Mary & Steven Lebar

Understanding American Culture

Broaden your experience and enhance your knowledge of American traditions,

values and culture.

Instruction is interactive and conducted by discussion, lecture, presentation, role play and group activities.

• Includes dinners. Bring your own lunch.
• CE Certifi cate fulfi ll D.O.S. education requirements for au pairs.

Harper College is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 16150 AQ 9/10

Covers: Team Building, Culture Shock, Education in America, U.S. Immigration,

Cyber Safety, Identity Fraud, U.S. Politics, Civil Rights History, U.S. Celebrations,

Diversity and Social Topics.

Covers: U.S. Geography, Famous Americans, Family Dynamics, Values, Communication,

Customs, Nutrition, Stress Reduction, Non-Verbal Communication, Racism, Stereotypes,

U.S. Trivia, Etiquette and Ethics.

REGISTER TODAY.

Call 847.925.6300 or visitharpercollege.edu/ce

Fridays 12:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sundays 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Douglass Sojourner College

Child Development and American Culture, Illinois

April 21-22

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October 13-14

For more information, please contact:

Angela Garnett
Program Coordinator
info@weekendprogram.org
301-213-2404

We will meet at the Barrington Ice Arena on Sunday, January 29.

Cost is $9.00 for skates and ice skating, bring your own skates and save money if you have them. Dress warm, gloves included!

Time: 330p-500p

Please be on time, arrive around 315p to sign in and rent your skates. The rink is only open for 1.5 hours to skate!

As always, please let us know if you will be there!

Barrington Ice Arena

282505 W. Commercial Ave.

Barrington IL  (just off Rt. 14 and Pepper Road)

The next weekend class offered at National Louis University (in downtown Chicago), will be held Friday, January 13th through Sunday, January 15th (note: This is Martin Luther King weekend). The regular registration deadline is next Friday, December 23rd (with $50 late fee registration going until December 30th, or on a space availability basis).

To summarize the program: Au Pairs can complete their entire educational requirement at NLU in over two intensive weekends this winter/spring. There is both a 45 hour, intensive weekend (3 credit equivalent/4 CEU’s) for $295, and  a 90 hour, two-weekend (6 credit equivalent/8 CEU’s) option for $500 available.  There is also an option for students who only need two credits, or 30 educational hours (see website for more details: www.nl.edu/aupair). Please note there are pre-and post-assignments, and a course materials and activities fee ($40 for one weekend, or $70 for two weekends).

The January “American Dreams” weekend is “You and Your Community,” and will include class sessions on issues that will help students make the most of their international experience including understanding culture shock and problem solving/conflict resolution strategies. Students will also learn all about cultural diversity in the US, their local communities, and in their personal lives and have opportunities to visit and participate in diverse communities in the Chicago area (including a lunch in Chinatown and a visit to the Mexican-American art museum in Pilsen, the Latin neighborhood). Students will also learn about the importance of volunteerism in US culture and history and will work with fellow Americans on a special volunteer community activity as a class. Students will also be involved in a special Martin Luther King tribute activity for the January class.

The April weekend is “USA & Chicago in a Nutshell,” and will include class sessions and activities with young Americans ages 18-28, and several historical and cultural educational excursions around Chicago that relate to the various class sessions that will be held that focus all about the US and Chicago. Students also have the option of taking one or both classes in either Washington, DC or Boston where National Louis University also offers these courses.

Please see our website for additional important details including course descriptions and requirements, cost, dates, schedule, housing, and registration information, www.nl.edu/aupair.

You can register immediately at: http://www.regonline.com/aupairprogram.

If you have any questions that are not answered on website, please feel free to email: aupair.classes@nl.edu.

Thank you,

Dr. Lora Anderson Cook                                  Margaret Stemler
Program Director/Professor                             Director of Continuing Education, National Louis University

Please save the date, this is a fun meeting!

We will meet at Pierre’s Creperie on Sunday Dec. 4th from 400pm-700pm. Pierre’s is in Crystal Lake.

I will forward the menu choices and cost for dinner to you via email.

We will enjoy crepes made by Pierre and also will do the gift exchange there.

Please bring a wrapped gift to exchange with another au pair.  Gift ideas: gift cards, picture frame, candy, body lotions, something fun or funny. The limit is $10!  Be creative!

More to follow via email.

As always, let us know if you are coming.

Please join us at Stade’s Farm on Sat. Oct. 15, from 1000a-noon.  McHenry, IL

We will have a tent set up with some light snacks and drinks for the kids.

