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Are you ready to try your hand at something new? Have you always wanted to start a new hobby but didn’t know where to start? These introductory courses are a great way to get you going and to make some new friends along the way!

 

Basic Puppy Obedience
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Requirements: Puppies must between 8 weeks and 6 months of age.
This is a six week course that will be held in a classroom setting.  Training equipment information will be provided by the instructor. Training will include: Puppy behavior, housebreaking, separation anxiety, chewing, and more! 

Cost: $75.00 Hours: 6.00
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Sharon Bryant
Date: Tuesday’s April 20-May 25 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

 

Cake Decorating 2
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Learn how to create beautiful flowers and borders. This is a class that delves into royal icing, new borders, and 7 flowers (mum, violet, daisy, pansy, apple blossom, daffodil, rose, & primrose).

Prerequisite: Basic Cake Decorating.
Cost: $69.00 Hours: 8.00
Instructor: Casey Geiman
Date: Thursday’s April 15 – May 6 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Caring for our Elders
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Do you wonder what you will do when your parents or grandparents
need that extra care that you cannot provide? Get some tips on
the best practices for caring for your elders!

Cost: $49.00 Hours: 2.00
Instructor: Rhonda Smith
Date: May 27 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Digital Photography
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This is the perfect class for the beginning photographer! Students will explore techniques such as indoor and outdoor portrait composing, lighting, posing, and special effects. Bring your camera with you when you come to class!

Cost: $99.00 Hours: 18.00
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Kasey Brookshire
Date: Monday’s May 3 – June 7 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Basic Floral Design
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Floral design is a multi-billion dollar industry. Imagine learning how to create gorgeous modern day flower arrangements for parties, receptions, weddings, gifts, and more. Also discover the secret of bow making. Learn different craft designs that please the eye and lighten the heart.

Cost: $49.00+ Hours: 2.00
Campus: Currahee Instructor: Megan McAvoy
Date: May 3 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People
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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. If you’re a true beginner in music, or an experienced note reader who wants to be freed from reading notes, in just one enjoyable evening you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life, learning to play the way the pros do—with chords. Save time and money with this innovative approach that shows you the easy way to play several songs right in class.

Prerequisite: The ability to find middle “C” on the piano, that’s all!
Cost: $49.00+ $25 payable to the instructor for book and instructional CD
Hours: 3.50
Campus: Blairsville Instructor: David Haynes
Date: June 3 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Campus: Currahee Instructor: David Haynes
Date: July 8 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Intro to Fly Fishing
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Ever wonder how to fly fish? There’s nothing better than the push and pull of a fly line, and the sight of a fish rising to take that perfectly placed fly. Learn the basics of fly fishing including which fly rods and reels, prime locations and how to tie knots.
Cost: $39.00 Hours: 4
Campus: Currahee Instructor: Phillip Taylor
Date: April 19 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Phillip Taylor
Date: May 4 Time 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Learn Self Hypnosis in 3 Easy Steps
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Learn a three-step technique to help you change old patterns into transformational skills that can move you forward on your life path. Self Hypnosis uses both the conscious and the subconscious minds to give you 100% of your mind power working together to make lasting changes.

Cost: $55.00 Hours: 6.00
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Betsie Poinsett
Date: Tuesday’s May 11 – May 18 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

How to Plant a Patio Herb Garden
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Learn how to plant a patio herb garden.

  1. Combinations of herbs you can use that need the same care
  2. Choosing the proper container
  3. Soil types for different herbs
  4. Light exposure
  5. Watering, Fertilizing and harvesting

Cost: $39.00 Hours: 2.00
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Jo-E Saylor
Date: April 26 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Retirement Planning: What do we do now?
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The last decade has brought many challenges to the individual investor who is trying to get to retirement.  Many people are postponing or even cancelling retirement plans.  But, there is hope and different options that may make retirement closer than you think!  Join us to find out what to do now.

Cost: $49.00 Hours: 2.00
Campus: Currahee Instructor: Michele Shirley
Date: May 25 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Michele Shirley
Date: June 1 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Scrapbooking for Mother’s Day
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What better way to make your mom feel special with a meaningful gift. Make a scrapbook for mother’s day or any special lady in your life. Learn techniques from cropping, layout of album pages, mounting, journaling, and much more. In this class you will complete a photo album with your own photographs using a variety of tools and supplies.

Cost: $39.00+ (supplies) Hours: 6.00
Campus: Blairsville Instructor: Karen Gramenz
Date: Tuesday’s April 20 – May 4 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Spanish Level 2
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Continue to build your vocabulary of Spanish as you move into more challenging sentences and phrases.

Cost: $99.00 (includes book) Hours: 15
Campus: Blairsville Instructor: TBA
Date: Thursday’s April  29 – June 17      Time : 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

 

Quilting
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If you are new to the craft of quilting, have no fear. Mastering new skills is always exciting for a beginner quilter and this class will get you off to a good start.

Cost: $49.00 Hours: 8.00
Campus: Currahee Instructor: Jeannie Barrett
Date: Tuesday’s April 20 – May 11 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Wedding Event Planning
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The course will help brides-to-be navigate the landscape of planning the “big day”. The information provided will enhance the planning of your wedding and hopefully decrease some of the stress associated with the process. Together participants will talk through ideas and see lots of examples.
Some Topics to be covered:

  1. Lists
  2. Budget
  3. Theme and atmosphere
  4. Venue
  5. Ceremony
  6. Reception
  7. Photographers
  8. Videographers
  9. And much more!

Cost: $ 49.00 Hours: 3.00
Campus: Clarkesville Instructor: Brandy Aycock
Date: May 13 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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CLARKESVILLE
PO Box 65
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Fax: 706-754-7811

Joy Smith
(706) 754-7737
jsmith@northgatech.edu
or
Leslie Hyde
706-754-7715
lhyde@northgatech.edu

BLAIRSVILLE
121 Meeks Avenue
Blairsville, GA 30512
Fax: 706-439-6301

Leeah Prince
706-439-6335
lprince@northgatech.edu
or
Jessica de-Ruise
706-439-6332
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CURRAHEE
8989 Georgia Highway 17 S.
Toccoa, GA 30577
Fax: 706-779-8130

Ashley Bailey
706-779-8100
asbailey@northgatech.edu
or
Loretta Addison
706-779-8107
laddison@northgatech.edu