the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) and the digital camera manual settings are required pre-requisites for this class. This course will build on the basic camera instruction provided in the Intro course, focusing on shooting RAW images, shooting for creativity, setting white balance in camera and in post-processing, different file formats, as well as simple photographic lighting techniques using natural and artificial light sources. This course will also cover more in-depth post-processing techniques and tools using Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will finish this course with a basic portfolio of fully edited and properly exposed images.  Students must have their own DSLR camera and are encouraged to bring their laptop.  It's also recommended to have access to Photoshop and Lightroom.  Don't fret if you don't have access to Photoshop or Lightroom, you'll still have loads of fun! 

This course covers basic concepts and practices of digital photography, including understanding and use of the digital camera and its settings. This course will address the basics of the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) as it relates to photographing Portraits, Landscapes, and Action/Motion. Students will become familiar with various composition rules, as well as how to use the exposure triangle to capture creative and quality images using manual mode on their digital camera. This course will also introduce basic image storage and organization concepts as well as basic post-processing techniques using Lightroom and Photoshop.  Students must have their own DSLR camera and are encouraged to bring their laptop. It's also recommended to have access to Photoshop and Lightroom. Don't fret if you don't have access to Photoshop or Lightroom, you'll still have loads of fun!

This course will give you working knowledge of Microsoft Word - how to create letters, memos and basic desktop publishing. Great introduction of PowerPoint and how to put a presentation together from scratch. Lastly, an introduction to Microsoft Excel, basic spreadsheets, expense reports and simple formulas. The instructor has years of experience and makes the class very enjoyable! Come and learn today! Limited spots available so please register soon!!!

Have you always wanted to learn the Cha Cha or the Rumba?  This class is for you!  Our award-winning teacher will go over each dance in three weeks, with a recap on the last day of class.  The Cha Cha is a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle.  The Rumba is a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in 2/4 or 4/4 time with a basic pattern of step-close-step and marked by a delayed transfer of weight and pronounced hip movements.

This class will take you on two three-week journeys of Waltz and Foxtrot.  The Waltz is a ballroom dance normally in triple time, performed primarily in closed position. The Waltz became the example for the creation of many other ballroom dances. Subsequently, new types of Waltz have developed, including many folk and several ballroom dances.  The Foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to Waltz, although the rhythm is in a 4/4 time signature instead of 3/4. Developed in the 1910s, the Foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today.