Personal Enrichment and Wellness

BRTC offers many personal enrichment opportunities for kids and teenagers.

CCE-YT101: Kid’s College, 0.0 CEUs CIP Code 50.0101
This specialized program consists of six classes per day over four days in the summer. Children from are able to register and we provide a week full of fun-filled learning experiences.

CCE-YT102: Young Innovator’s Academy, 0.0 CEUs

CCE-YT103: Youth Technology Academy, 0.0 CEUs, CIP Code 52.0101

Find out what the future holds for you in today’s high-tech workplace!

The right skills and education lead to in-demand, high-paying jobs in advanced manufacturing. Get a head start on your career at the Youth Technology Academy. See how next-generation manufacturing offers exciting career opportunities for young men and women entering the workforce. Learn about local businesses and see first-hand what today’s manufacturing workplace is all about. Find out what skills you will need to prepare for a career in advanced manufacturing.

This FREE 4-day Youth Academy is open to all students entering grades 10-12 and will focus on the technologies in our local industries. The participants will be exposed to plant tours, hands-on workshops, and classroom activities all focusing on the specific industry and technology. Participants will explore how manufacturing has changed over the years to the lean, clean, high skill, high-tech industry it is today with hands-on activities.

CCE-YT104: Youth Coding Camp, 0.0 CEUs, CIP Code 36.0113
This customized program is open to children ages 7- 18. Students will be broken into groups based on ages and levels of experience. Each group will work with coding robots to develop coding. This event will also wrap with a capstone event showcasing the coding.

VEX Camp, 0.0 CEUs

Instant Pot Cooking

Learn how to cook with an Instant Pot!  The class will prepare an appetizer, main dish, and dessert then sample each course.

  • Basic components and accessories
  • Do’s and don’ts of cooking with the Instant Pot
  • Specific recipe shortcuts
  • How to complete a 3-course meal
  • Learn additional favorite recipes

Cost

$35

  • Covers all supplies.

Registration form

Pickling and Preserves

New to Pickling? Ever made Preserves? Whether you’re a prepper, a new homesteader, or a backyard gardener this class is for you!

Our instructors will provide all necessary items including the produce to conduct this hands-on 3-hour event allowing participants to make their own pickles and preserves. Learn techniques to jar your own pickles and other techniques to jar preserves.

Pickling is the process of preserving edible products in a solution such as vinegar or salt (brine). This can include dill pickles, onions, relish or any food that is preserved with an acid.

Preserves refer to fruit or vegetables that have been canned or jarred for long-term storage. This method is commonly done with boiling water and pressure canning to make jams and jellies.

Cost

$40

  • Covers materials and produce.
  • Participants will take home what they pickle and preserve.

Class is limited to 10 people.

Other Classes

CCE-CA101: Let’s Get Cooking, 0.0 CEUs
This class will help you learn what to eat and how to eat using recipe substitutions, alternative meal choices, healthy eating on a budget, food safety and eating for exercise.

CCE-CA102: Cake Decorating for Beginners, 0.0 CEUs
Students will learn basic cake decorating techniques and skills to embellish cakes with ruffles, flowers and textured sides using buttercream icing.

General

CCE-PE106: Dynamics of Drones, 0.0 CEUs
Participants will learn basic drone operating skills and how to use videography and transmitters, they will also learn money making opportunities for drone use.

Crafts

CCE-AC101: Pallet Painting Party, 0.0 CEUs
Students will create a pallet sign using stenciling and painting techniques.

CCE-AC103: Make & Take Floral Centerpieces, 0.0 CEUS
Students will learn tricks of the floral trade such as concepts of floral design, symmetry and scale, money saving tips, how to use the same project for each holiday and skills to create centerpieces for themselves.

CCE-AC106: Make & Take Serving Tray, 0.0 CEUs
This class teaches staining and painting techniques, stenciling basics and skills to create your own projects.

Christmas

CCE-AC102:  Christmas Pallet Painting, 0.0 CEUs
Participants will learn stenciling and painting techniques to make a pallet in their choice of design.

CCE-AC104: Make & Take Holiday Wreath, 0.0 CEUs
This class teaches concepts of wreath design including symmetry and scale, money saving tips and skills to create your own décor and gifts.

CCE-AC105:  Make & Take Farmhouse Christmas Tree, 0.0 CEUs
Participants will learn staining and painting techniques, tissue and scrapbook paper application and skills to create their own projects.

