ISD 625-Saint Paul Public Schools

Gain the foundation for understanding ASL and signing basic words and phrases. Start with the Manual Alphabet, numbers, and how to make proper signs. Then explore word order and how to form sentences in ASL. Engage in cultural and historical conversations around ASL and activities to grow your everyday vocabulary. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux Please see your Registration Confirmation email for your online meeting information and more information on joining meetings.

For those who are already proficient with fingerspelling and signing basic words and phrases. Focus on signing proper sentences in ASL by using appropriate classifiers and effectively incorporating time and duration into your sentences. Additional vocabulary and cultural topics are covered throughout. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

For those who know how to use classifiers and create proper sentences in ASL. Improve fluency by targeting mouth morphemes and other non-manual markers to strengthen your expressive signing abilities. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux Please see your Registration Confirmation email for your online meeting information and more information on joining meetings.

Gain a thorough understanding of the basics of French in a relaxed classroom atmosphere. This beginning class prepares you to have natural conversations in French. Focus on present and future tenses. No class on Monday, July 3rd. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

Intended for students who have completed beginning- or intermediate-level classes. Further develop proficiency in communicating in French. Review and learn new vocabulary, develop grammar structures and focus on oral expression. NO class on Monday, July 3rd. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

Master the art of the French language in this fun immersion experience! Focus on more complex sentence structure and work towards fluency. Develop more confidence in your French conversational skills. NO class on Tuesday, July 4th or August 8th. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

Vous aimez parler François? This intermediate conversation class is conducted entirely in French. A variety of fun discussion topics such as music, food, film, literature and current events will be chosen each week. At least two years of French experience recommended. Venez nombreux! Laissez les bons temps rouler! NO class on Tuesday July 4th or August 8th. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

Trace some of the artists who, in their own ways, tried to take up the mantle as Masters of Suspense. These descendants span decades and continents, but they each adopt the core narrative tensions and virtuosic showmanship of Hitchcock’s oeuvre. Weekly readings provided. No expertise required -- feel free to bring popcorn! What does Vertigo’s spiral have to tell us about occupied Korea? What does rear window mean in the paranoid 1970s? And how were directorial suspense-ratcheting and showmanship leveraged to develop a smash hit brand of “social thriller” in the 2010s? As one of the most titanic film artists of the 20th century, Alfred Hitchcock had a degree of stylistic influence over many young directors, but he attracted very few genuine imitators. Whereas everyone wanted to use suspense as one of many filmmaking tools, only a handful of subsequent artists tried to become masters of the thriller, and follow the riveting (and sometimes perverse) logic of Hitchcock’s genre. Discover the artists who have applied Hitchcock’s themes towards their own ends, and in so doing, bathe their worlds in Hitchcock’s light. Weekly readings will be sent out via PDF in a weekly email. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

Is your cursive script rusty? Here's a chance to get it back in shape. Bring the pen of your current choice and a pad of lined paper. Beginners welcome! All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program. SPPS currently requires masks for all people in a school setting (ages 2 and older), including all teachers, staff, students and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, unless they have a qualifying exemption. This includes (but is not limited to) indoor fitness classes and during culinary classes when not eating or drinking.

Discover Japanese culture through basic conversation and expression. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your Registration Confirmation email for information on your online meeting.

Continue your studies of the Japanese language, concentrating on the use of verbs. Knowledge of the Japanese scripts hiragana and katakana is helpful but not required. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your Registration Confirmation email for information on your online meeting.

Ideal for students who have completed Japanese 2, this class further develops your vocabulary and conversational skills. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your “Class Confirmation” email for more information on joining meetings.

Explore this open-class, focusing on conversational Japanese and Japanese culture. Students must know some hiragana and katakana to read and write. Required Japanese 3 or equivalent. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your “Class Confirmation” email for more information on joining meetings.

¡Hola! Want to learn Spanish but don’t know where to start? Begin your journey here. Designed for those taking Spanish for the first time or for those who simply need a refresher, this class will cover basic conversation and the 100 most commonly used regular verbs. Fee includes a Spanish booklet. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.

For students who have completed Spanish 1.5 or have a good handle on the simple verb tenses. Focus on compound perfect tenses, the conjugation of verbs, and the writing of sentences. Fee includes a Spanish booklet. All Community Education participants are required to follow SPPS COVID guidelines (https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan), and all other communicated health and safety expectations. Failure to do so could result in removal from the class/program.