Broward Community Schools

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Fresh and Improved
Welcome to our new and improved website!  We heard what you had to say and have responded to what you wanted.  Some of our new features include an interactive location map, postings of Instructional Opportunities, an easy to view display of the categories of all the classes we offer, and more information about academic and adult general education programs.

Do keep your comments and suggestions coming.  Just go to the Contact Us channel.  We really do want to hear from you!

New and Additional Classes to Make Life Easier and Less Stressful!
What are YOU Seeking?  Job hunting techniques?  Career enhancement skills? Computer/software proficiency?  A creative outlet?  Improved Relationships?

Whatever you’re interested in, Broward Community Schools (BCS) and Centers have what you want and need, now!  We’re committed to responding to the lifelong learning needs of our diverse community.  Listed below is just a sampling of new classes we introduced this term at various locations.  Similar classes are available --- just browse Class Offerings, find the classes that best suit your needs and register online at Locations. 

With hundreds of opportunities, ranging from arts and crafts, business, children/teens activities, and computer technology to dance/music, health, self improvement and sports, you’ll find something to energize your mind, your outlook, and your future.

Survival Help for Today’s Job Market

In response to current economic times, we’re now offering the following to help build up your resume and increase your job hunting approach.

Job Search Skills
Gain an advantage by finding and using the best JOB search engines, preparing a cyber-friendly “vanilla” resume with keyword summary, posting a resume on the best employment-advertising Web sites, and sending a resume as an attachment or formatted as an RTF file. Acquire the essential skills needed to conduct an effective job search in today’s electronic world.  Computer and Internet skills are required.
Dave Thomas Education Center

The Career Design Workshop
Design your career and realize your full potential with in-depth self assessment and realistic goal settings. Become the person you always knew you could be.
Crystal Lake Middle School

Another Child Care class is now being in the western part of the county in response to community requests.  This class fulfills the state-mandated course work required to be employed in a child care center.
West Broward High School

Food Service Management
Explore and develop skills about managing small or fast food restaurants and catering.  Learn how to conduct feasibility studies and project labor and food costs etc.
Crystal Lake Middle School

Digital Design
Students will produce their own newsletters, flyers, brochures and greeting cards using various publishing software.
Taravella High Community School

Work Ethic for Success
Plan and put into action your goals and strategies for the future.
Nova Community School

How to Start a Small Business
Find out what you need to know and do to launch your own business and avoid pitfalls.
Nova Community School

Website Design
Design and develop your own website for maximum appeal.  Tequesta Trace Middle Community School

Presentational Skills
Get results with dynamic presentation techniques and styles.  Engage and captivate your audience.  Enhance your career took kit.
Crystal Lake Middle School

Microsoft Professional Office
Get up to speed on this widely used workplace software application.

Self Improvement Classes
“Expand Your Mind and Your Future” when you take one of the following or any of our hundreds of lifelong learning classes.

Test Taking Skills
Help your child, grades 8-12, develop and utilize test taking strategies to gain more confidence and improve scores
Crystal Lake Middle School

Personal Law
This includes any area of law that can be "self-helped" - areas that can be handled by the lay person. These include torts (assaults, fraud), personal injury, real estate (landlord/tenant), and immigration. The class is taught by a certified attorney-at-law. Coral Springs Middle Spring

Accent Reduction and *TOEFL preparation
(Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Piper High Community School West Broward High School (Accent Reduction)
 

Past Life Regression
Go back to move forward in this introduction to what hypnosis is, how it works and what it can do for you.
Crystal Lake Middle School

Millionaire Tool Box
A must do class for anyone wanting to learn about property investments in today's market, increasing the value of your home, and strategies for successful entrepreneurship.
Crystal Lake Middle School

Children's Tennis
Enrich your child’s activities and on-court skills.
Piper High Community School

Painting on Glass
Enjoy bringing out your artistic talents in this art form.
Piper High Community School

Antiques
Three different courses on Antiques are offered to make you a savvy buyer or seller.  Antiques - Clocks & Watches  covers 17th-20th century clocks and watches focusing on evaluation, research and pricing before you buy, sell, repair or appraise. Antiques - Silver & Silverplate will provide valuable information on procedures for performing searches, methods to determine value and evaluation of antique silver and silverplate. Antiques - Furniture 17th to 20th Century will also provide information about museum collection, repair and maintenance.
Northeast High Adult and Community School 

Rubber Stamp Madness
Join the world of rubber stamp madness. Brush up on basics plus add new techniques to your stamping, such as window box with gel and much more.
Northeast High Adult and Community School

Sign Language: intro to American Sign Language, its history and usage.
Learn basic vocabulary and grammar including numbers, colors, family members, foods and verbs.
Taravella High Community School

Sign Language: Finger Spelling.
Learn how to communicate with the deaf and hearing impaired by using finger spelling.
Cooper City Community School

Healthy Cooking
Prepare healthy and delicious meals to improve your eating habits and your body’s metabolism which getting sound nutritional training on the food groups.
Hollywood Hills High Community School

Needlework
Learn to knit, crochet, and make a hat, scarf, or blanket.
Coral Springs Middle School

Stress Management Workshop
Make stress work for you, not against you as you develop ways to increase your coping skills.
South Broward High Community School

Scrapbooking
Hands-on fun as you learn to create beautiful layouts to display your photos.
Nova Community School

Using Your IPOD
Learn to use all the features of your IPOD and become the “go to” person.
Nova Community School

Yoga
It’s not too late to fulfill that New Year’s resolution to do something good for your body and mind.
Tequesta Trace Middle School and West Broward High School

Ceramics and Jewelry Making
Take one or both of these classes to bring out the inner artist.
West Broward High School

Modeling (Ages 5-11) and (Ages 12-17)
Learn modeling techniques and how to be self confident.
Cooper City Community School

Modeling (Age 26+)
Learn modeling techniques and how to be self confident.
Plantation High Community School

Arts and Crafts for Children (Ages 8-12)
Cooper City Community School

Woodworking Beg/Intro
Learn & develop woodworking techniques and skills. Build/complete your project!
Plantation High Community School