With fall fast approaching and the summer grind winding down, it’s time to catch your breath and think about the future. Fortify your mind during the long months ahead, and continue your education and professional development without having to leave the Island, by taking a class with ACE MV.
ACE MV’s 2018–19 course schedule is now available online at acemv.org, and registration for our fall classes is open. Register today.
Our first classes of the year include “Surfcasting” with instructor Janet Messineo, starting August 31, followed by “Writing Island Histories” with instructor Thomas Dresser, and “Our Island’s Geology” with instructor Doug Cooper. As part of our geology course, Doug will be taking participants to places like Lucy Vincent Beach, Katama Fields, and spots on the north shore.
We have many new and exciting programs coming up in 2018–19 for everyone. Some of our new classes include our “One-Year Business Administration Program: It’s designed to introduce students to a broad knowledge of the functional aspects of a company and how they interconnect. Students will participate in 60 hours of instruction over the course of one academic year. Students are invited to take an individual course or our entire suite of courses for a reduced rate. Courses include “Introduction to Business,” “Principles of Management,” “Introduction to Marketing,” “Technology for Business,” and “Basic Accounting and Finance.” This program, as well as our redesigned “Bookkeeping and QuickBooks” and “Adobe Photoshop for Beginners” workshops, offer exciting new teachers. Linda Habekost will teach this year’s “QuickBooks”; she will be moonlighting with us from Beetlebung Tree Care, and Dan Cooney is a celebrated graphic novelist working on the second installment of his “Tommy Gun Dolls” trilogy, and will be teaching “Adobe Photoshop.”
We are pleased to welcome Teri Culletto from the Village Baker, who will be teaching a new baking class, “Le Compagnon: Popovers, Croissants, & Baguettes.” We look forward to sampling some of her delicious treats!
ACE MV will also be starting another “Masters of Education in Curriculum and Teaching” in partnership with Fitchburg State University, starting in January 2019. Building off the success of our first M.Ed. program, this enhanced program will offer teachers on the Island an opportunity to earn their M.Ed. and pursue their professional license to teach. All interested applicants should call ACE MV for more details on how to apply.
To register, please visit us online at acemv.org, or call 508-693-9222. Some of our 2018–19 classes are below:
For full class descriptions, times and dates, and to register, please visit acemv.org.
NEW ONE-YEAR Business Administration Program
Take one class, or all six in this sequenced program for a reduced rate.
- Introduction to Business: Strategy, Implementation, & Execution.
Instructor: Norman Werthwein & SCORE
- Principles of Management
Instructor: Prof. Aline Wolff, Ph.D.
- Introduction to Marketing
Instructor: Garrett Burt, account
executive, Martha’s Vineyard Gazette
- Technology for Business
Instructor: Erika Berg, computer
specialist
- Accounting: Intro to Bookkeeping & QuickBooks
Instructor: Linda Habekost, accounts
manager, Beetlebung Tree Care
- Introduction to Finance
Instructor: TBA
Teaching
- 2-year M.Ed. Program in Curriculum and Teaching with Fitchburg State University
Call 508-693-9222 to begin the application process.
- 10 Strategies to Student Independence: Includes special needs recertification requirement.
1 graduate credit/22.5 PDPs
Instructor: Suzanne Alberich, M.Ed.
Island Living and Food
- Canning & Preserving Tomatoes & Jams
Instructor: Alice Robinson
- Le Compagnon; Popovers, Croissants, & Baguettes
Instructor: Teri Culletto, the Village Baker
- Surfcasting
Instructor: Janet Messineo
- Our Island’s Geology
Instructor: Doug Cooper
- Writing Island Histories
Instructor: Thomas Dresser
Contracting
- 2A/1C Hoisting Engineering License
Instructor: Dan Eaton, State Police CDL
Division
- Class A Commercial Drivers License
Instructor: Dan Eaton, State Police CDL
Division
- Fertilizer & Pesticide Applicators License
Instructors: Mary Owen, UMass, and Gabi
Salkosky, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Computer Technology
- Introduction to SketchUp: 3D Modeling for Architects, Landscapers, & Interior Designers
Instructor: Elsbeth Todd, M.Ed.
- Diagnosing & Maintaining Your PC; Two-Day Workshop
Instructor: Erika Berg, computer
specialist
- Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Instructor: Dan Cooney, graphic novelist
World Languages
- Conversational Portuguese
Instructor: Robert Ribiero
- Conversational Spanish
Instructor: Lorena Crespo
Writing
- Creative Nonfiction
Instructor: C.K. Wolfson, writer, author
- Writing for Children
Instructor: Kate Feiffer, writer & children’s
author
Earn Your High School Equivalency
- HiSET Exam Prep and Adult Basic Education
Instructors: Alexandra Dvorectkova, Erin
Simmons
Adviser: Sidney Morris