Online and In-Person Classes

AUGUST 1, 2021 – JULY 31, 2022

When Covid-19 eliminated the safety and accessibility of in-person classes, we introduced virtual learning. In the beginning, online classes drew students who, already part of our community, wanted to continue to gather despite the physical distance required by the pandemic. However, as time went on, these virtual offerings created an entirely new terrain for lifelong learning at CCAE. Online offerings began to draw the attention of students who would not have had access to our campus otherwise; students hailing from locations across the United States and beyond.

In the beginning we offered a small selection of in-person classes such as Lettura e conversazione in italiano with Pasquale Q. Tatò, Open Studios for Metalsmithing and Jewelry, and Storytelling as Performance. In-person enrollments grew a bit in Spring 2021, and Summer 2021. Today, we are pleased to be returning full-tilt to our mission of placebased, experiential learning. We were thrilled to offer over 170 in-person classes in Fall 2021! We project that number will only continue to grow as each term progresses. And, yet, we return to our Brattle Street classrooms with an expanded vision of what online learning can offer our community members. We look forward to navigating a landscape of in-person and virtual course offerings in CCAE’s future.