Adult and Community Education of Martha's Vineyard

Adult and Community Education

of Martha's Vineyard

"ACE MV is a fantastic community program. I had an enthusiastic and highly skilled teacher in a low-pressure learning environment. Fun for adults and worthwhile." "What a pleasure to meet with a diverse group of people from every town on the island …" "Good chance to try something you haven't done before." "I think a lot of people on Island feel the isolation of living here and that puts limits on one's goals. ACE MV changes that. Very convenient, very nice people to deal with and very helpful." "The convenience of instructors teaching on the Vineyard is a huge benefit. The teachers are extremely helpful! The instructors are extremely helpful and available for any individual help. I have learned an amazing amount, which will be useful for a variety of reasons."

Winter Spring '14 registration form

WINTER/SPRING CATALOG

About the Cover Artist: Paul Karasik is an Eisner Award winning cartoonist. He is the Development Director of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School and is on the board of the Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha's Vineyard. Paul teaches at Rhode Island School of Design, and his gag cartoons appear in Edible Vineyard and The New Yorker. His original drawings are for sale at the Granary Gallery in West Tisbury.

SPRING COURSES Start March 8th

SENIOR DISCOUNTS of 20% on the following classes: Overview of Gerontology (click), How to Prevent, Recognize, Diagnose and Treat Tick-Borne Illnesses (click)

KEEP CURRENT WITH THE PAST! Understand our world right now by following the history and culture revealed in two classes: Russia from Peter I to Putin (click) - (bring a new understanding of the Ukraine DATES HAVE CHANGED starting 3/18), The Lost Kingdons of Africa (click)

NEW (as enrichment course)! Who says you're right and I'm wrong? Join us for a 5 session class: ETHICS starts Monday 3/17 (click)

3/20 & 3/27 Arts and Global Community Connections Series - Sponsored by MV Cultural Council- Thursdays - Session Three (click) with Washington Ledesma on March 20: Crossing cultures with clay, Session Four 3/27 with Chris Baer: iEarn Global classroom Technology Project -Technology connecting community to the world.

4/5 & 4/12 - ACE Authors' Readings

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NB Added or extended classes: Spanish Fluency Made Easy click, Arts in Global Education for enrichment and PDPs click, Customized course in Social Media click



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Online registration: starts Dec.1- Course catalog download plus more detailed descriptions, instructor bios, and registration form: www.acemv.org. Pay online via PayPal or credit card.

In Person: March 4th, 2014 – Walk-in Registration: 4:30pm to 6:00pm MVRHS lobby.

By mail: Please register by mail two weeks before class starts. Complete a registration form (see inside back cover or download online) and send a check or money order made out to ACE MV (with course names on memo). Mail to: ACE MV, 80 Chase Road, Edgartown, MA 02539.

PLEASE register EARLY to secure a place in class: Sign-ups the day of class have an added $10 late fee. Classes have limited sizes.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: E-mail lynn@acemv.org; leave a voice mail message at 774-310-1131. For full class descriptions, instructor bios, etc. visit ooline.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: E-mail Lynn Ditchfield at lynn@acemv.org; leave a voice mail message at 774-310-1131. For full class descriptions, instructor bios, etc. visit www.acemv.org.

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THANK YOU ACE MV Business Supporters:

Cronigs Market – sponsor of the Winter Spring ’14 catalog

Atria

Beach Plum Inn

Educomp

Flatbread Pizza

McIntosh Motors

MV Center for Living

Off Shore Ale Co.

Thanks for our fall/winter/spring grants: MV Cultural Council, MV Savings Bank Charitable Fund, MV Vision Fellowship

Special thanks to our new members and donors for 2013-2014: Benefactor, Pillar, Leader and Booster Members: Steve Bernier, Harvey John Beth, Cynthia Bloomquist, Sam Feldman, Inez Janger, Gerald Jones, Judy Miller; Friend Members and donors: Anne Bennett, Ellie Beth, Judy Boykin-McCarthy, Dolly Campbell, Nan Doty, Stephanie Elliot, Carol Fligor, Catherine Gallagher, Jean Hay, Esther Hopkins, Carol Kenney, Deborah Maher, W.Clark McFadden II, Chris and Barbara Murphy, Paul and andy Pimentel, Pete Sprayregen, Leslie and Myra Stark, Mary E. Wagner

