Adult Community Education

About every six to seven weeks, community members should find fliers in the grey boxes up at the Post Office and the Café Pacific. These fliers advertise the new and exciting classes which are being offered through Adult/Community Education. These classes can be anything from woodworking to cooking; beginning music lessons to language; making Hawaiian quilts to night sky watching. We try to offer a variety of classes that will help the community of Kwajalein enhance their education options at the same time as being fun and inviting. If you are here on Kwajalein, you are welcome to register by calling 5-1078 or e-mailing the Adult/Community Education office at kendricL@kwajalein-school.com.

BUT our services reach beyond just offering fun courses. The purpose of Adult/Community Education is to provide a service to the community of Kwajalein by offering further education courses and choices to the adults of the island. This includes offering advice regarding distance learning as well as offering courses on a regular basis which simply enhance the welfare and moral of the members of the community of Kwajalein. Assistance in the form of proctoring various exams for further adult educational goals is also offered through Adult/Community education.

SO, if you have always desired to get a degree, but haven’t quite figured out how to do this long distance, or if you are registered for college, but need help with the proctoring of the exams, or if you need certification for advancement in your office, again give us a call or e-mail our office or drop by. We are located in the George Seitz Elementary School Administration building and our office hours are Tuesday and Wednesdays from 8:30 - 11:30 am, Thursdays and Saturdays 12:30 – 6:00 pm and Mondays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. We would love to have you stop by and chat about what is available for you to make your dreams come true.

Also, we can only offer courses that we have instructors for. We are always looking for new and unusual classes to offer. In order to teach under the auspices of our offices, an individual must first procure a community activities business license. This is just a matter of paying $25 and filling out a simple application form up at the Community Activities Office (by the Library). Then call our office and let us know what and when you would like to teach. We will do our best to set it up for you. These classes can run the entire six to seven week session or simply be a one day seminar on a subject. You decide how you want to set up the class. We do the advertising and the setting up of the room.

I hope this has helped you to understand a little more about what Adult/Community Education is all about. We would LOVE to hear from you if you have any thoughts or ideas as to how we can improve offering adult education options for the island.