Leisure & Recreation
Financially Independent:
Learning to Buy Millions in
Real Estate Starting with a
Few Thousand Dollars In Your Spare Time
This seminar tells you by leveraging money and time,
how to purchase several investment properties, a home,
or commercial real estate for little money down, in a
simple and concise way. Learn how to reduce or eliminate
capital gains on your home or investment property sales.
New tools for new times...this seminar shows you the
most lucrative methods of acquiring real estate.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Andrew Smith, MS, is a certified Financial Planner.
He has been teaching for over 15 years and been
investing in real estate for over 25 years.
June 28 Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
#9900 $54 per person C261
#9901 $84 per couple
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What Were You Born to Do?
You were born to make a unique contribution
to humanity. Progressing toward this purpose brings
joy and abundance. Straying from this path causes
stress and emptiness. To accomplish this purpose,
one of the 33 Natural Talents is wired into your DNA.
It is so subtle, you rarely notice it; yet so powerful,
it’s the source of your highest potential. Expressing
your Natural Talent ignites passion—relentlessly pursuing
it, evolves into your destiny. Elvis, Oprah, and Einstein
were all just “doin’ what came naturally.” Discover your
Natural Talent, how to apply it to all aspects of life,
and why it is the source of everything you desire.
$30 material fee payable to the instructor in class for
comprehensive workbook.
Curtis Adney, MS, JD, is a career consultant and
author of a forthcoming book: Pinpoint Your Destiny.
He has a Juris Doctorate degree from Brigham Young
University and teaches at Fresno State University.
June 15 Sun. 1–5 p.m.
#9816 $42 HCC116
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Art of Discount Travel
Get the best deals on airfares, accommodations,
car rentals, tours, cruises and resort vacation
packages (e.g. Club Med). Both domestic and
international travel are covered. Although considerable
attention is given to Internet research and booking strategies,
the instructor explains why the Internet is not always the
route to the best deals. Other avenues will be explored.
You will even be given tips on how to obtain FREE lodging!
Attend and travel more for less.
$2 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Bill Anthony
June 21 Sat. 9–12:30 p.m.
#9882 $38 C273
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Make Money & Travel Cheaply as a Home-Based Travel Agent
Do you love to travel? Avoid the cost of starting
a travel agency while functioning effectively as
a home-based travel agent. Get an overview of
this opportunity: how to get started, how much it
costs (virtually nothing), and how to avoid the pitfalls.
Learn a fast, safe, and easy way to start your own
part- or full-time business and how to qualify for
and use travel benefits.
Optional $27 material fee payable to the
instructor in class for textbook.
Bill Anthony
June 21 Sat. 1:30–5:00 p.m.
#9883 $38 C273
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Take both
Art of Discount Travel
& Make Money as a
Home-Based Travel Agent
for just $64
Course #9884
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Being Effective with Challenging Behaviors and Situations
When you experience challenging behaviors or
situations do you sometimes feel confused, aggressive,
defensive, or just go blank? and afterwards we may think . . .
“why didn’t I . . .” or “I should have . . .”
These times require some special insights and choices.
Are you ready, now, to be more effective?
Let’s enjoy discussing:
• The most common kinds of challenging behaviors
• The four common “response traps”
• Turning conflict into cooperation and resolution
• Staying centered, listening effectively, responding assertively
• Recognizing when to stay and when to leave
• Techniques to be more effective with anyone, anytime
• Choosing how you want to feel, even during the “movie”
$5 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Danni Burton
June 21 Sat. 9 am-4:30 pm
#9922 $95 HCC116
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Assertiveness: A Positive Way of Living and Working
Do you like to “please” others, avoid conflict and
find “yes” easier than “no”? Whether you are a manager,
business professional, parent, spouse or friend, with
others we need to effectively set limits, delegate and ask
for what we want without guilt.
We’ll learn/discuss:
• Aggressive, passive-aggressive, passive & assertive behaviors
• Clear “yes’s” and “no’s”
• Learning to set limits without upset, anger or guilt
• Having positive choices to get what we need/want
• Letting go of avoiding, blaming, denying
• Learning when to delegate, refuse, or change your mind
• Understanding individual motivational styles to best strategize our responses
• Gaining more respect and co-operation
• Saying good-bye to regret and self-limiting fears
$5 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Danni Burton
June 20 Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
#9923 $95 HCC116
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Planning and Starting the One-Person Business
Have you been moved out of a career through layoffs
or mergers? Longing to be your own boss and
follow your dream? Times have changed, and
one-person businesses are a permanent part of our
new economy. Are you ready to become “your business”
and join this fast growing group of entrepreneurs?