ACE MV Board: Sam Hart, Julie Hitchings, Judy Miller, Grace Sullivan, Lynn Ditchfield; Board Advisors: Mike Adell, Harvey John Beth, Cynthia Bloomquist, Eleanor “Tabi” Haller-Jorden, Inez Janger; Honorary Board Members: Nell Coogan, Esq., MPH, Henry Lewis Gates, Jr, Ed.D., Jessica Hoffman Davis, Ed.D., Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Ed.D., Stephen K. Levine, Ph.D., D.S.Sc., James Weiss, Ed.D. ACE MV Staff: Lynn Ditchfield, M.A,, Ed.M. (Founder/Director), Sarah Monast (Assistant Director); volunteer staff: Harvey John Beth, Deborah Maher; editors/writers: Julie Hitchings, Susan Strane, Elissa Turnbaull; Curriculum Committee: Susan Strane (Chair), Lynn Ditchfield, Shari Geistfeld, Julie Hitchings, Janet Holladay, Esther Hopkins, Sarah Monast; and many Advisory Council members – Grace Sullivan (Chair), Nan Doty (facilitator); Teacher Volunteers: Jan Buhrman, Daniel Carbon, Kendall Dudley, Linda Gaberson, Sam Hart, Janet Holladay, Sue Hruby, Michael Jacobs, Michael Loberg, Ed Merck, Judy Miller, Dori Mintzer, Matt Poole, Lena Prisco, Abe Seiman, Grace Sullivan, Sam Telford, Christian Thornton, Gerald Yukevich; Other Volunteers: Heidi Carter, Lynn Christoffers, Susan Currier, Catherine DeGrandpre, Sandra Demel, Meredith Dillon, Mara Ditchfield, Mike Ditchfield, Victoria Dryfoos, Eládio Falcao, Shari Geistfeld, Rick Glassberg, Maxine Hamilton, Janet Holladay, Alice Kyberg, Mary Leddy, Daisy Lifton, Madalena Lopes, Deb Maher, Susan Markwica, Hunter Moorman, Barbara Murphy, Sarah Nevin, Tatiana Parilla, Abe Seiman, Ann Smith, Valerie Sonnenthal, Pat Valenti, Kate Warner, Marilyn Yas; Special thanks to our hosts, sponsors, co-sponsors and affiliates for Winter Spring ’14 classes: Atria, Beach Plum Inn, CCCC, Chilmark Writing Workshop, Cronigs Market, Edgartown School, EduComp, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Fitchburg State University, Island's Boards of Health. MV Center for Living, MVRHS, The MV Tick-Borne Illness Institute, McIntosh Motors, The Yoga Barn; Staffs of Edgartown School, MVYPS, MVRHS, MVPCS and the Yoga Barn especially: Pam Alwardt, Amanda Carter, Blue Cullen, Dawn Feinsmith, Anne Fligor, Woody Filley, Rich Hammond, Marjorie Hayes, Greg Hines, Rex and Scarlet Jarrell, Michael McCarthy, Bob Moore, Inez Montaneile, Nancy Nash, Steve Nixon, Jennifer Reekie Goeckel, John Stevens, John Tate, Bonnie Tilton, Jim Weiss.

VENUES for classes: Blank’s Music Studio (OB), Chilmark Writing Workshop (Chil), Edgartown School (Edg), Featherstone Center for the Arts (OB), MVRHS (OB), McIntosh Motors (Edg), The Yoga Barn (WT).

We're proud to have received the prestigious 2013 Arts|Learning “Distinguished Community Arts Collaborative - Multi-Disciplinary – Institution Award.”

We are honored that Tim Madden and Kaylea Moore took time to deliver the award at the Spring Symposium-“Igniting Innovation... Creative Leadership and High-Impact Practices”at Lesley University on May 22, 2013.

This year ACE MV has advocated for the arts in the One-Day University: Arts, Culture Sustainability in collaboration with Arts MV/MV Arts and Culture Collaborative and the MV Vision Fellowship; classes co-sponsored by Featherstone Center for the Arts and other Island arts organizations; classes in dance, theatre, media, writing, voice, calligraphy, movement, culinary arts and culture supported in part by a grant from the MV Cultural Council; arts integration offerings for college credit in higher education through Fitchburg State: Arts, Inquiry, Media and Culture in Education.

Arts|Learning collaborates and coordinates with state agencies such as the MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, MA Department of Higher Education, and Massachusetts Cultural Council and represents Massachusetts as a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.

see link to Gazette article 5/30/13

Hello and welcome!

Adult and Community Education of Martha's Vineyard (ACE MV) is a non-profit organization that provides a diversity of educational programs, including enrichment classes, practical training, college preparatory and credit courses, and special programs, to all generations, economic classes, and cultures on an Island with limited adult education opportunities. By collaborating with many other organizations and businesses, ACE MV makes life-long learning accessible and rewarding. ACE MV is a tax deductible 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization.

Contributors to our photo gallery include photographer Kelley DeBettencourt

and photographer Lynn Christoffers

and photographer Harvey John Beth