Language & Travel

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD 101 19 YRS+

Want to grow your own groceries but not sure where to start? This is a crash course in veggie growing designed for beginners who want to start growing their own fresh produce. We will touch on soil health, site selection, timing, growing from seeds and plant starts, easy plants to grow, diseases, pests and more!

Monterey Recreation Centre Kayla Siefried With Compost Education Centre

May 11 W 7:00–9:00pm $25/1 135097

PLANNING YOUR YEAR-ROUND VEGGIE GARDEN 19 YRS+

Here in Victoria, good planning makes it possible to harvest produce from our gardens during every month of the year. Knowing when to sow seeds is important, but it’s just as crucial to know when and how to transition one crop to another. This presentation will show you how to plan to grow year-round, care for your soil, protect your crops in winter, and we’ll even touch on pests and diseases!

Monterey Recreation Centre Kayla Siefried With Compost Education Centre

Jun 8 W 7:00–9:00pm $25/1 135246 BUILD YOUR OWN WILLOW CHAIR 19 YRS+

In one day, you can make home your own full sized, comfortable, and sturdy, indoor/outdoor rustic styled willow chair. Using Willow for the bent shoots, and Alder for frame pieces, this is a great first rustic building project. No previous wood-working experience needed, all tools and materials will be provided. This is a full day, 9:00am–5:00pm. Participants are encouraged to bring a helper as well.

Monterey Recreation Centre The Willow Way

May 14 Jul 7 S 9:00am–5:00pm $300/1 135100 Th 9:00am–5:00pm $300/1 135101

ITALIAN FOR TRAVELLERS 19 YRS+

This course is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of Italian and wish to acquire basic conversation and reading skills. The focus will be on providing those who visit Italy, for tourism or work, the skills to ask for directions, order in a restaurant or café, travel in Italy by train, bus or automobile, and have simple conversations with Italians about life and work. The grammar will be kept to a minimum while building vocabulary and proper pronunciation. Please bring $6 to cover course photocopies or $22 to cover the cost of a textbook, pen and paper, and a full water bottle.

Monterey Recreation Centre Giuseppa Aurucci Jul 14-Aug 18 Th 6:30–8:30pm $133/6 133579

SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS 19 YRS+

This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish who are interested in gaining basic notions of the language. This introductory course will allow you to put new vocabulary and structures into practice in order to be able to get along in daily life situations like asking for places, shopping for food at the market, ordering from a menu in a restaurant, talking about yourself, and much more! Please give the instructor $5 to cover the cost of photocopies.

Monterey Recreation Centre Monica Gil Riba Jul 8–Aug 19 F 10:30am–12:30pm M$155/7 133580

TRAVELS AND HISTORY

IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID FOR TRAVELLERS

Are you paying too much for your airline tickets? Like to plan your own vacation or at least find out what options there are? Are you interested in house-swapping, bed and breakfasts, maps, tourist sites, rental cars, restaurants, youth hostels, cruises, and tours? This course is a demonstration that provides a guided tour of internet sites.

Monterey Recreation Centre CompuDave Services Jul 7 Th 7:00–8:30pm $40/1 133507