Loudoun County Public Schools - Adult Education

Sterling Library

We have a fun holiday program for adults coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. Join us for Candy Land for Adults! We’ll make peppermint scented soy candles while we partake in holiday cheer with cookies & tea/coffee!

Cascades Library

Do you have left over holiday cards from last year? Bring them by our Holiday Card Exchange table to leave for someone else and you can take a new card or two!
This will run until Sunday, Dec. 23.

Rust Library

Join us for a cozy evening of Hygge! Hygge (hoo-gah) is the Danish concept of creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. We will be enjoying a cozy movie while coloring, doing a craft, playing games and enjoying each others company. Relax, unwind and unplug while we learn about this charming concept. Feel free to bring your needlework or other quiet projects. https://tinyurl.com/y72gels3

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Middleburg Library

Santa visits at Middleburg Library this Saturday, 12/8 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Take pictures with Santa and enjoy a holiday treat!

Adult Education / Spring 2019 Catalogue

Dear Adult Learners! Thank you once again for making our community strong by supporting our programs. Our Spring 2019 catalog is here! Registration starts January 7, 2019.
Download your copy today: https://www.lcps.org/Page/149971

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Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

#WinterWeather Good Morning #Loudoun it’s staring to rain/sleet. Temperatures today will stay at, or just below freezing, so expect many slick spots as you head out. Drive safe!

Dear Adult Students, LCPS has cancelled all evening activities for today, Thursday, November 15th, 2018. PRCS information below. Stay safe.

PRCS Licensed Preschool Program and all PRCS-sponsored activities at Loudoun County Public Schools are cancelled today, Nov. 15, because schools are closed. All PRCS centers and parks will be open and programs will run as scheduled. http://bit.ly/2zXSLR6

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Learn how to design a web page for your small business, featuring Weebly, WIX and other free web page builders. https://tinyurl.com/y8y4wwvf

Loudoun County Government

Celebrate GIS Day, Wednesday, November 14, 2018, with the #Loudoun Office of Mapping and Geographic Information. There will be demonstrations of geographic information systems and more at the Loudoun County Government Center November 14. Details here: http://bit.ly/2QDQ2n9

Loudoun County Economic Development

What a great family activity coming to Loudoun County. Take a look at the future stadium - we cannot wait!

D.C. United is coming home to Loudoun County, along with a brand new stadium for its developmental team, Loudoun United FC. Check out renderings of the future stadium: http://bit.ly/2RQe8et

Help our community get clean! Take part of this Household Hazardous Waste Event taking place this weekend at Claude Moore Park.

The final Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste Event for 2018 will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. Details here: http://bit.ly/2K3BBpK

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Virginia is for VOTERS! Check out voter info, poll locations, and results at this easy government website.
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/voter-outreach/

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These Job Interview Horror Stories Will Give You Goosebumps

Ready for Halloween? If not, try reading these stories! Do you have any to share? We can all learn from each other.
https://jobs.washingtonpost.com/article/these-job-interview-horror-stories-will-give-you-goosebumps/

jobs.washingtonpost.com Welcome to real-life interview horror shows, the bane of hiring managers and recruiters across the nation. Your mission: to never star in such frighteningly unprofessional scenarios. Learn more.

GED Testing Service - Home of the GED Program

"I was so embarrassed about not having an education. Since I met my wife, she has helped me achieve my #GED this past August and I never felt so good. I failed math three times and had to wait a period of four months to retake it. On August 27, 2018 I finally passed math and received my GED." - Alfonso

Rust Library

As the seasons change, check out these books on transformation!

Rust Library

Loudoun County Public Library is giving away thousands of copies of the award-winning “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely for this year’s 1book 1community program. Get yours at any branch while supplies last. Then, join the discussion at a library book club prior to the authors’ Loudoun County visit on Dec. 15. Learn more at library.loudoun.gov/1book.

Ashburn Library

Hey, Job Seekers!
Come to one or both of the upcoming programs at Ashburn Library in October.

-"Resume 101" on Tuesday, October 23, 7PM.
Learn how to use library resources to write or improve a resume.

-"So You Think You Can Interview? Interview Workshop" on Tuesday, October 30, 7PM.
Learn how to prepare for interviews, conduct yourself during interviews, anticipate likely questions and prepare your own questions for employers.

See you there!

Adult Education / GED Prep Program

Ready to get your GED Certification? Come to our next information session, dates available on the web: https://www.lcps.org/Page/187969

lcps.org By the year 2020 almost 50% of jobs in the USA will require a minimum of a GED Certification, it is time to work on your future today! Our goal is to help you achieve your GED Certification. Loudoun County Adult Education offers preparatory classes to help provide basic skills instruction to adults....

Adult Education / English Language Learners (ELL/ESL)

Find out about our Spring 2019 ELL Classes! New dates available: https://www.lcps.org/Page/189416

lcps.org Loudoun County Public Schools Adult Education Department offers ELL classes to Loudoun County residents who desire to improve their understanding of the English language. Instruction is given in reading, writing and speaking.

Loudoun Literacy Council

The Loudoun Literacy Council is celebrating 20 years of promoting family literacy this year! We were delighted to share insights into the program with our donors, volunteers, and community partners recently. Here’s what 20 years of family literacy programming has meant for Loudoun:

• 3,000+ families have benefited from our literacy programs through Head Start and STEP over the past 20 years. We have grown from serving 158 preschoolers from low-income families in 1998 to 400 preschoolers this year.
• 600+ families have participated in our Sweet Dreams homeless program over the past 13 years.
• 1,200+ new moms have received their first baby books through our Baby Book Bundles program.
• 30,000+ books have been distributed to low-income families through our community partnerships.