 

Cultural

CCE-PE104: Serendipity, 0.0 CEUs
Participants in this book club will receive lifelong learning opportunities by introducing diverse ideas and cultures through a wide variety of books that focus on a variety of fears, struggles, successes and victories. Monthly meetings provide provocative and enlightening conversation for each book.

CCE-PE105: Holocaust Survivor Series, 0.0 CEUs
An annual presentation from an individual who was personally affected by the Holocaust. They recount their own personal stories and enlighten audiences with details, emotions and experiences that are otherwise forgotten. There is also a question and answer session and a dinner where audiences can get more specific information about the presenter’s life.

Other Holidays

CCE- AC107: Mother’s Day Arts & Crafts, 0.0 CEUs
Based on item chosen, the student will complete the project under the direction of the instructor. Participants will learn stenciling and painting techniques to complete their designs.

Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine

Have you considered growing your own herbs for medical use? Medication costs have risen and are expected to go even higher. How about growing herbs for food? In this 3-hour class, you will cover some of the tips for growing herbs for a food source and medicinal use.

Topics Include

  • Tips on planting and Growing Herbs
  • Which Herbs are better in a home garden for Medicinal needs
  • What Medicinal needs are best treated with which herb
  • Preparing the soil – soil conditions
  • When to plant your Herbs
  • How to plant your Herbs
  • Moisture control – water source, rain barrel
  • Other topics

Cost

$ 5.00

You will take home a plant with a recipe or medicinal uses.

CCE-PF101:  Couponing 101, 0.0 CEUs
This course focuses on maximizing your savings on everyday grocery shopping with strategic coupon methods. You learn coupon basics, lingo, how to use e-Coupons, where to obtain coupons and rewards programs.

CCE-PF10:2 Personal Finance – Budgeting: 0.2 CEUs, CIP Code 27.0305
Personal Finance primary objective is to provide students with basic financial tools and knowledge that will enable them to build the lives they envision. The course will cover financial responsibilities, planning for the future, budgets, income and careers, spending and credit, saving and investing. The main focus is to understand how to plan for the future by planning for today.

This course is the first in a series workshop focusing on Personal Finance. In Saving and Budgeting, the participants will learn about the evolution of American credit industry, understand the importance of knowledge and behavior when managing money, and will discuss the main reasons why saving is important and the vital role budgeting has in saving.

CCE-PF103: Personal Finance – Debt Management, 0.2 CEUs, CIP Code 27.0305
This course is the second in a series workshop focusing on Personal Finance. In Debt Management, the participants will identify the costs of using debt, examine credit myths, explain the elements of a credit score, and consumer credit law and the organizations that maintain consumer credit records.

CCE-PF104: Personal Finance – Investing, 0.2 CEUs, CIP Code 27.0305
This course is the third in a series workshop focusing on Personal Finance. In Investing, the participants will explore the importance of bargain shopping and negotiation strategies as part of a stable financial plan. Basic investing guidelines will be discussed as well as the various types of investments.

CCE-PF105: Personal Finance – Retirement, 0.2 CEUs, CIP Code 27.0305
This course is the fourth in a series workshop focusing on Personal Finance. In Retirement, the participants will identify elements of employer benefits and retirement plans, explore social security benefits, pensions, and life insurance policies. Participants will also identify the purpose of financial risk management as well as the appropriate and most cost-effective risk management strategies.

CCE-PH101: Digital Photography and Editing, 0.0 CEUs, CIP Code 50.0102
Are you captivated by the latest technology in photographic equipment? Are you trying to choose a camera to purchase or are you having difficulty storing and editing photos using your new camera? If so, come and learn some basic photo editing techniques to get the most out of your digital camera as well as composing & lighting tips

CCE-PE101: Conversational Spanish, 1.4 CEUs
14 hours lecture with lab
CIP Code 16.0905

Whether you are a beginner or want to continue learning to become fluent! This 1.5 hour class is open to anyone ages 10 or older and will not only focus on the language, but also important cultural aspects that will help you to understand the thought process of a bilingual individual.
Topics Covered:

  • Introduction and conversation starters
  • Asking for help and offering assistance
  • Locations around the world
  • Expressing feelings
  • Help your brain think in Spanish and English
  • Reading and speaking out loud
  • Spanish in the future

CCE-PE101-CE01-2019NC: Conversational Spanish

CCE-PE102: Conversational Spanish II, 1.2 CEUs
12 hours lecture with lab
CIP Code 16.0905

