Classes Washington, DC

The Life Drawing series at IA&A at Hillyer is the perfect opportunity to practice your drawing skills with access to a live model. Whether you are seasoned in the practice of life drawing or have never before worked from life, this class will give your the opportunity to work with elements of gesture, contour, and value drawing. Easels, chairs,...

Moving from Inclusion to Belonging: How to Shift from Intent to Impact If you’ve ever worked for an organization driven by camaraderie, collaboration and purpose, you know the magic of belonging. A sense of belonging enables all these things, while its absence exacts a cost.  This workshop teaches how belonging is an invaluable next step for...

Get set to immerse yourself in an intensive learn-by-practicing leadership course to help you transform into an incredible business leader. From insights on how to build commitment to leading change and developing an agile mindset, this program gives you the skills and know-how to expertly handle challenges and implement your vision for success. ...

Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive leadership different from other kinds of leadership roles, how to shape organizational excellence, which global competencies are critical to success today and how to gain personal mastery...

Whether it’s entering new markets, repositioning, outsourcing, or undertaking new initiatives or technology, execution of strategic goals is often a graveyard of good intentions. A recent strategy execution study of a broad group of leaders found that 65% of them do not consider their own organization successful at executing their strategies. What...

Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Can you demonstrate your value and ROI to your boss? Are you able to interpret financial reports and make decisions based on the data they provide? Can you draft an accurate budget? Can you justify your ideas in dollars and cents? You didn’t get to this...

There is enough time in a day! Learn the most effective ways to manage it. Do you find yourself overloaded with work? Feel so stretched to the limit you can't set priorities? Exhaust yourself daily without accomplishing your goals? Remember, every minute of your day impacts the business. If you answer yes to one or more of the above, it's time to...

Are your spoken messages organized and coherent or rambling and unfocused? Do you put off business conversations or are you able to work through issues with confidence and empathy? Do you know when to talk, when to listen and when to ask questions? Improve your business conversation skills with this seminar on effective business communication....

Learn how to photograph challenging images such as statues and waterfalls at twilight! Here is a great opportunity to get outdoor fieldwork experience and advanced training in such technical areas as “white balance”, mixed lighting, exposure compensation, and ISO settings in a twilight and nighttime setting at the Tidal Basin. Conducted by professional...

This intensive course covers the entire syllabus for the TOGAF 9 Certified Level, thereby preparing candidates for the TOGAF 9 Level 2 examination. The course is enhanced with case studies that demonstrate how TOGAF is used in context. Sample exam questions and answers for the Level 2 examination are given throughout the course to help better prepare...

Learn Lightroom in a day. We'll look at the 2 most powerful modules, the Library and the Develop Modules. Learn how to use Lightroom to take charge of your digital workflow. This class is designed to make Lightroom easy to understand and put you in control of all it has to offer. It will cover your workflow from beginning to end: from importing and...

On this field shoot we will explore the many fascinating aspects of this neighborhood in transition and its wonderful photographic opportunities.  Once an area where mill and factory workers lived this neighborhood now offers great street shooting opportunities as well as interesting architecture and a great skateboard park to capture those...

Learn to use the camera that’s always with you and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to creating a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. Join Michael Koren outdoors at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and the exciting new "Draw the Curtain" covering the outside of the Hirschhorn Museum building. Using our...

Our no nonsense PMP training class will ensures you will pass your PMP or CAPM Exam on the first try or the second try is on us. Don't spend thousands getting a less quality course without a free second shot. Take this course and become certified in as little as 5 days. This PMP exam training course covers the topics for both the PMP and CAPM exams....

Building a Culture of Innovation for Hybrid and Virtual Teams The modern workplace is here. For leaders like you whose team is co-located, remote or a combination, you’ve got to be ready to implement the next set of actions to build a culture in which innovation, creativity and collaboration can thrive regardless of any physical boundaries separating...