One advantage of living in a metropolitan area is that education is all around us. This week in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat the Adult Education Council is publishing a directory which gives a comprehensive picture of the opportunities for education in this area.
Whether you are a drop-out who wants to acquire a high school or college diploma; a housewife who wants a change of pace; a worker who wants more technical training, or just want a “fun” course the opportunities are near if you take a few minutes to study the directory.
The Missouri State High School Equivalency Certificate is offered by four major institutions in the area. You can take High School Equivalency Refresher Courses at fourteen centers. Both St. Louis Board of Education and University City offer these courses.
Similar programs are open to Illinois residents who can call the County Superintendent of Schools, St. Clair County, 233-0930.
The College Level Examination Program which offers college credit for learning acquired outside the classroom is also available. For further information call or write the Adult Education Council of Greater St. Louis, 607 North Grand (63103) 652-1334.
PS #4 is a television classroom on Channel 4 from 6:30 A.M. to 7 A.M. on weekdays and from 7 to 7:30 A.M. on Sundays. PS #4 is designed to teach adults, young people, shut-ins, etc. how to improve their reading, writing, spelling and figuring.
The St. Louis Adult Basic Information Program is designed to help adults complete high school. This program is given at 27 locations. Those nearest the Skinker-DeBalviere area are Clark Branch No. 1 on Kensington; Ford Community School on Clara; St. Louis Cathedral on Maryland; Gidding Boyle Presbyterian Church on Washington; O’Fallon Technical School on Northrup. Telephone 231-0680 for more information.
The Associated Retailers of Metropolitan St. Louis will offer a series of short courses at downtown and suburban locations, showing how to develop skills, start a retail career and improve yourself and your prospects. Call 776-4357 now and 766-1229 after August 31st. The fee is $4.00 per course.
The Red Cross (367-1320) offers free courses in First Aid, Swimming, Mother and Baby Care and Home Care of the Sick.
The University of Missouri maintains Extension Centers in the City and St. Louis County, plus a center on the St. Louis campus in Normandy. Among their offerings are programs in Home Economics, Food and Nutrition, Youth Development, Family Economics and Management, Ornamental Horticulture, etc. The University also has correspondence courses for high school and college credit.
Forest Park Community College, St. Louis University’s Metropolitan College and Washington University’s School of Continuing Education also offer credit and non-credit courses for education-seeking adults.
It doesn’t matter if you are interested in technical training, animal care and training, films, woodwinds, square dancing, Shakespeare, basic seamanship, corsage making, etc., someplace in the metropolitan area is a course just waiting for you.
Fees will vary but institutions offering these courses do so as a service to the community and will help students whenever possible to work out financial arrangements.
There will be a few Adult Education Directories at the Skinker-DeBaliviere Office, 6008 Kingsbury and at the Des Peres Branch Library. If you miss out call or write the Adult Education Council of Greater St. Louis, Ol 2-1335, 607 North Grand, 63103.
Originally published in The Paper, August 1971.
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Original source: SD_Times1971_08.pdf, printed page 4.
