Topic: Education
Join Online Basic Reiki Class With Skagit Valley College
Written on January 21, 2021 at 4:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College Skagit Valley College’s South Asian Student Club will sponsor an online basic level Reiki session on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Reiki is a Japanese healing technique. Leading the session will be Delhi’s well known and highly respected Reiki Grand Master, R.K. Sharma. The cost is Continue Reading
Take Continuing Education Classes Online
Written on January 20, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College College Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program allows you to engage, connect, learn and grow from the comfort of your home by offering short-term, noncredit courses. A variety of Personal Enrichment courses are still available during the month of January: • Castles and Ancient Stones, Jan. 31-Feb. 28, Sundays, Continue Reading
Skagit Valley College Presents Lecture On Diversity, Inclusion
Written on January 19, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College On Thursday, Jan. 21, Farhana Loonat, Ph.D., Skagit Valley College Department chair for political science, philosophy, international studies, anthropology, and social science, will present her paper, The “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” Illusion in White Supremacist Institutions of Higher Education: Delivering Equity and Inclusion for Women Faculty of Color. Dr. Loonat’s presentation will Continue Reading
Food for Thought Is Waste Reduction Superstar
Written on January 18, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Transition San Juan Island Waste Guild The Transition San Juan Island Waste Guild wants to give a big kudos to the San Juan Island School District Food for Thought program’s grab-and-go free school breakfast and lunch program. The food service team packages their tasty breakfasts and lunches in a sustainable manner. When schools went Continue Reading
Apply For Spring Street International School Fall Courses
Written on January 13, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Spring Street International School The priority deadline for Spring Street International School’s fall classes is Feb. 1. Apply here.
EDC Hosts Paycheck Protection Program Webinar
Written on January 12, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Economic Development Council On Thursday, Jan. 14, the San Juan County Economic Development Council will host a Zoom webinar on the upcoming Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan application process. The event will be presented by Janie Sacco and Steve Burke from the Washington Small Business Development Center from 2-3:30 p.m. Continue Reading
Know Your Islanders Presents Whale-Poop Sniffing Dog
Written on January 9, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library At 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, meet a conservation canine during the San Juan Island Library’s virtual Know Your Islanders event. Eba, the whale dog, is a poop-sniffing rescue dog in the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology Whale Scat program. Eba is helping Dr. Sam Wasser and Dr. Continue Reading
Makerspace Event Looks At How To Create Sustainable Products
Written on January 9, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Economic Development Council Islanders interested in makerspaces and sustainability are invited to join the Economic Development Council of San Juan County to hear about “closing the loop” on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Nikyta Palmisani, the training, education and outreach coordinator for Lopez Solid Waste, will Continue Reading
Pick Up Free Meals For Every Island Child
Written on January 8, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By José Domenech, San Juan Island School District Finance Director, and Liz Varvaro, San Juan Island School District Food Service Director San Juan Island School District is able to provide a daily meal pack with breakfast and lunch to any child in our community between the ages of 1 and 18 years of age for Continue Reading
Spring Street Presents Online Lecture With National Geographic Photographer
Written on January 4, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Spring Street International School Join Eric Guth for a look into the rebirth of Mount St. Helens in a virtual lecture called “Fire and Ice: The Birth of Crater Glacier” at 6 p.m., Jan. 21. Register for this online event here. Forty years after the eruption, a glacier now fills the void left by Continue Reading
Learn Zoom 101 With Library
Written on January 2, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library The San Juan Island Library will host a virtual class called “Intro to Online Zoom Meetings,” at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6. Learn the Zoom video conference application features in a low-pressure environment. During COVID-19, many of us have had to learn Zooming on the fly, or never had an Continue Reading
Library Offers ‘Tech Help’
Written on January 1, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library Receive “tech help” thanks to the San Juan Island Library, at 3 p.m., Mondays, Jan. 4, 11 and 25. Get help with computers, tablets and smartphones via Zoom. After determining your needs, you will work one-on-one with a volunteer. This class is designed to help you learn to use your Continue Reading
Students Perform Virtual Holiday Concert
Written on December 25, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
Even during a pandemic, San Juan Island School District students still put on a holiday concert. Listen to Friday Harbor Middle and High School students play holiday songs in their virtual concert below.
