Alexandria Classes Washington, DC

Create wonderful, wearable jewelry using copper, silver, or other metals. Learn or improve your skills in metalsmithing (sawing, drilling, filing, soldering, stone setting, etc.). Small class (max 4) size ensures one-on-one instructor guidance. Materials can be purchased from the instructor. Preparations:  Be in close-toed shoes. ...

Join instructor Lori Lankford for the course Create Impressionistic Images in the Garden at Brookside Gardens. Using the garden as our studio Lori will teach you how to create Monet-like impressionistic images.  We will explore camera techniques to create these beautiful images. How to use the light and composition to enhance our masterpieces....

Looking to try out jewelry making or just need one class to finish up a project? Register for one class session from a selection of dates. Experience personalized learning in the techniques of soldering, forming, sawing, and other metalsmithing techniques.

Need some bench time? Register for this open studio with access to tools and equipment (no instruction).  Proficiency in metalsmithing skills required. Please note: Due to Covid 19, please bring any hand tools that you own. Shared tools and equipment are sanitized between uses. Workstations are separated by plexiglass.

Painting with light is an exciting and artistic way to portray your subject in a completely unique manner. Using the darkness as the backdrop, the photographer works like a painter using a flashlight to illuminate, highlight, and emphasize their subject. Using your own light source to illuminate the scene provides creativity in rendering your final...

This after school program is a jewelry making class for kids and teens ages 10-15. Through demonstrations and hands-on experience, students will learn and practice basic metalsmithing skills including forging, riveting, texturing metal, and more.  Skills taught will be age appropriate. Small class size (max 6) ensures personalized learning....

Dive into the world of jewelry and metalsmithing in our 3-day camp for kids 8 years old and up. Pick from a variety of projects—bead stringing, enameling, metal stamping and forging, paracord weaving, and more. Students will complete 3-6 age-appropriate projects. Basic materials are included; upgrades available. Important Notes: Our studio accommodates...

This level is for absolute beginners or for individuals who would like to review the basics of the Spanish language. What you should know before you enroll: No prior experience with the language is required. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: Recite the Spanish alphabet Correctly pronounce Spanish words Identify dozens of Spanish-English...

This is a task-based class that will teach students how to achieve specific objectives, such as meeting someone for the first time, renting an apartment in a Spanish speaking country, giving and following directions to a tourist attraction, creating an advertising campaign, talking about daily routines, interviewing potential employees and much more!​...

In this communicative course, students will learn how to correctly use common irregular and stem-changing verbs in the present tense, talk about the things that they like and dislike, use the present progressive tense to describe what they are doing at this moment, use reflexive pronouns to compare routine tasks, and use superlative adjectives to...

Create a pendant and pair of earrings using copper or brass. Learn the techniques of: sawing drilling filing riveting texturing milling using patina Small class size (max 5) ensures one-on-one instructor guidance. Preparations: Be in close-toed shoes. Tie back long hair.