Special Events

We are proud of the classes and programs offered through MISD Community Education and our partners. Below are photographs of various classes offered over the past few semesters. MISD Community Education offers classes for all ages and interests. To view pictures of various classes and events, click on one of the following links:

The week of December 18, 2007 saw the distribution of books and Whataburger Jr. coupons to students in grades kindergarten through third grade at Price Elementary. Price Elementary was added to the district's Title I program in the current school year. The students were overjoyed to receive an early holiday surprise. Check out the smiles of the children in the pictures below! We offer our thanks and gratitude to John Heiman, Jr. and Sandie Thompson Brown of Whataburger of Mesquite, Inc. for their most generous donation of the Whataburger Jr. coupons. We would also like to offer our thanks and gratitude to Lynda Jaggers, MISD's Title I District Coordinator and Sandy Travis, MISD's Title I Parent Liaison. MISD's Title I department helped to buy the books for the students.

MISD Community Education offers several classes of music instruction. Students can learn how to play guitar or piano from several knowledgeable instructors. Kevin Curtis has taught beginning guitar and piano classes for MISD Community Education for approximately seven years. Brent Bassham is our newest instructor; he joined us in Fall 2007. He teaches classical, or Spanish, guitar lessons, and new for Spring 2008, he will teach experienced guitar players how to play rock songs featured in popular video games. Classes are offered for most age groups. Click here for adult classes. Click this link for kids' classes.

Brent Bassham                                     Kevin Curtis

MISD Community Education offers great parenting classes. Nearly everyone can use a little help with parenting issues. Our parenting classes are taught by two knowledgeable and experienced instructors, Kelly Smith and Karen Harris. They can help parents with issues ranging from willful and obstinate children to raising children able to make responsible decisions to understanding the complexities of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders.

Click here to get information about current parenting classes including: Parenting With Love and Logic, Understanding ADHD, Try and Make Me!, and Suicide: Understanding the Warning Signs.

Karen Harris                                             Kelly Smith

MISD Community Education offers a variety of drama classes and after-school camps. MISD Community Education is proud to offer quality classes with quality groups - Dallas Children's Theater and Drama Kids International.

When staff development days are scheduled during the school year, students get a chance to have fun rather than staying home or being stuck in daycare. They can spend the using their imaginations while creating and rehearsing their own play with a professional actor from Dallas Children's Theater. This organization is rated by Time magazine as one of the top five youth-oriented theater groups in the United States. Dallas Children's Theater also offers in cooperation with MISD Community Education an after-school drama camp as well as a summer drama camp. At the end of the day, or the camp, the campers perform their play for family and friends to enjoy.

If you want your would-be actor to learn other skills besides simply acting, send your child to one of our Drama Kids International after-school camps. Drama Kids International DKI offers a curriculum that has been developed over 25 years designed to help participants gain self-confidence and improve self-esteem while improving poise in front of groups and improving vocabulary. Students also learn leadership skills and creative thinking while learning acting tips, too. Currently, after-school camps are offered at Smith Elementary and Austin Elementary. This spring, campers who commit to participating in March, April and May will put on a full-scale production, complete with costumes, for family and friends.

Click here for more information about current drama classes and camps.

MISD Community Education offers a wide selection of sewing and needle arts classes. If you don't know how to sew, we offer a beginner's class. If you already know the basics of sewing, you can take classes designed to help you learn new skills ranging from machine applique to monogramming to machine embroidery. You can also learn how to alter patterns and make pants that fit Our sewing classes are taught by Sherril Rendon, an experienced and accomplished local seamstress.

If you have always wanted to learn the art of crochet or knitting, we have classes for those also. Our crochet class is taught by Linda Rhodes. She has taught crochet for MISD Community Education for almost nine years. She combines fun with learning in her classes so much so, that several regulars attend class every time it is offered. Once you learn the basic stitches for crochet, you are more than welcome to bring projects you are working on and get help, if you need it. Linda has won a number of ribbons for her crocheted creations at the Texas State Fair. New for Spring 2008 is a beginner's knitting class. This class will be taught by Stephanie Kirkindoll, a family consumer science (formerly known as home economics) at Mesquite High School. We are very excited to have this class on our schedule.

Click here to see our current list of classes.

MISD Community Education offers a selection of classes designed to help you discover a new career, or perhaps, to earn extra money. We have carefully selected instructors to offer classes ranging from becoming a mystery shopper to working from home to becoming a voiceover artist. We also offer classes to help you improve your customer service skills as well as networking and conversational skills to help you move up the career ladder. The photos below feature Ellen Hopkins and Bettye Zoller Seitz.

Ellen Hopkins teaches people how to become mystery shoppers. Ellen is also scheduled to teach a new class this spring about becoming your own boss. Learn about what jobs are available and the basics about working from home.

If you are looking for a new job or trying to move up the career ladder, our voiceover teacher, Bettye Zoller Seitz, can help you improve your prospect. You will learn how to network to get what you want both professionally and personally, and you will also discover how improve your conversational skills.

Sharon Jones, who owns a local pet sitting service, will offer a class aimed at improving customer service skills.

Click here to see our current list of classes.

Have you wanted to redecorate, only to discover that the services of a professional decorator are more than your budget will allow? Learn how to do it on your own with Cris Hayes. She will show you how to recycle and reuse items you already have, and she will outline and explain the various styles and rules about decorating. You will learn how to create a $2,000 look for $200.

Click here to see information about this class.

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MISD Community Education
405 East Davis Street, Florence Annex
Mesquite, Texas  75149  USA
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http://www.communityedclasses.org

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