This is one course that every adult should take. Managing money and building credit impact interest rates, insurance, and the ability to rent an apartment. In this class, students will learn about banking, budgeting, credit, investing, taxes, insurance, and behavioral finance. 

• Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:30 beginning April 29, 2025

• Thursdays and Sundays from 7:00-8:30 PM beginning May 1, 2025

• Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00-3:30 beginning May 6, 2025

Topics to be included: Finding reliable healthcare information online, Defining good health, Analyzing the cost of smoking, Looking at barriers to Doctor/ Patient communication, A food budgeting project, Nutrition overview, Health Insurance 101, Movement Habits, and Mental Habits.

• Mondays from 7:00-9:00 beginning April 28, 2025. 

This course is appropriate for students about to enter the world of college or career. Topics covered include:  Learning how to understand and navigate workplace norms; Strategies for working with different personalities; How teams work; Communication - written, verbal, non-verbal; Understanding what soft skills are and looking at ways each student can enhance their own set of soft skills; Career trajectories and paths to achieve goals (O*net); Job applications and Interview skills; Personality (MBTI, Big 5) and Emotional Intelligence.

• Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 beginning April 29, 2025

A popular trend in career development is “creating a personal brand.”  

While this is, of course, useful in a social media presence, it extends far beyond that into the choices we make, the career we choose, the values we hold, the way we present ourselves, how we communicate, and how we show up in the world each day as our best and most authentic self. While lessons and topics will be adjusted to fit student interests, the topics currently slated for exploration include:  goal planning, defining the authentic self, defining core values, etiquette, and personal impact.

• There are no classes scheduled at this time. 

This class builds on concepts learned in US Government and Economics. Students will look at some of the ways that economic trends and policies apply directly to our personal financial choices. Topics will include interest rates (including the impact of the Federal Funds Rate), savings, loans, amortization schedules, banking, currency conversion, retirement savings, and other related topics. A variety of financial calculators and online scenarios will be used to learn about how rates and such are calculated and how the variables in each scenario impact decision making.

• There are no classes scheduled at this time. 

The Newport Academy states that “The mind and the body are not two separate entities—although they are often treated that way. Physical health and emotional health are intimately intertwined in what’s known as the mind-body connection.”

This course will explore the basics of topics such as nutrition, medications, stress, and impacts from our environment.  Students will complete mini-projects which will be compiled into one larger final project.

• There are no classes scheduled at this time.

The need for digital skills beyond texting and Twitter posts is essential for the workplace and functioning in our society. Explore the concepts of digital literacy, with a focus on essential computer skills, software skills with Microsoft, Powerpoint, and Excel, along with the overall daily use of technology, social media, your digital footprint, and career-related searches. This class is independently student-driven, there is no instruction, but students will have opportunities to check in with an instructor by appointment. 

No class is scheduled at this time.

It's one thing to know about Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and another thing to apply that knowledge in a meaningful way. In this intermediate-level course, students will explore Digital Literacy using the Google suite of products and apply their knowledge to a group research project.  The skills learned in this course are essential for today's job market and coursework at Vermont Adult Learning and beyond. 

No class is scheduled at this time.

This course is well suited to students who have already taken a Personal Finance or Financial Literacy course and want to deepen their knowledge while also strengthening their math skills. 

• There are no classes scheduled at this time. 

If you ever wanted to learn more about the scientific, psychological and cultural aspects of color then this is the class for you.  Specific topics we will cover are the color wheel, mixing colors, social connections to color, the use of color in advertising, and psychological responses to color.  While learning about color, students will develop their applied digital literacy skills by using google docs, sheets, and slides. 

• This class is currently not scheduled.

What is Epidemiology?  It’s the study of the origin, determinants, and spread of diseases or disorders within groups of people, including how the diseases or disorders are identified, tracked, controlled, managed, prevented, and possibly cured. Students will also learn and practice specific digital literacy skills such as the use of Google Workspace applications, effective online search, and research methods, using technology to compile and communicate information, determining the quality of sources, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism. 

• This class is currently not scheduled.

Is there something you would like to learn more about? Are you able to work independently with guidance from a teacher? In this course, students have the opportunity to complete projects in writing, research, art, Civics, and assessment of prior learning based on their needs, interests, and the input of their advisors. 

• There are no classes scheduled at this time.