Online Training for Family Caregivers
Written on December 19, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By event organizers An online class to train family caregivers will be offered from 1:30-3 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 20-Feb. 24. The instructors for the class titled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” are Jami Mitchell, senior services specialist, and Gail Leschine-Seitz, aging and family case coordinator. The family caregiver training is supported by the San Juan County Continue Reading
Friday Harbor Labs Tide Bites
Written on December 19, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
Students Study Kelp Consumers By Katie Dobkowski, James Calhoon, Katrina Johnson and Muriel Dittrich Katie Dobkowski is a visiting assistant professor at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and a mentor in the Friday Harbor summer REU program. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2017 and has conducted research at the labs Continue Reading
San Juan Students Provide Solar Power To Kenya Schools
Written on December 16, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Island School District During the school year 2018-19, the Friday Harbor High School’s Advanced Placement environmental science class partnered with a nonprofit to build two “expedition class solar suitcases,” to study both renewable energy and social issues around the world. We Share Solar — a nonprofit whose mission includes providing health workers Continue Reading
Update On School District Return To In-Person Learning
Written on December 14, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Fred Woods, Superintendent, San Juan Island School District As we move into the final week before the schools’ winter break, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your support during this unprecedented and difficult time for our students and families. I also want to wish you the happiest of Continue Reading
Film Festival Presents Bristol Bay Trilogy
Written on December 13, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Friday Harbor Film Festival Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Director Series presents the Bristol Bay trilogy, three important feature films documenting the fight to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay Sockeye salmon run threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine. “Red Gold,” “The Breach,” and “The Wild” will be available online at fhff.org Dec. 14-31. View all three Continue Reading
Learn Medicare Basics In Zoom Meeting
Written on December 11, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Island Hospital Do you find Medicare a mystery? Are you unsure which Medicare plan is best for you? Join SHIBA online for a virtual Medicare 101 class where we will cover the “A, B, C, Ds” of Medicare. Our certified SHIBA volunteers will be available to answer all of your questions. The event will Continue Reading
EDC Hosts Web Professionals Meet Up
Written on December 11, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By EDC San Juan County software and web professionals, including retired or aspiring, are invited to a virtual meetup hosted by the Economic Development Council on Thursday, Dec. 17. Our archipelago is home to many people in information-focused professions who work remotely or in local businesses. The goal of this event is to help people Continue Reading
How Has The Pandemic Affected County Jobs?
Written on December 8, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Minnie Knych, NW Workforce Career Center In San Juan County, by far most businesses are seasonal and thrive during the summer but start to lay off employees in the fall. With the COVID-19 shutdown, the summer season has been difficult for the tourism industry everywhere, but especially here in San Juan County. Since March, Continue Reading
Complete Survey To Help Fund Island Wellness
Written on December 7, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Island Prevention Coalition We want to extend an invitation to add your voice to prevention! Your input help’s the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition and the state to continue funding wellness promotion in our community, which includes: Youth Leadership Development, the Student Assistance Professional in the San Juan Island School District, LifeSkills Continue Reading
Join Online Basic Reiki Class With Skagit Valley College
Written on January 21, 2021 at 4:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College Skagit Valley College’s South Asian Student Club will sponsor an online basic level Reiki session on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Reiki is a Japanese healing technique. Leading the session will be Delhi’s well known and highly respected Reiki Grand Master, R.K. Sharma. The cost is Continue Reading
Take Continuing Education Classes Online
Written on January 20, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College College Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program allows you to engage, connect, learn and grow from the comfort of your home by offering short-term, noncredit courses. A variety of Personal Enrichment courses are still available during the month of January: • Castles and Ancient Stones, Jan. 31-Feb. 28, Sundays, Continue Reading
Skagit Valley College Presents Lecture On Diversity, Inclusion
Written on January 19, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College On Thursday, Jan. 21, Farhana Loonat, Ph.D., Skagit Valley College Department chair for political science, philosophy, international studies, anthropology, and social science, will present her paper, The “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” Illusion in White Supremacist Institutions of Higher Education: Delivering Equity and Inclusion for Women Faculty of Color. Dr. Loonat’s presentation will Continue Reading
Food for Thought Is Waste Reduction Superstar
Written on January 18, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Transition San Juan Island Waste Guild The Transition San Juan Island Waste Guild wants to give a big kudos to the San Juan Island School District Food for Thought program’s grab-and-go free school breakfast and lunch program. The food service team packages their tasty breakfasts and lunches in a sustainable manner. When schools went Continue Reading
Apply For Spring Street International School Fall Courses
Written on January 13, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Spring Street International School The priority deadline for Spring Street International School’s fall classes is Feb. 1. Apply here.
