Fairy Princesses take over MCC-Longview for a day

This crowd of princesses held court at the MCC-Longview Community Education Office Friday morning as part of a campus-wide procession.

The Fairy Princess class was part of the MCC-Longview College for Kids program, which wraps up this week. The classes looked at various princess stories and taught the kids how to make their own princesses crafts, jewelry and decoration from items they can find around the house.

After the procession around MCC-Longview, the group then had tea on the lawn.

By all reports, the event was fit a king... or group of princesses.

Drama School From Hell

Despite its title, the Coterie Theatre's Drama School From Hell actually seemed quite enjoyable for everyone who participated.

Students spent this past week with Coterie professional actors, set designers and creative minds to create a feature play of their own. Their performance went on without a hitch Friday night as parents and supporters watched in the Studio Theater at MCC-Longview.

The class was part of MCC-Longview's College for Kids program and continues until August with several other classes still open.

400 enrolled in MCC-Longview College for Kids

Students enrolled in the LEGO Racers class, which started this week as part of the MCC-Longview College for Kids program, got a chance to test out their LEGO creations during class. Click for more photos.

On Tuesday, coordinators with the MCC-Longview College for Kids summer school program announced that they had enrolled their 400th student for the 2010 summer class schedule.

Although it is not the largest summer class in the College for Kids program history, it is one of the largest jumps in attendance in a single year. In 2009, the program had roughly 310 kids sighed up for classes.

This week kicked off the second half of the exciting summer school program. There are still seats available and many classes left. For a full list of classes click here or call 816-604-2030.

College for Kids: Week One!

Paper dragons lined up along the table in the Enchantment of China College for Kids class.

The MCC-Longview College for Kids concluded its first week of fun classes with a full showing of the art projects and crafts done by the students in various classes.

In the Enchantment of China Class, students spent the week learning about the language, history, culture and art of China. Not an easy task to accomplish in only a week, but instructor Valda Hsu, teacher a The Kansas City art Institute, took on the challenge and said she enjoyed the week and was amazed at the creativity of the class.

The artwork from the students enrolled in the Enchantment of China class will be on display this weekend at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center.


In the American Girl College for Kids Class, fans of the doll series shared stories and learned how to make unique pieces of jewelry and clothing for their dolls.

For more photos from the week, be sure to check out the MCC-Longview Flickr page here.

To enroll you kids or to find out more about what classes are still available this summer, be sure to check out the MCC-Longview Community Education site.

College for Kids set to open for the summer

The MCC-Longview Community Education Department is putting the finishing touches on several programs as it is set to once again open up it summer program College For Kids.

Monday will kick off another summer of great classes and workshops aimed at young kids. This summer children as old a 14 will have a chance to sign up for myriad classes that will be fun, educational and a great way to spend the summer.

Check out a full listing of classes and offerings here and sign up!

Also, for more information, call: 816-604-2030

Sign up your kids today for the MCC-Longview College for Kids

Monday is the last day to sign up for this unique summer camp that explores the history, language, and culture of China.

The Metropolitan Community College-Longview’s College for Kids summer program offers this opportunity to join Instructor Valda Hsu as she shares her love of the Chinese culture.  She teaches Mandarin Chinese at the Kansas City Art Institute and Chinese brush painting for Kansas City Young Audiences.

The Enchantment of China class will explore the culture and traditions of China through games, crafts, brush painting, calligraphy, dance, language and more. Daily word and phrase exercises will provide a basic introduction to Mandarin Chinese.

All of the artwork done in the all-day class will be on display in the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center during MCC-Longview’s third installment of the International Art Series on June 18.

Mon. -Fri., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., June 14-18 Ages 10-13 (Students bring a lunch/beverage each day)

For more information see the attachment above. Other exciting classes are being offered all summer, so check out the mcckc.edu/lvcommed site for more information.