TUESDAYS
Introduction To Squeak & Blender
(4 Wednesdays) - 1 1/2 hours
8 April - 29 April
10:30 am - noon
FREE
Age 6- on up
Get an introduction to the open source (free to download) 2D media authoring tool Squeak E-Toys and the 3D media authoring tool Blender. Learn to us Squeak E-Toys to start building 2D worlds to play in. Learn to start creating 3D creatures / models in Blender. Click on these links to find out more about Squeak E-Toys and Blender.
Presenter: Donna Schrokosch, founder of the Hawthorne Center.
Polymer Clay Modeling w / Carole
(4 Wednesdays) - 1 1/2 hours
8 April - 29 April
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
$47.00 / including all materials
Ages: 8-on up.
You will have fun in this modeling class. Use your imagination to make little critters, small animals, small figures and many other interesting items. This clay is non toxic, pliable and versatile. It hardens in oven and can be painted and cured. No expensive tools required, toothpicks, found objects, kitchen utensils can be used.
Presenter: Carole Joyce - Carole Joyce is a graduate of the American Academy of Art Chicago Ill. She attended Colorado State University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Valley College SFV and Burbank Creative Arts Center. She teaches at various locations in the Fontana area.
WEDNESDAYS
Introduction To Cartooning
(4 Wednesdays) - 1 1/2 hours
9 April - 30 April
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
$45.00 / including all materials
Ages 8 - on up
This class will teach basic drawing concepts. Learn how to build characters from basic shapes. Learn how to draw comics, and use the storyboard technique to make your own comic book.
Presenter: Carole Joyce - Carole Joyce is a graduate of the American Academy of Art Chicago Ill. She attended Colorado State University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Valley College SFV and Burbank Creative Arts Center. She teaches at various locations in the Fontana area.
Introduction To Squeak & Blender
(4 Wednesdays) - 1 1/2 hours
9 April - 30 April
5:00 pm - 6:30
FREE
Ages 6 - on up
Get an introduction to the open source (free to download) 2D media authoring tool Squeak E-Toys and the 3D media authoring tool Blender. Learn to us Squeak E-Toys to start building 2D worlds to play in. Learn to start creating 3D creatures / models in Blender. Click on these links to find out more about Squeak E-Toys and Blender.
Presenter: Donna Schrokosch, founder of the Hawthorne Center.
Creating & Communicating w/ Open Source
(8 Wednesdays) - 2 hours
9 April - 28 May
7:00 pm - 9:00
$112.00
Ages 10 - on up
This course will focus on open source art programs such as Inkscape and The Gimp and will also provide basic instruction in open source publishing and web page creation. At the end of the course students will be comfortable creating art, processing photos, and doing page layout with free and open source tools. Basic use of the Linux desktop and file managers will also be taught.
Presenter: Alex Roston - Alex Roston is the owner of Clover Computing. He is a aystems adminstrator and programmer who previously created a Linux based computer kiosk system for hotels and coffee houses, including an authentication client and server for his kiosks.
THURSDAYS
Introduction To Cartooning
(4 Thursdays) - 1 1/2 hours
10 April - 1 May
10:30 am - noon
$45.00 / includes all materials
Ages 8 - on up
This class will teach basic drawing concepts. Learn how to build characters from basic shapes. Learn how to draw comics, and use the storyboard technique to make your own comic book.
Presenter: Carole Joyce - Carole Joyce is a graduate of the American Academy of Art Chicago Ill. She attended Colorado State University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Valley College SFV and Burbank Creative Arts Center. She teaches at various locations in the Fontana area.
Introduction to Squeak & Blender
(4 Thursdays) - 1 1/2 hours
10 April - 1 May
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
FREE
Ages 6 - on up
Get an introduction to the open source (free to download) 2D media authoring tool Squeak E-Toys and the 3D media authoring tool Blender. Learn to us Squeak E-Toys to start building 2D worlds to play in. Learn to start creating 3D creatures / models in Blender. Click on these links to find out more about Squeak E-Toys and Blender.
Presenter: Donna Schrokosch, founder of the Hawthorne Center.
SATURDAYS
Operating System Concepts
(8 Saturdays) - 3 hours - lectures / labs
12 April - 31 May
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$168.00
Ages 14 -on up
This class will teach operating system concepts via the freely available Linux operating system. The course will cover general operating system concepts, system installation and configuration, software services, standard Linux/Unix utilities, use of the command line, and BASH programming. By the course's end, students will be able to install and configure Linux and administer a small system. Find out more about Linux at www.linux.org .
Presenter: Alex Roston - Alex Roston is the owner of Clover Computing. He is a systems administrator and programmer who previously created a Linux based computer kiosk system for hotels and coffee houses, including an authentication client and server for his kiosks.
To sign up / get more information / need a class to be held at another time - please contact Donna at donna@hawcenter.org or at 909-350-0311.
If you are interested doing a fundraiser to cover the cost of a class(es) please get with Donna.
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