EDC Hosts Paycheck Protection Program Webinar
Written on January 12, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Economic Development Council On Thursday, Jan. 14, the San Juan County Economic Development Council will host a Zoom webinar on the upcoming Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan application process. The event will be presented by Janie Sacco and Steve Burke from the Washington Small Business Development Center from 2-3:30 p.m. Continue Reading
Know Your Islanders Presents Whale-Poop Sniffing Dog
Written on January 9, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library At 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, meet a conservation canine during the San Juan Island Library’s virtual Know Your Islanders event. Eba, the whale dog, is a poop-sniffing rescue dog in the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology Whale Scat program. Eba is helping Dr. Sam Wasser and Dr. Continue Reading
Makerspace Event Looks At How To Create Sustainable Products
Written on January 9, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Economic Development Council Islanders interested in makerspaces and sustainability are invited to join the Economic Development Council of San Juan County to hear about “closing the loop” on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Nikyta Palmisani, the training, education and outreach coordinator for Lopez Solid Waste, will Continue Reading
Pick Up Free Meals For Every Island Child
Written on January 8, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By José Domenech, San Juan Island School District Finance Director, and Liz Varvaro, San Juan Island School District Food Service Director San Juan Island School District is able to provide a daily meal pack with breakfast and lunch to any child in our community between the ages of 1 and 18 years of age for Continue Reading
Spring Street Presents Online Lecture With National Geographic Photographer
Written on January 4, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Spring Street International School Join Eric Guth for a look into the rebirth of Mount St. Helens in a virtual lecture called “Fire and Ice: The Birth of Crater Glacier” at 6 p.m., Jan. 21. Register for this online event here. Forty years after the eruption, a glacier now fills the void left by Continue Reading
Learn Zoom 101 With Library
Written on January 2, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library The San Juan Island Library will host a virtual class called “Intro to Online Zoom Meetings,” at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6. Learn the Zoom video conference application features in a low-pressure environment. During COVID-19, many of us have had to learn Zooming on the fly, or never had an Continue Reading
Library Offers ‘Tech Help’
Written on January 1, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan Island Library Receive “tech help” thanks to the San Juan Island Library, at 3 p.m., Mondays, Jan. 4, 11 and 25. Get help with computers, tablets and smartphones via Zoom. After determining your needs, you will work one-on-one with a volunteer. This class is designed to help you learn to use your Continue Reading
Students Perform Virtual Holiday Concert
Written on December 25, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
Even during a pandemic, San Juan Island School District students still put on a holiday concert. Listen to Friday Harbor Middle and High School students play holiday songs in their virtual concert below.
Online Training for Family Caregivers
Written on December 19, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By event organizers An online class to train family caregivers will be offered from 1:30-3 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 20-Feb. 24. The instructors for the class titled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” are Jami Mitchell, senior services specialist, and Gail Leschine-Seitz, aging and family case coordinator. The family caregiver training is supported by the San Juan County Continue Reading
Friday Harbor Labs Tide Bites
Written on December 19, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
Students Study Kelp Consumers By Katie Dobkowski, James Calhoon, Katrina Johnson and Muriel Dittrich Katie Dobkowski is a visiting assistant professor at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and a mentor in the Friday Harbor summer REU program. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2017 and has conducted research at the labs Continue Reading
San Juan Students Provide Solar Power To Kenya Schools
Written on December 16, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Island School District During the school year 2018-19, the Friday Harbor High School’s Advanced Placement environmental science class partnered with a nonprofit to build two “expedition class solar suitcases,” to study both renewable energy and social issues around the world. We Share Solar — a nonprofit whose mission includes providing health workers Continue Reading
Update On School District Return To In-Person Learning
Written on December 14, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Fred Woods, Superintendent, San Juan Island School District As we move into the final week before the schools’ winter break, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your support during this unprecedented and difficult time for our students and families. I also want to wish you the happiest of Continue Reading
Film Festival Presents Bristol Bay Trilogy
Written on December 13, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Friday Harbor Film Festival Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Director Series presents the Bristol Bay trilogy, three important feature films documenting the fight to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay Sockeye salmon run threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine. “Red Gold,” “The Breach,” and “The Wild” will be available online at fhff.org Dec. 14-31. View all three Continue Reading
Learn Medicare Basics In Zoom Meeting
Written on December 11, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Island Hospital Do you find Medicare a mystery? Are you unsure which Medicare plan is best for you? Join SHIBA online for a virtual Medicare 101 class where we will cover the “A, B, C, Ds” of Medicare. Our certified SHIBA volunteers will be available to answer all of your questions. The event will Continue Reading
EDC Hosts Web Professionals Meet Up
Written on December 11, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By EDC San Juan County software and web professionals, including retired or aspiring, are invited to a virtual meetup hosted by the Economic Development Council on Thursday, Dec. 17. Our archipelago is home to many people in information-focused professions who work remotely or in local businesses. The goal of this event is to help people Continue Reading
How Has The Pandemic Affected County Jobs?
Written on December 8, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Minnie Knych, NW Workforce Career Center In San Juan County, by far most businesses are seasonal and thrive during the summer but start to lay off employees in the fall. With the COVID-19 shutdown, the summer season has been difficult for the tourism industry everywhere, but especially here in San Juan County. Since March, Continue Reading
Complete Survey To Help Fund Island Wellness
Written on December 7, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Island Prevention Coalition We want to extend an invitation to add your voice to prevention! Your input help’s the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition and the state to continue funding wellness promotion in our community, which includes: Youth Leadership Development, the Student Assistance Professional in the San Juan Island School District, LifeSkills Continue Reading