Topics include:
• Learning from others’ successes
• Doing your homework/research
• Legal form of business, licenses, zoning, ID, taxes, write-offs, contracts, etc.
• Market research and target markets
$5 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Danni Burton
June 22 Sun. 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
#9925 $95 HCC116
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Fly Fishing For Fun
Learn what rods, reels, and line to use and how to
assemble them, what you must buy while keeping the
costs low, and what flies or streamers to use to attract
and catch which fish. Then go outside to actually learn
how to cast!
Eric Christensen has been an avid fisherman for
over 30 years and has fished extensively throughout
the United States Class size is limited to 16 to allow
for one-on-one instruction.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class for
Fly Fishing For Fun booklet and equipment.
May 17 Sat. 2-5 p.m.
#9809 $38 C377
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Building Your Financial Portfolio On $25 A Month (Or Less)
Join best-selling authors Bobbie and Eric Christensen
and learn how to find safe secure investments with huge
annual growth and how to do it without using a broker.
They are not stock brokers or financial advisors but are investors
just like you who have used this method for safe investing for over 25 years.
Learn what your broker will never tell you, how to find safe secure
investments with 50-100% growth per year, why picking individual stocks is much safer
then mutual funds, what are splits, dividends, direct cash purchases, etc. and
how to use them to your advantage, PLUS much more. Includes FREE consulting
at any time.Simply the best investment book yet! Extremely practical.
(On-The-Money, CNBC) Optional book available $15 at class.
Bobbie and Eric Christensen are nationally known financial
experts who have appeared on PBS Smart Money and many
other TV and radio shows.
May 17 Sat. 9 a.m.- 12 Noon
#9810 $38 C381
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Writing Your 1st Book (or 7th)
California writer Bobbie Christensen, will use her own 10 step method to teach you
how to complete your book, either fiction or non-fiction, in just 6 weeks.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Bobbie Christensen
May 17 Sat. 1-2:45 p.m.
#9812 $28 C381
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Publishing Your 1st Book (or 7th)
Learn how to sell your work to a publisher or how to self-publish.
Learn the differences between these methods involving your time,
money, and keeping the profits. You will learn what distributors
and wholesalers are and how use them. All forms and applications are
included.
Includes FREE consulting at any time.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Bobbie Christensen
May 17 Sat. 3-5 p.m.
#9813 $32 C381
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Marketing Your 1st Book (or 7th) On A Shoe-String Budget
As a financially successful writer, Bobbie Christensen will teach you how to
use her proven-to-succeed 6-step marketing plan. Learn how to make a profit
before your book is even printed, how to set up local and nationwide book
signings for maximum sales, how to set up and present a seminar that will get rave
reviews, how to write news releases, and much more.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.
Bobbie Christensen is the author of ten highly successful books
including best-sellers and award winners.
May 17 Sat. 5: 15-7:15 p.m.
#9814 $32 C381
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Take all three Seminars
Writing, Publishing & Marketing Your 1st Book (or 7th)
for just $78
#9811
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Tips & Tricks Photography
Do you want learn how to use that new camera
you got for Christmas? Or the advanced features
that you've never understood how to use? What if
you're in the market to buy a new camera? If you
can answer “Yes!” to any of these questions then
this is the class for you! Topics include:
- Photography and camera basics
- Pixels, ratios, flashes, & LED panels
- What kind of camera is best for you?
- Purchasing a camera or equipment
$10 material fee payable to the instructor in
class.
Alessandra Diaz-Aguado has a Masters in Fine
Arts from Madrid , Spain and has over 15 years of
experience as an instructor. She has worked on the
advertising images for
July 19 SAT. 9am-12 p.m.
#9111 $32 C215
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Fun Photo Collection: What Makes a Great Photograph?
Do you want to learn new skills to improve on your
photography abilities? Learn to use perspective,
depth of field, foreground & background, and
color composition to create better photographs?
Learn how to take those family photo albums and
scrapbooks to another level in this unique new
seminar.
Bring your own photographs and gain a new insight
into “What Makes a Great Photograph”.
$10 materials fee payable to instructor in class.
Alessandra Diaz-Aguado has a Masters in Fine
Arts from Madrid , Spain and has over 15 years of
experience as an instructor. She has worked on the
advertising images for
July 19, 2008 Wed. 1pm- 4p.m.
#9112 $32 C215
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Take both Photo classes
for just $54
#9113
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Basic Vocational Spanish
Build your Spanish skills in this hands-on course to
use with Spanish speakers in a variety of vocational
settings. Skills to be covered include:
• Basic pronunciation
• High frequency vocabulary
• Interactive conversation
• Idioms and common expressions
• Terminology
• Cultural awareness
$10 materials fee payable to instructor in class.
