{"id":2957,"date":"2017-02-10T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2957"},"modified":"2017-02-10T17:11:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T17:11:15","slug":"options-for-those-last-few-education-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2017\/02\/10\/options-for-those-last-few-education-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Options for those Last Few Education Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many total classroom hours do you\u00a0need?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard au pairs must complete 72 hours or 6 credits or 7.2 CEUs.<\/li>\n<li>Educare companions must complete 144 hours or 12 credits or 14.4 CEUs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Certain\u00a0combinations of classes can\u00a0leave you just a few hours short\u00a0of the requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Here are several\u00a0options for completing those last few hours. Prices listed are correct as of February 10, 2017 and are subject to change. Consult the university websites for full information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/viu.edu\/sels\/programs\/adult-esl.html\">Virginia International University Saturday Museum Classes<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n5 hours (.5 CEUs) for $40 (+$20 reg. fee)<br \/>\nHeld almost every Saturday morning (10:30am) in DC. Metro accessible locations.<br \/>\nStudents will spend a day at a different museum each week and participate in an interactive, themed museum tour facilitated by an\u00a0ESL instructors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.abcsignup.com\/view\/cal4a.aspx?ek=&amp;ref=&amp;aa=&amp;sid1=&amp;sid2=&amp;as=40&amp;wp=153&amp;tz=&amp;ms=&amp;nav=&amp;cc=&amp;cat1=&amp;cat2=&amp;cat3=&amp;aid=INTL&amp;rf=\">University of Virgin Islands Experience America through Art Galleries &amp; Museums<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n5 hours (.5 CEUs) for $40<br \/>\nHeld once per month on a\u00a0Saturday (10 am or 1:30pm) in DC.\u00a0Metro accessible locations.<br \/>\nStudents self guide through a local museum over a 3 hour period and complete an outside assignment. The assignment is\u00a0creating a detailed pictorial report of the visit, due within 7 days of the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.abcsignup.com\/view\/cal4a.aspx?ek=&amp;ref=&amp;aa=&amp;sid1=&amp;sid2=&amp;as=40&amp;wp=153&amp;tz=&amp;ms=&amp;nav=&amp;cc=&amp;cat1=&amp;cat2=&amp;cat3=&amp;aid=INTL&amp;rf=\">University of Virgin Islands Fitness Fridays<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n2 hours (.2 CEUs) for $20<br \/>\nHeld once per month on a Friday evening\u00a0(8 pm) in DC.\u00a0Metro accessible location.<br \/>\nA fitness class where students will stretch, move and exercise. Register early, space is limited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/resources\/\"><strong>Local Community Colleges<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCheck on our Resource Page under Education Options for links to local community colleges. In the Non-Credit or Continuing Education Catalogs, they will have a variety of small courses in a variety of subjects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many total classroom hours do you\u00a0need? Standard au pairs must complete 72 hours or 6 credits or 7.2 CEUs. Educare companions must complete 144 hours or 12 credits or 14.4 CEUs. Certain\u00a0combinations of classes can\u00a0leave you just a few hours short\u00a0of the requirement. Here are several\u00a0options for completing those last few hours. Prices listed  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2017\/02\/10\/options-for-those-last-few-education-hours\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[637],"class_list":["post-2957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair-classes-dc-education-options"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Options for those Last Few Education Hours - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; Columbia, MD)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Options for those Last Few Education Hours - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; Columbia, MD)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How many total classroom hours do you\u00a0need? 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