Porterville College will hold a free workshop for the community from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 29 in the Porterville College Theater. The workshop titled "How to Fund a Small Business in Porterville" is sponsored by the Porterville College Entrepreneurs of the Future Club.

The event is open to the public and will feature guest speaker, Jason Ridenour, Development Associate from the City of Porterville. Guests will learn about funding opportunities through the City of Porterville, connect to lenders and can participate in an open forum with members of the PC Entrepreneurs of the Future Club.

No parking permit is required and refreshments will be served.

Porterville College is located at 100 E. College Avenue in Porterville. For more information call (559) 791-2294 or visit www.portervillecollege.edu.

Porterville College is pleased to announce that the 2013 Porterville Summer Strings (PSS) program for students, 4th through 12th grades will once again be held June 2-7 here at PC.

Now in its fifth year, the Porterville Summer Strings Workshop is a collaborative effort between the local branch of the American Association of University Women, student faculty from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Porterville College Music Department, the Porterville Unified School District, and local musicians and supporters who have generously given their time, talents, and resources to provide a low-cost, challenging, and rewarding opportunity for local music students to improve their skills. The idea for the program began in summer of 2008 in Porterville, California, where a former townie brought home a vision for its music students.

The purpose is to provide a high quality, inexpensive five day musical workshop for violin, viola, cello and bass players. This opportunity is again being sponsored by Porterville American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Porterville College, with instruments available from Porterville Unified School District. It is the intention of this workshop to provide extraordinary experiences for all willing and qualified students. The week will include musical technique, small group lessons, same instrument ensembles, piano theory and several recitals.

The student's cost for the workshop is only $30.00 if enrolled by May 20. From May 21-24, the cost is $35. No enrollment will be accepted after May 24.
For more information call 781-1732.

Porterville College Community Education will present a series of 10 "Strengthening Family Support" classes this summer taught by Rebecca L. Gervasi, Psy.D., M.F.T.I.. All classes will be held on Monday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per session.

Attendees will learn about loving family, friends, and those who have been diagnosed with psychological symptoms; the possible causes and common treatments; how to increase family involvement and engage in community support systems to strengthen the family; make accommodations for the disorder in daily living; create a problem solving action plan with family cooperation; and gain the necessary tools to deal with related stresses or issues.
Sessions include: Loving Someone With Depression (June 3), Loving Your Child Who Has ADHD (June 10), Loving Someone With an Eating Disorder (June 17), PTSD and the Returning War Hero (June 24), Love and Sudden Loss (July 1), Loving Someone Who Was a Victim of Child Abuse (July 8), Loving Someone Who Has Been Harmed by Violence (July 15), Loving Someone With Borderline Personality Disorder (July 22), Loving Someone Who Is A Narcissist (July 29) and Loving Someone Who Is Angry (Aug. 3).
Register for classes in the Porterville College Business Office. For more information on Community Education Classes call 791-2492 or visit www.portervillecollege.edu/community_ed.

Registration is now open for Porterville College Foundation's S.M.A.R.T. Lab (Science, Mathematics And Resource Technology) program June 3-7. Don't miss this fun-filled week of life, physical and earth science for kids, grades 4th-6th. The program takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cost is only $50 and includes breakfast, lunch, T-shirt, materials, workbook, and textbook of student's choice. Scholarships are available through the generous donation of the Edison International STEM Scholarship.

Additional S.M.A.R.T. Lab sessions will take place June 24—27 and July 8 – 11. These sessions will include T-shirt, mid-morning snack, all experiment materials, workbook and textbook of student's choice for $50. Scholarships are available.

Space is limited. Register today in the PC Business Office, 100 E. College Avenue. For more information call (559) 361-2070 or (559) 791-2319.

Porterville College presents the return of College 4 Kids June 3-7. College 4 Kids is a fun-filled week of programs just for kids, 4^th-9^th grades that will include hands-on activities and unique classes just for them. From ceramics to Zumba, career exploration to solving literary mysteries, students will get a chance to discover new avenues of learning all week long. Cost is only $50 per student for the entire week and includes t-shirt, breakfast, lunch and all materials.

College 4 Kids runs from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. In order to participate, students must be entering the 4^th-9^th grades in the fall of 2013. Registration opens April 1 and space is limited so don't delay. To register come to the Porterville College Business Office at 100 E. College Ave. in Porterville (Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.).

All forms and payment must be received by the PC Business Office in order to complete the registration process and guarantee placement. Mandatory camp orientation will be held for students and parents on May 30, 2013 at 5:30pm in the gym.

For more information call (559) 791-2492.

Looking to learn something new? Porterville College Community Education Courses are designed to meet the needs of the community. These non- credit courses are designed to provide learning and enjoyment in a friendly, worry- free environment at a reasonable cost.

Current late spring, early summer offerings include: Aikido, Ceramics, Conversational Mandarin, Acrylic Painting on Canvas and Mural, Rock Painting, Exercise for the Community, Fire line Safety and Zumba. Pre-registration is required for all classes.

Join the Zumba party at Porterville College. May sessions take place 6:30-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday starting May 2.

Learn how to paint with acrylics on canvas and to create a mural with artist Wayne Wilson, May 2-30 from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Study the Japanese Martial Art of Aikido with Timothy Lurz and learn to understand "Chi". The class runs May 4 - June 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays.

Conversational Mandarin with Timothy Lurz will take place May 14 - June 27. All classes are all held from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays.

If you have a special talent, skill, or hobby you'd like to share with others and would consider teaching a Community Education Course, please complete and return a Class Proposal Form, which can be found at www.portervillecollege.edu/community_ed Past classes have featured such topics as: the arts, home/garden maintenance, special certifications and physical education.

Register for classes in the Porterville College Business Office. For more information on Community Education Classes call 791-2492 or visit www.portervillecollege.edu/community_ed.

Porterville College has extended the application period for those still interested in becoming spring semester Community Education instructors.

Community Education courses are designed to meet the needs of the community. These are non-credit classes offered in addition to the college's academic program. These courses are designed to provide learning and enjoyment in a friendly, worry- free environment. These courses include vocational skills, professional development or exposure to new recreational enjoyments.

Porterville College strives to create and offer a variety of exciting courses that are of interest to the community we serve. Community Education Courses are not funded by taxpayers' dollars. All registration fees and costs associated with the courses vary from course to course.

If you are interested in developing and teaching a Community Education Course, please complete and return a Class Proposal Form, which can be found at www.portervillecollege.edu/community_ed. Past classes have featured such topics as: the arts, home/garden maintenance, special certifications and physical education.

For more information please contact Diane Thompson, Career and Technical

Education Program Manager at (559) 791-2282 or dithomps@portervillecollege.edu.