Welcome to Gabriola's Very Own Crash Course Academy Website. Here you can find out about the courses that are being offered each 'semester', about fees, and how to register.
Leah and Andreas...
Dear Students, Instructors, and friends
of the Crash Course Academy,
Happy New Year and our best wishes for a happy and successful 2008!
Thank you all for your support, your enthusiasm, and all your help in making the Crash Course Academy a success. After only a year and a half, the CCA has become, in its way, a household word on Gabriola, and we have been delighted with the positive feedback we have received from both students and many people in the community, and especially with the invitation to participate in a wider range of community activities.
Following a successful fall semester, we have decided to take a 'spring break', in order to think about the future and to see how we can improve the organization and widen the interest in the community for all the knowledge and experience that the instructors have brought to their courses. We will be back in time for the fall semester, and we invite you to send us your ideas about how to make the CCA reach its full potential. We especially want to explore ways that the CCA can be more fully integrated in the community.
Meanwhile, we have created a directory of many of our past courses, and will happily direct anyone interested in taking a course to the instructors directly.
We send our best wishes and gratitude to all who have participated in the past 18 months. It has been a joy and a privilege to work with you all, and we look forward to a wonderful spring and summer on Gabriola.
Sincerely yours,
Leah and Andreas
“It was great!”
“Jacquie and Margaret provided
a lot of really useful information in their genealogy course that I was able to take home and continue
to use.”
Elaine Pearce,
Gabriola Island
WHY TAKE A CRASH COURSE?
- Do you want to learn about something that always seemed inaccessible or intimidating?
- Do you have bits of information and want help to ‘connect the dots’?
- Are you looking for a fresh perspective on your life, your relationships—or your bicycle, for that matter?
- Is there a project that you need the skills to take on?
- Do you want to connect with people in the community who share your interest?
Invented in 2006 by Leah Hokanson and Andreas Kahre on Gabriola Island, the Crash Course Academy is a community-based organization with a mandate to help create connections between the knowledgeable and the curious, and anyone with the passion to learn or teach the basics.
The CCA brings together experts in a variety of fields with those looking for an introduction to areas related to life skills, home and garden, the arts, island ecology, and more. Courses are between six and twenty hours in length and are offered for adults, for children, and, as ‘Mini Crash Courses’, for the really impatient.
Follow the links on the left to find out who we are, what courses are being offered this month, and how to teach or take a crash course. We are always looking for ideas for new courses and how to improve what we do. This is our first ‘semester’, and we look forward to your feedback and suggestions.