 Here is some more information about what they have to offer when you are there:
“Shades of Autumn” is the annual Fall Festival at Stade’s Farm & Market. Located in McHenry County in northern Illinois, Shades of Autumn is a great place to bring the whole family to enjoy nature’s bounty, plus great entertainment, during the most beautiful time of the year. During Shades of Autumn you can experience a day on the farm filled with family fun.

Stade’s Farm & Market has been hosting this fall festival since 1995. Not only are pumpkins waiting to be picked out in the patch, the hayride back and forth is fun, too. In our petting zoo, you can play with some of our four-legged friends. We have mazes in which to test your skills, and the pumpkin train is a big hit with the little ones. The pumpkin cannon demonstrations are a “blast” to watch while enjoying some of our home-cooked food. (Did we mention that we serve home-cooked food?) Here at Shades of Autumn we are more than able to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings, as well as serve up some lunch. Our farm market is fully stocked with in-season fresh-picked produce and all the fall decorations you might be looking for. Nominal charge for events at the farm.

3709 West Miller Road McHenry, IL 60051

Please let us know if you are coming so we can plan ahead!

http://www.shadesofautumn.net/directions.php

This is the October au pair meeting for all au pairs, host families optional, but we hope you can come!

Fall Registration is open for the Weekend Course’s with Sojourner Douglass College. Please see our web page www.weekendprogram.org for the course in your area.  Early registration for October 8-9, 2011 Weekend Course in Chicago has been extended to August 26, 2011.  . 
 
If you have any questions please contact:
 
Angela Garnett
Program Coordinator
301-213-2404
www.weekendprogram.org

Don’t delay in registering for the next weekend class offered at National Louis University (in downtown Chicago), which will be held Friday, September 9th-Sunday, September 11th. The regular registration deadline is August 19th (with late registration going until September 2nd). However, if you register before August 1st, you will be entered into a drawing for two free nights at the Chicago youth hostel near the classroom (all students currently registered, or who register by August 1 for the September weekend will be entered into the drawing). If students do not want to stay at the convenient hostel ($70 value), they can opt to have a $35 credit towards their student class fees!

To summarize the program: Au Pairs can complete their entire educational requirement at NLU in Chicago over two intensive weekends this fall. There is both a 45 hour, intensive weekend (3 credit equivalent/4 CEU’s) for $295, and  a 90 hour, two-weekend (6 credit equivalent/8 CEU’s) option for $500 available.  There is also an option for students who only need two credits, or 30 educational hours (see the attached FACT sheet for more information). Please note there are pre-and post-assignments, and a course materials and activities fee ($35 for one weekend, or $60 for two weekends).

The September “American Dreams” weekend is “You and Your Community,” and will include class sessions on issues that will help students make the most of their international experience including understanding culture shock and problem solving strategies. Students will also learn all about cultural diversity in the US, their local communities, and in their personal lives and have opportunities to visit and participate in diverse communities in the Chicago area (including a lunch in Chinatown and a visit to the art museum in Pilsen, the Latin neighborhood). Students will also learn about the importance of volunteerism in US culture and history and will work with fellow Americans on a fun and exciting volunteer community activity as a class.

The November weekend is “USA & Chicago in a Nutshell,” and will include class sessions and activities with young Americans ages 18-28, and several historical and cultural educational excursions around Chicago that relate to the various class sessions that will be held.

Please see the attached Fact Sheet for all the important details including course descriptions and requirements, cost, dates, schedule, housing, and registration information. You can register immediately at: http://www.regonline.com/aupairprogram.

If you have any questions that are not answered on the fact sheet and eventual website, please feel free to email: aupair.classes@nl.edu.

Please forward this to any Au Pairs who might be interested in taking this class to help share this new opportunity.

Thank you,

Dr. Lora Anderson Cook                                  Margaret Stemler
Program Director/Professor                               Director of Continuing Education, National Louis University

We now have our offices up and running in Thailand, China and Ireland. If you are looking for au pairs from these countries, we have au pairs available!

Contact us for more information!

Here’s a good alternative to pouring $20s into your gas tank. The economy intercity Megabus line has added more daily trips on the Chicago-Minneapolis, Chicago-Milwaukee and Chicago-Madison routes. The bus line touts its $1 fares, and it is true. If you keep searching, you will find $1 fares, especially when checking far in advance.

I searched megabus.com for trips between Chicago and Madison in August and found half a dozen $1 fares for the outbound trip. I had more difficulty scoring a $1 for the return but did find one after moving the return date a few days farther away. If you’re flexible, you win.