Thank you to everyone who has made our work possible over these years. Special thanks to Chang Liu and the Loudoun County Public Library System, Lynn Tadlock and the The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Amy Owen and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, and Charisse Rosario with the LCPS Head Start Program. We look forward to another wonderful 20 years of improving the literacy of Loudoun’s children and their families!

Loudoun County Government

#Loudoun business owners: your business tangible personal property taxes are due October 5, 2018. Details here: http://bit.ly/2N6aF8Q

ProLiteracy

The FY19 appropriations bill includes a $25 million increase for WIOA Title II, Adult Education and Family #Literacy Act. Because of the important #advocacy work done by programs like yours and other supporters, this bill has passed!

We encourage you to contact your representatives and senators to thank them for this increase, and urge them to continue supporting adult education. Search for your reps at https://bit.ly/1TFDnvM.

The bill is expected to be signed into law by the president within the next 2-3 days.

Adult education needs more ‘passion’ and investment from technology entrepreneurs, report says - The Hechinger Report

Adult Education should be completely intertwined with our entrepreneurial community. Read this amazing report, and lets get together.
https://hechingerreport.org/adult-education-needs-more-passion-and-investment-from-technology-entrepreneurs-report-says/

hechingerreport.org Adult education could be improved through the use of educational technology, but there is not enough investment in it, according to two reports released this week. Millions of adults seeking new workforce skills say they need better educational opportunities, but little of the recent cash infusion i...

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Ashburn, Virginia Is No. 2 on MONEY's Best Places to Live list

Way to go Ashburn, VA. In the Time.com 2018 best places to live. http://time.com/money/collection/2018-best-places-to-live/5361439/ashburn-virginia-2/

time.com See why Ashburn, Virginia is one of the best places to live in the U.S.

Rust Library

Check out these memoirs written by funny ladies!

GED Testing Service - Home of the GED Program

By the year 2020, almost 50% of all jobs will require a minimum of a GED Certification. Do you need to change careers? Do you want to go to college? Create a GED.com account, and get started.

Your reaction this fall when you hear we’re offering 40% off GED Flash. Practice from thousands of questions similar to the real test. Offer ends October 1st! https://bit.ly/2Damjjw

Cascades Library

Get a taste of #Loudoun's homegrown authors and food sources on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Cascades Library. The free Eat Local, Read Local Festival & Book Sale features food trucks, live music, children's storytimes, face-painting and raffles, plus 75 local authors selling and signing books. Bring the whole family and support the writers, businesses and artists in our community.

Rust Library

Check out author, Katherine Marsh's new book, Nowhere Boy, about a young Syrian refugee. You can put it on hold here: https://tinyurl.com/y8289n9g

Cascades Library

Teens: Discover how to make the most of your cellphone camera tonight with tips from professional photographer Chas Sumser (of Sumser Photography): https://bit.ly/2ML6tLy

Loudoun County Public Schools / Overview

A big warm welcome to our new ELL Students this month. Hope you learn a lot! Check us out on the web: www.lcps.org/adulted, for free online learning tools, and more. Have a great Fall 2018 Semester.

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13 Free Classes to Help You Manage Your Personal Finances (Like an Adult)

Looking to learn how to regain control of your finances? After all that summer spending! You need real, usable information. Check out these courses: https://www.themuse.com/advice/13-free-classes-to-help-you-manage-your-personal-finances-like-an-adult

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Sterling Library

Cookbook fans! Here are some upcoming cookbooks to get excited about!

Dear Loudoun County Community, Our Fall 2018 Catalog is here. Registration is ongoing. We have tons of favorites, and new and exciting classes for you to try. Download your copy today: https://www.lcps.org/Page/149971

Rust Library

What's the last story that made you cry?

Loudoun County Government

Weather alerts distributed through the Alert #Loudoun system will be enhanced beginning August 15, 2018. http://bit.ly/2LUM6vJ

Help the earth, and recycle! Bring all plastic, dry cleaning, ziploc, newspapers, etc July 23rd - August 6th Ashburn Library.

In education, you can choose to remake yourself -- or be made by others

The beauty of education. Remake yourself into the person you want to be! Meet Tara. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-education-you-can-choose-to-remake-yourself-or-be-made-by-others

pbs.org Because Tara Westover had never been allowed to go to school, the only history she had learned was the history her father taught her. "His perspective was my perspective," she says, and his fears became her fears. But when she discovered education -- different from school -- she began to construct h...

Ashburn Library

DIY Terrariums on Thursday, July 19, 7pm.
Create a low maintenance self-contained tabletop garden to brighten up your home. Supplies provided.
For teens and adults.

Sterling Library

Looking for a job? Join us on Wednesday, July 25, 7 pm for Jobs Are Not Found Sitting at the Computer.

While computers have made it easier to identify some positions, Nancy Gober of AJC Global will help you use more tools and develop the skills and strategies to find the best job opportunities.
For adults.
7/25/2018 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sterling Library Meeting Room A - Sterling

Loudoun Literacy Council

Rust Library

Introduction to Qigong. Achieve harmony and balance through qigong, the ancient Chinese healing art that combines gentle movements, self-applied massage, breathing exercises and meditations. https://tinyurl.com/y7ehyxqz

ProLiteracy

Do you know what the Skills Gap is? LITERACY = JOBS http://bit.ly/2zLFT2I

Loudoun County Government

The missing link of Mooreview Parkway has been completed and an important community connection in eastern #Loudoun is now open to traffic. https://bit.ly/2KOy5m9