Alessandra Diaz-Aguado has a Masters in Fine
Arts from Madrid , Spain and has over 15 years of
experience as an instructor.
June 25- July 30 Wed. 6:30–8:30 p.m.
#9863 $84 C319
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What Were You Born to Do?
You were born to make a unique contribution to humanity.
Progressing toward this purpose brings joy and abundance.
Straying from this path causes stress and emptiness.
To accomplish this purpose, one of the 33 Natural Talents
is wired into your DNA. It is so subtle, you rarely notice it;
yet so powerful, it's the source of your highest potential.
Expressing your Natural Talent ignites passion—relentlessly
pursuing it, evolves into your destiny. Elvis, Oprah, and
Einstein were all just “doin' what came naturally.”
Discover your Natural Talent, how to apply it to all
aspects of life, and why it is the source of everything you desire.
$30 material fee payable to the instructor
in class for comprehensive workbook.
Curtis Adney , MS, JD, is a career consultant and author
of a forthcoming book: Pinpoint Your Destiny.
He has a Juris Doctorate degree from Brigham Young
University and teaches at Fresno State University .
June 15, 2008 Sun. 1–5 p.m.
#9816 $42 HCC116
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Investment 101
Class held at the King City Education Center , 117 N. Second St .
Learn the basics of investing.
Finding the right organization to manage your money
Follow a systematic process to select an investment manager
Effect of inflation v.s. purchasing power
Available opportunities with growth-and-income funds
How sound strategies help investors cope with market
uncertainty and focus on long-term goals
Robert Cullen
Apr 15 & 22 2 Tue. 6 - 7:30 pm
#9781 $28 KCC210B
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Retirement Planning
Class held at the King City Education Center , 117 N. Second St .
Learn the importance of sound retirement planning.
- Power of compound interest
- Importance of adding to an IRA or other retirement plan
- Rollover options
- Taking income from a retirement plan
- Benefits of participating in an employer-sponsored retirement plan
Robert Cullen, an NASD registered representative,
received his MBA from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and
currently works for a south county insurance
and financial services business.
Class held at the King City Education Center , 117 N. Second St .
Apr 29 & May 6 2 Tue. 6 - 7:30 pm
#9782 $28 KCC210B
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Take both
Investment 101 & Retirement Planning
for just $48
#9783
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Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement
An early start helps you make the most of your retirement.
Make the right choice when confronted with inflation,
investment alternatives, insurance coverage, increasing
health care costs, tax reduction methods, and proper
disposition of your estate at death.
$30 material fee payable to instructor in class
for comprehensive workbook. Couples share a workbook.
Paul Cahalan is a registered investment advisor who
has conducted numerous seminars for beginning
and experienced investors.
May 6-27 4Tue. 7-9:30 p.m.
#9660 $65 per person C273
#9687 $85 per couple
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Digital Photo
Join us and explore the exciting world of digital photography!
This course provides an introduction to the fascinating technology
that is catapulting the photographic world into the 21 st century.
We'll cover everything you need to know to understand digital
photography and how to use digital cameras.
Topics include:
• Digital Photography equipment
• What to look for when purchasing
• Setup and installation on your computer
• Digital imaging and album management
Cassidy Porter
May 5 & 8, 2008 Tue. & Thur. 6pm-9pm
#9692 $74 L113
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Adobe Photoshop Elements— Just The Basics
This is an introduction to an easy and inexpensive image
manipulation program. Get a solid foundation by learning the
program interface; tools, palettes, layers, tool options and shortcuts.
At the end of Adobe Photoshop Elements you will have used
the tools with various options and created a multi-layered file.
Topics include:
• Differences between Adobe Elements and Adobe Photoshop
• Understand basic digital imaging concepts
• Using Elements Quick Fix
• Understand layers and how to use them
• Inserting text and adding text effects
• Learn how to crop, resize and rotate images
$10 materials fee payable to instructor
in class for course workbook and CD.
Cassidy Porter
May 13 & 15, 2008 Tue. & Thu. 6–9 p.m.
#9754 $74 Library 125
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Adobe Photoshop Elements— Presenting it Online
Are you ready to sell some collectors items on eBay?
Need to put together a quick portfolio for a prospective
client to view? Or do you just want to get those family pictures
organized into a digital album that everyone can enjoy?
Efficiently transfer, rename and organize pictures from your
digital camera or camcorder Crop, straighten, rotate and resize photos for print
or web display and email delivery Create an automated slideshow
Stitch together photographs to create a panoramic poster
Create an online Photo album
Prerequisite: Adobe Elements—Just the Basics
$10 materials fee payable to the
instructor in class for course workbook and CD.
