Classes Washington, DC

These groups are a great way to improve your conversation skills. You’ll have a chance to practice with other learners, and an instructor will facilitate the session by answering questions and keeping the conversation going. Recommended for Intermediate - Advanced learners.

This workshop will teach you the core concepts of databases as well as how to write effective SQL queries you can use in your everyday work. We will spend a quarter of the workshop reviewing database theory and the majority of the time going through examples. Also, this workshop will teach you advanced concepts of databases as well as how to write...

The Camera - A Beginners' guide  This course is a simpler beginner version focus mainly in the use of the camera only.  Each settings on your camera provides a world of potential for bettering your photography, whether you use a DSLR, point and shoot, Mirrorless, or smartphone camera, learn the tons of tricks that you can do with the...

The well-being of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring COVID-19 very carefully and are adjusting delivery of our programs.  Due to the current health concerns, all GA short-form events, workshops & bootcamps will temporarily be held online - including...

Every life holds many tales. Whether your life is wildly unconventional or relatively normal, there’s bound to be something fascinating about it. That’s why the contemporary memoir—everyday people telling their stories—has become such a popular phenomenon. A memoir covers an aspect of a life, whether it’s a short piece about, say, a bicycle...

We began as a fierce NYC boutique dressing countless A-listers. Our founder has styled editorials, Millicent Shelton music videos, & Spike Lee directed TV commercials in order to provide FIRST HAND expertise on how to break into Styling for editorials, TV/Film, red carpets, or personal clients.  Try our How To Start Your Fashion Company...

Get started in Excel with this fundamental Excel course. Get comfortable using Excel and learn to boost your productivity with formulas, charts, and formatting techniques. Master the core Excel functions in this one-day course. Learn calculations and data entry. Apply formatting to text and cells to make your spreadsheet scannable and visually appealing....

Facebook is a juggernaut with over 2.41 billion monthly active users in 2019. In this workshop, you will get insights and practical lessons from the field and you’ll learn how to make the most of Facebook advertising. We’ll focus on highly specific hacks that will help you cut through the noise and acquire new users to grow your business. ...

By popular demand, LEARN TO SEW IN A DAY is back! ONLINE This is the perfect workshop for all you super busy people who've always wanted to learn to sew, but just can't find the time for a long class. Now, you don't even have to leave your house! We've put the class online. ​For those who just need a confidence-building, virtual hand-holding...

Have a pair of pants that needs a quick hem? Or a dress that needs to be taken in a little to fit just right? Come join us at The New York Sewing Center for our Alterations Workshop, our basic course for quick fixes and altering clothes. During this course you will learn: how and where to add or remove ease from a garment to achieve ideal fit ...

This level 1 AutoCAD class is perfect for beginners or someone with limited experience using AutoCAD. Students will learn the fundamental commands that are used in the program. Students will learn to create drawings using a variety of shapes utilizing many of the tools and commands. Created by industry experts, students learn by doing actual drawings...

In this class, we’ll introduce you to HTML, the standard markup language used to create webpages. You’ll dive in and hand code a webpage from scratch, learning how to format paragraphs, headings, and lists. You’ll also learn how to create links, add images, and modify tags with attributes. By the end of class you will learn about CSS (Cascading...

This hands-on introductory level course covers the fundamentals of Adobe Premiere Pro. The class will introduce students to the key concepts, terminology, and interface of After Effects. Topics include compositions, layers, animation, keyframing, effects, 3D, and rendering. TOPICS:  Best Practices  Asset Organization Project Management...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Perfume can be traced back thousands of years to an Ancient Egyptian tradition, beloved by Cleopatra. Discover the history of perfume and the therapeutic benefits of essential oils in this hands-on workshop. Learn scent-blending techniques and how to identify...

One of the top reasons our female clients take our improv class is to develop leadership skills. Unfortunately, a lot of them think they have to pretend to be someone they aren’t, and develop qualities that aren’t innately part of who they are. The reality is, most of us have those coveted leadership skills already, it’s simply a matter of honing...