The Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) is offering FREE American Sign Language (ASL) classes online. The course run Feb. 3 – May 30. These are pre-recorded classes you watch at your own convenience. There are 38 lessons available, with 5.5 video hours included. The ASL I and II online class is a non-credit level […]
Education
Get FREE Books delivered to Your Mailbox
Educators can get FREE books through Turn the Page KC‘s Early Childhood Education Literacy Network! If you are an educator working with students ages 0-5 and up through 2nd grade, sign up to have a FREE book bundle mailed to your house! This applies to preschool teachers, early elementary school teachers, as well as Home Educators! […]
Free Book at Altrusa Annual Book Giveaway
Celebrate the love of reading with Altrusa International of Greater Kansas City’s award-winning Hear A Book, Take A Book project. This FREE event for kids is part of the Merc’s Third Friday Artwalk on October 15 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The Hear a Book, Take a Book project is a gathering that encourages reading […]
Take Yale University’s Most Popular Class for Free
You’re proud to be a Tiger or a Jayhawk, but is there a part of you that wanted to go to an Ivy League school? Here’s your chance…for at least one class. Yale University is offering FREE enrollment in the institution’s most popular class in school’s 318 year history — “The Science of Well-Being.” The […]
Shatto Milk Company Farm Tours
UPDATE: The cows are taking a break right now. Check back because we’ll post updates as soon as we know Shatto Milk Company Farm Tours are back on again. Shatto Milk Company is a small family-owned and operated dairy farm located just north of the Kansas City metro. Since 2003 they’ve been producing a variety […]
FREE Technology Help at the Plaza Library
Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library is offering free Tech Coach Drop-In sessions. The technology coaches will help you with any type of tech question you have (e.g., computer help, website building, writing a resume, smartphone or tablet questions). Computers will be provided, or you can bring […]
Free Computer Classes
The Kansas City Public Library holds free classes on computer and Web basics. Click here for dates and locations, Classes include: Introduction to Apps Computer Class Computer Basics Internet Basics E-mail Basics Microsoft Word Basics Excel Basic
7 Ways to Get Free Money for College
My niece paid for four years of college using nothing but scholarships and grants (free money). Click on the link above to see how she did it (via Living on the Cheap).
Cheap Classes through Communiversity
I love UMKC’s Communiversity. I’ve taken classes in pottery, photography and screenwriting. I think a dance class is in my future. They’ve just released their winter schedule. It hits the streets … er, libraries and such on January 4, 2010, but you can view it now and register for classes online. -Mary Theobald