{"id":743,"date":"2017-02-10T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/?p=743"},"modified":"2024-08-28T16:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:01:33","slug":"last-minute-education-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/last-minute-education-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Options for Those Last Few Education Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>How many total classroom hours do Au Pairs need to complete in their first year?<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_705\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-705\" class=\" wp-image-705\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/12\/4293345631_77e9ca7b94_z-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Alan Cleaver (Flickr)\" width=\"192\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/12\/4293345631_77e9ca7b94_z-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/12\/4293345631_77e9ca7b94_z.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Alan Cleaver (Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Au pairs are required earn at\u00a0least six academic credits during their year by completing classes\/courses at accredited US post-secondary colleges and universities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6 academic credits = approximately 8 CEUs = approximately 80 classroom hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(The absolute\u00a0minimum accepted is 72 hours.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 are correct as of February 10, 2017 and are subject to change. Consult the university websites for full information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia International University Saturday Museum Classes<\/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 ESL instructors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Virgin Islands Experience America through Art Galleries &amp; Museums<\/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>University of Virgin Islands Fitness Fridays<\/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 style=\"padding-left: 240px\"><em>-adapted from a post by Christine Connally<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many total classroom hours do Au Pairs need to complete in their first year? Au pairs are required earn at\u00a0least six academic credits during their year by completing classes\/courses at accredited US post-secondary colleges and universities.\u00a0 6 academic credits = approximately 8 CEUs = approximately 80 classroom hours\u00a0 (The absolute\u00a0minimum accepted is 72 hours.)  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/last-minute-education-options\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[59,64,90,14,67,344,346,71,191,94,345],"class_list":["post-743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pairs","category-uncategorized","tag-aupair","tag-classes","tag-dc","tag-education","tag-education-options","tag-evening","tag-museum","tag-requirement","tag-washington","tag-washington-dc","tag-weekend"],"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 - Capital City Au Pairs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Au pairs are required earn at least six academic credits during their year. 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