Cassidy Porter
May 20 & 22, 2008 Tue. & Thu. 6–9 p.m.
#9698 $74 Library 125
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Adobe Photoshop Elements— Prepare to Print
This course shows you how to create Greeting Cards,
Business Cards, CD Jackets, and family photos. Customize
your images and add logos, text borders, frames, and clip-art.
We walk through the steps necessary to get your artwork
ready for printing such as;
• Use the Print Layouts
• Learn about resolution and file formats
• Understand types of printers and paper
• Protect your images with watermarks
• Create effect page layouts
Prerequisite: Adobe Elements—Just the Basics
$10 materials fee payable to instructor in
class for course workbook and CD.
Cassidy Porter
May 27 & 29, 2008 Tue. & Thu. 6–9 p.m.
#9756 $74 Library 125
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Take all three "ADOBE ELEMENTS" classes for just $195
Course #9757
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Computer Maintenance
Do you want a bigger hammer to fix your computer?
When you bought your computer, it was quick and clean,
but what happened? Using the computer, surfing the web,
and installing programs can slow down your computer's speed.
Join me to learn how to perform basic maintenance on your
computer. Demonstrations on freeware programs available
on the web, showing their benefits and potential side effects.
Learn about the fundamentals of internet files including temporary
internet files and cookies. I will teach you how to rid yourselves
of spyware, adware, malware, and viruses, and you won't have
to purchase anything new.
Cassidy Porter
April 22 & 24, 2008 Tue. & Thur. 6pm-9pm
#9696 $74 L113
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Work as an Extra in TV Commercials and Films
Extra work is not only for those who want to break into show business.
It's perfect for people with flexible schedules, if you've always had an
interest in performing, this class will get you in front of that camera.
Learn the basic requirements of being a background actor and the
techniques of working for an upgrade (speaking role) while on
the set, which offers better pay, and, often, a chance to join the
Screen Actors Guild.
This one-day workshop will give you an opportunity to work
on camera and be introduced to the performing arts,
with an emphasis on self-marketing.
- You will receive instruction on:
- What the job expectations are while on set
- How to develop a good head shot and resume
- Learn of upcoming productions through networking
- List and work with talent agents and casting directors
Each participant is to bring a VHS half inch tape to record your
performance and exercises.
$20 material fee payable to the instructor in class for workbook.
Jack Dunstan, MA Ed, is a professional trainer/model and actor.
He is a member of SAG and actively works as an extra in films
and as a model in the bay area.
TBA
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Cake Decorating for Everyone!
Create beautiful cakes for any occasion! Whether you are a
beginner or experienced in cake decorating, this class is for you.
Students receive individual instruction and learn at their own pace.
You can decorate your own cake in class using the techniques
you've learned. Design your own cake or use ideas from books
and the instructor. Techniques include:
• Using decorating tools
• Leveling and frosting a cake
• Basket weaving
• Creating simple and fancy border
• Sculpting drop flowers, roses, and leaves
• Lettering
• Intermediate & advanced techniques
$35 material fee payable to instructor in class for decorating kit.
Maxine Clarke is a professional cake designer with 25 Best
of Show awards, 25 Best of Class awards,
and Winner of the Grand Sweepstakes.
TBA
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You're A Natural—Drawing 101
Drawing is fun and learning is easy. Spark your creative interest
and learn the basics of drawing, contouring, shading and
composition. Techniques are taught using pencil and colored
pencil. Instruction on the color wheel is also included.
In a few short weeks you'll complete 2 still lifes, while
developing your own style of expression. Realize your
abilities and have fun doing it! All materials provided.
Barbara English has been an artist and teacher for
over 30 years. She has taught art classes for children
and adults at Hartnell for 14 years.
TBA
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The Magic of Hypnosis
A fun, informative, and entertaining look at the history,
methods,and application of hypnotic suggestion in today's
society. You will learn how to determine what types
of people are susceptible to hypnotic suggestion,
how and why hypnosis works, how to induce trance,
and how to script and deliver an appropriate suggestion
during hypnosis. You will discover methods of
using hypnosis for dramatic life changes,
including weight control, overcoming addictions
and anxieties, correcting sleep disorders,
ending unwanted behaviors, improving your memory,
removing writer's block,
maintaining your peak performance, and managing pain.
You'll also learn about regression,
false memories, and how to recognize situations when
the use of hypnosis is not
appropriate.
This course is taught to students in an Online format via the Internet.
For more information or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE
http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/
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Merrill Ream Speed Reading
Are you struggling to keep up with a flood of email, articles, reports, books,
and other printed matter? Save yourself oodles of time by learning to read faster
This course is taught to students in an Online format via the Internet.
For more information or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE
http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/