Education Notes
Cape Coral
Daddy/Daughter Date Night
The 17th Annual Daddy/Daughter Date Night will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. An evening of music, prizes, catered hot and cold appetizers, and refreshments. Cost is $48 per couple. To register and for information, call 574-0804.
Child ID program
The Child Identification Program addresses the alarming fact that nearly 800,000 children are reported missing in the United States each year. The program provides parents and guardians the means to quickly get vital information to emergency responders. The Cape Coral Masonic Lodge will create a limited number of child identification videos. The Drivers License Bureau will issue child ID cards, and the Cape Coral Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Office will perform fingerprinting. There will be games, hot dogs, drinks, candy and more for the children. The event will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan 31 at 24 Santa Barbara Blvd. For information, call 574-2122.
Friends of the Cape Coral Library
Start the New Year by making new friends and learning about the Friends of the Cape Coral Library. Learn how the group helps, how to help the library or enjoy the program and events the group sponsors. The next meeting is set for at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with a continental breakfast and social hour. Detective novelist Art Adkins will talk about and sign copies of his new book, “The Oasis Project.” The Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library is located at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace. For information about a program or to register, call 542-3953.
Rotary Park
The Rotary Park Environmental Center presents the program, Just for Kids. Learn magic I for ages 6-8 from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7. Classes include all props and instruction. Cost is $30 for Cape residents and $33 for non-residents. Learn magic II for ages 9-12 from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 14. Class includes all props and instruction. Cost is $30 for Cape residents and $33 for non-residents. Registration is required in advance. Classes taught by Stuart Rudnick. Registration is required in advance. Call Rotary Park at 549-4606 or visit: www.capeparks.com.
Christ Lutheran School enrollment
Christ Lutheran has opened enrollment to new students PK through 6th grade for the 2009 to 2010 school year. In addition to outstanding curriculum, an athletic program, Spanish, art, music and computer technology, before- and after-school and summer camp are available. Christ Lutheran School is at 2911 Del Prado Blvd. For information, call 542-8768 or visit: www.clcs-fl.com.
North Fort Myers
Kick-a-thon
Griffin’s Martial Arts Center will hold a Kick-a-thon to raise money for St. Jude Children’s hospital from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at 4150 Hancock Bridge Parkway, North Fort Myers. Along with the kick-a-thon a series of free seminars will be available for families. For information, call Sean Griffin at 997-8990.
Fort Myers
Private pilot ground school
A private pilot ground school will be offered Thursday-April 30 from 6-9 p.m. on Thursdays at Cypress Lake High School. The cost of the course is $113 plus a text. The instructor will guide the student through airplanes, aerodynamics, airplane instruments, engines, systems airports, air traffic control, airspace and more. Registration will be held at 5:45 p.m. Thursday. For information, call the instructor Ed Fink at 489-0443.
How to get published
Learn the most effective steps and techniques for getting published from 6-8:30 p.m. today, Wednesday and Jan. 28 at Edison State College’s Lee Campus, 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers. Cost is $250. For information, call Adrian Kerr at 432-5233.
Robert Macomber
Robert Macomber, author and world traveler, presents “Getting Into Character: Life Lessons (from a novelist roaming the world)” from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Robb and Stucky Interiors, Fort Myers. Cost is $25. For information, call Nancy Hamann at 768-3275.
Acting classes
Classes for Holiday’s School of High Drama and Over Acting begin Thursday at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Classes include:
– Acting for life: Through improvisation games and play readings, the eight-week class will take participants on a journey to learn more about themselves and how we all interact. Class will culminate in a short performance for family and friends. Cost is $110.
– Pint size performers: The six-week class uses improvisation games to help youngsters learn about themselves and how they interact with the world. There will be a short performance for family and friends during the last class. Cost is $90.
– My first movie: Shawn Holiday will teach a group of first-time filmmakers the basics of making a short film. Class is four Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. Cost is $48.
All classes take place at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. Check out the class schedule online at: artinlee.org/campandclasses/curentclasses.html. For information, call 939-2787.
Tutors needed to teach English
More than 40 adults in Cape Coral and Fort Myers want to learn English and are waiting for a tutor, according to Literacy Volunteers of Lee County. Literacy Volunteers of Lee County is a nonprofit agency with a mission of providing free and confidential adult literacy programs with the help of trained volunteers. Volunteer tutors are required to attend a one-day training session sponsored by Literacy Volunteers of Lee County. Tutors must be over the age of 18 and willing to commit a minimum of one hour of tutoring time per week for a minimum of a year. They must be high school graduates, literate in English and do not need to speak another language. Upcoming tutor training sessions are eight hours and include:
– Saturday: Edison College in Fort Myers at 9 a.m.
– Feb. 21: Epiphany Episcopal Church in Cape Coral at 9 a.m.
The training is free; $30 is requested to cover the cost of the materials. Scholarships are available. Volunteers will be trained to teach an adult who speaks another language how to read, write, speak and understand English. Trained tutors will be matched with a student or students who want to learn English. Adults who are interested in taking the training are invited to contact Literacy Volunteers of Lee County at 242-4374 for a packet of information and a registration form. Literacy Volunteers of Lee County is a United Way partner agency and an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, the national adult literacy association. It provides case management for all. For information, call Tess Murphy at 242-4374.
Registration at Hodges University
Registration for the winter term at Hodges University has begun for currently enrolled, continuing students and for new students. The winter term begins Tuesday. Hodges University will begin to offer classes on the Highland’s campus of South Florida Community College as of January. Students will be able to enroll in the Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary studies program through an arrangement with Hodges. For information about Hodges University, contact Joe Turner at 598-6169. For information regarding Hodges University and South Florida Community College, call Liz Barber 450-1441.
FGCU
The Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music will perform “Suor Angelica” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Drive, Naples. Cost is free and open to the public. Contact Jeanie Darnell at 590-7548 for information.
The Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University presents a faculty recital featuring Paul Votapek on clarinet and Michael Baron on piano at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Student Union ballroom. The concert is free and open to the public. For information, contact Nancy Cobb-Lippens at 590-7374.
The Florida Gulf Coast University College of Education will host “Florida Teacher Certification Workshop” and “TIP Information Session” from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Academic Building 3, Room 103. Participants will learn how to become fully certified teachers in Florida. The workshop discusses several paths to certification, including teacher training programs. For information, contact Susan Kohler at skohler@fgcu.edu.
Annual Provider Conference
The Annual Provider Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 31 at Lamb of God Lutheran Church, 19691 Cypress View Drive, Fort Myers. The $25 includes the book. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. To register or information, call Ashley Honk at 935-6118 or e-mail ahonk@4cflorida.org.
Florida Trail presentation
“Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two Pairs of Boots, and One Heck of an Adventure,” a presentation by Johnny Molloy, takes readers on a three-month journey into the heart and soul of Florida on Tuesday. The presentation on the Florida Trail kicks off the “Ding” Darling Bookstore 10-week, Thursday Afternoon Lecture Series for 2009 at 1 p.m. Jan. 22. Admission is free to the event, which is sponsored by the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society, the refuge’s non-profit “friends” organization. Seating is limited and available on a first-come basis. For information on lectures or to become a friend of the refuge, call 472-1100, ext. 241, or visit: www.dingdarlingsociety.org.