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Documenters Training - Your new civic side hustle

Free

with Emily Harris

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 21, 2026 at 10 am

This two-hour training prepares you to join Uplift Local's Gorge Documenters team — community members who are paid to go to local public meetings and take notes. The class covers practical skills such as how to attend, understand what's happening, and take effective notes at public meetings, as well as relevant laws and the ways local government decisions affect people's lives. The class includes a hands-on practice session. Materials are provided for review and reference. Completing the course and a short quiz makes you eligible for paid assignments taking notes at public meetings in Gorge communities across Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania counties and eligible for future free opportunities through Uplift Local to learn and use other journalism and information-related skills.

https://upliftlocal.news/columbia-gorge/columbia-gorge-documenters/

Basket Weaving - Jelly Jar Basket

$90

with Chris Bush

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 21, 2026 at 11 am

The Jelly Jar basket is approximately 3" x 10" and fits 4 jelly jars. This basket is a market style basket with a woven base and start and stop weave. All tools and materials will be provided by the instructor in class. This is a perfect beginner basket, come and learn how to weave a basket!!

Niños jugando – Cerebros en acción (Children at Play – Brains at Work)

$20

with L Aleman-Oregon

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 23, 2026 at 6 pm

Venga a explorar los distintos tipos de juego y a analizar las teorías de Piaget y Vygotsky sobre cómo los niños aprenden a través del juego. Investigue cómo las actividades lúdicas fomentan los dominios del desarrollo cognitivo, social, emocional y físico, y su relación con los procesos cerebrales. Desarrolle actividades de juego que interesen a los niños, involucren los sentidos, fortalezcan los dominios de desarrollo y contribuyan al crecimiento cerebral. Nivel Dos en HGD. Infantes/Niños Pequeños, Preescolar.

SEIU: The Basics of the Child Meal Pattern Requirements

Free

with Carmen Romero

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 24, 2026 at 6 pm

The training will cover the specific nutritional guidelines and meal patterns for children participating in the CCFP. This includes requirements for different age groups and food components such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk, and meat or meat alternatives, as well as portion sizes. Participants will learn how to meet requirements for milk, gluten, and whole grains, along with the principles of Offer Versus Serve. Set One in HSN. Infant/ Toddler, Preschool, School Age.

Estrategias de desescalada para educadores de la primera infancia Calma en el Chaos (De-Escalation Strategies for Early Childhood Educators: Calm in the Chaos)

$20

with Jose Hernandez

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 25, 2026 at 6 pm

Esta capacitación se centra en reconocer las primeras señales de escalada emocional en niños pequeños e implementar estrategias de desescalada eficaces y apropiadas para su desarrollo. Los participantes aprenderán sobre el ciclo de escalada, la corregulación y cómo su propia autorregulación impacta los resultados. Los educadores aplicarán nuevas habilidades a través de situaciones de la vida real y crearán un plan de acción individual para integrar estrategias de calma en su práctica. Nivel Dos en UGB. Preescolar.

Making Your Observations an Effective, Inclusive, and Integral Part of Your Classroom: How to Break Down What We Observe and Inject Skill-Building Opportunities into Play

$20

with Rhonda Schock

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 3, 2026 at 6 pm

We will explore the links between authentic observation and assessments and ways to individualize curriculum, develop proactive programs and design play based strategies to strengthen skills. Set two in OA. No Age Related Content.

First Aid CPR and AED - Hood River

$80

with Chrystal Akin Bruce

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 7, 2026 at 9 am

The Heartsaver First Aid Course Teaches rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical service personnel arrive. The course also provides a complete health and safety training solution for first aid, adult/infant CPR, and Automated External Defibrillation AED. Course meets the State of Oregon Child Care licensing requirement. American Heart Association (AHA) requires all students to have a copy of the course textbook to prepare for the course and to have it available for personal use. The book will be provided to you in class.

Primero Auxilios/Resucitación Cardiopulmonar y AED (First Aid, CPR, and AED) - The Dalles

$80

with Juan Reyes

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 7, 2026 at 9 am

El Curso de Primero Auxilios de Heartsaver enseña a rescatistas a reconocer y tratar eficazmente las emergencias de adultos en los primeros minutos críticos hasta que llegue el personal del servicio médico de emergencia. El curso también provee un entrenamiento completo de salud y seguridad de soluciones de Primeros Auxilios, Cardiopulmonar y Resucitación de adultos e infantes,y un Desfibrilador Automático Externo (conocido por sus siglas en inglés, AED). El curso cumple con el requisito de licencia para el cuidado infantil del Estado de Oregon. La Asociación de American Heart (AHA, por sus siglas en inglés) requiere que todos los estudiantes tengan un copia del libro de texto para prepararse para el curso y para tenerlo disponible para uso personal. El libro se le proveerá en clase.





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