This class is open to anyone ages 10 or older and will not only focus on the language, but also important cultural aspects that will help you to understand the thought process of a bilingual individual.
Topics covered in part 2:

  • How to properly use the definite article- the – in the plural form
  • How to write a sentence using both forms of the article – the – singular/plural
  • Introduction to plural pronouns
  • How to write a description of self and someone else
  • Introduction to colors, months, and seasons of the year
  • How to create a weather report
  • How to count numbers 0-1000
  • Course review

CCE-PE103:  Conversational Spanish for Medical Personnel, 1.2 CEUs
12 hours Lecture
CIP Code 16.0905

Those is in the medical field can easily find themselves in such situations. This weekly course meets 1.5 hours each Tuesday afternoon for 8 weeks. This course not only focuses on the language, but also important cultural aspects that will help you to understand the thought process of a bilingual individual.
Topics covered:

  • Introduction and conversation starters
  • Request personal information from patients
  • Practice vocabulary that is related to most common body parts
  • Create a balanced meal according to patient’s needs
  • How to communicate with adults & children experiencing pain
  • Count and use numbers from 0-100
  • Vocabulary related to medical equipment
  • Help your brain think in Spanish and English
  • Reading and speaking out loud
  • Spanish in the future

CCE-HF101: Dance & Get Fit, 0.0 CEUs
Students in this class will be taught to dance, improve your balance and confidence, and help burn calories.

CCE-HF102, Advanced Dance & Get Fit, 0.0 CEUs
This course will expand your dance moves, improve your balance, improve your confidence and help burn calories.

CCE-HF103: Pilates & Yoga Fitness, 0.0 CEUs
This fitness class is geared for all experience levels and helps burn excess fat, lengthens and tones your muscles, and increases your flexibility.

CCE-HF104: Adult Self Defense, 0.0 CEUs
This class covers various topics and techniques for self-defense. Over the four- day course, the students will learn and practice different skills and techniques for defense ending with use of an aggressor trainer.

Woodworking for the Homestead

Want to learn about woodworking? Want to learn some basics on creating woodworking items for the home? Are you wanting to build your own structure? This may be the class for you.

You will learn the purpose and use of many woodworking tools. Determine how to select the appropriate wood. Design and setup your workshop and workshop safety. Learn different woodworking joints and how to create them.

Demonstrations will be conducted in an outdoor mobile trailer on the theme of ‘Woodworking for the Homestead’ showing how to make saddle notches for a cabin, mortise and tenon joints for a timber-framed structure, and board and batten siding.

Other tools on-hand for demonstrations will be a two-man cutting saw and a log.

Cost and Timeframe

This 4-hour course is a Free event.

Blacksmithing for the Homestead

Have you thought of becoming a blacksmith and need to know more about it? Interested in a past skill or new trade or hobby? Geared for beginners with little or no experience, this 4-hour course will cover shop safety, fire, tools and equipment, basic forging skills, use of the anvil, and hammer control. This is an outdoor event.

Demonstrations will be conducted by the NEA Blacksmiths showing use making of nails, spoons, ladles, skillets, etc. Participation is encouraged but not required.

Cost and Timeframe

This 4-hour course is a Free event.

Motorcycle Safety and Maneuvers

This advanced class is designed for the experienced rider needing to enhance their motorcycle skills while performing riding maneuvers. This 4-hour course will Include low-level maintenance of your motorcycle and several riding exercises to teach various skills and techniques designed to bolster your confidence on the road.

Class will be held during sun or rain so watch the weather and bring your rain gear if necessary. In the event of heavy rain or severe weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the class would be canceled or postponed. The class will be held in light mild rain as your motorcycles will have enough traction on wet surfaces to perform the skills exercises.

Time

This 4-hour course

Activities

  • You can expect a ride time of 3 – 3 1/2 hours of this 4-hour course
  • Approximately 170 cones will be setup at BRTC to practice maneuvers such as U-Turns (right and left), Circles, Intersections, Weaves and more.

Requirements

All participants must have the following:

  • Motorcycle license
  • Their own bike, helmet
  • over-the-ankel boots
  • eyewear.
  • Appropriate attire such as jeans, long-sleeved riding jacket (preferred) or shirts, and gloves.
  • Rain gear in the event of mild light rain.
No flip-flops, sandals, tennis shoes, or tank tops.