Learn Something New at CVACE
Castro Valley is a small town with many cool and talented people. Luckily for us, some of them find their way to Castro Valley Adult & Career Education. Their community interest teachers share a genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm for what they do. They are committed to have their classrooms be welcoming and comfortable, a place for adult students of all ages and levels to try something new, make new friends and just have fun learning together.
Dan Dudziak, Beginning and Intermediate Guitar instructor, brings his love of music and decades of experience playing in a band to his classroom. Students can expect to learn the chords for classic Beatles tunes, as well as many other pop and rock guitar riffs. Dalar Alahverdi, who teaches “Introduction to Painting” has two masters degrees in art. Her students not only get to learn basic painting skills, but will also learn a little bit about art history. These teachers offer true expertise to the Fine Arts offerings at CVACE.
Lasalette Capote, in addition to being a Transitional Specialist for disabled adults, is a professional hairstylist. Her “Recess-Proof Hairstyling” workshops offer parents, caregivers and grandparents the opportunity to bring one their favorite small children ages 7 or older with them to learn easy methods for preparing a child’s hair for basketball practice, a dance recital, or a family birthday party. She brings all the supplies, so all folks have to do is show up and have fun.
Gigi McLeod teaches Conversational Spanish. She formerly taught Spanish at CVHS, where she was known for her energetic, caring, and engaging style. She wants potential adult students to know that people of all levels are welcome and can participate at their individual comfort levels. She encourages people to give the class a try-- “Duolingo is way harder and the classes here are much more fun!”
These classes start very soon, so go to the CVACE website at cvace.link/register to learn more and to sign up. You can also call (510)886-1000 to get more information.