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The Floral Design Certificate Program consists of four core courses. If you are interested in pursuing a certificate, you must successfully complete all four, beginning with Floral Design I; however, courses may be taken individually if a certificate is not your goal.  Additional fee for materials will be collected at first class.

Floral Design 1	10/28/09 - 11/16/09	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Monday	$150 plus $150 material cost
Floral Design 1	1/11/10 - 3/8/10	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Monday	$150 plus $150 material cost
Floral Design 2	3/22/10 - 5/10/10	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Monday	$150 plus $150 material cost
Floral Design 3	5/24/10 - 7/19/10	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Monday	$150 plus $75 material cost
Floral Design 4	8/2/10 - 9/27/10	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Monday	$150 plus $75 material cost

Course Descriptions

Floral Design 1 (CLE 994)

Covers the care and handling of flowers and floral material, flower identification, construction of various styles and arrangements, wiring, and taping techniques. Floral  Design I is a prerequisite for all core courses if the student wishes to pursue the certificate program. There will be an additional materials fee of $150 paid to the instructor to cover the cost elements and items used by each student to create floral designs.

Floral Design 2 (CLE 995)

Floral Design 2 expands upon Design 1 with an emphasis on more hands on design. Design 2 will focus on novelty arrangements, potting techniques, sympathy designs, funeral arrangements, gift and fruit baskets as well as hand-tied bouquets. Covers the care and handling of flowers and floral material, flower identification, construction of various styles and arrangements, wiring, and taping techniques. Floral  Design 1 is a prerequisite for all core courses if the student wishes to pursue the certificate program. There will be an additional materials fee of $150 paid to the instructor to cover the cost elements and items used by each student to create floral designs.

Floral Design 3 (CLE 945)

Floral Design 3 begins with all elements of wedding and reception pieces, including corsages, boutonnieres, bouquets, arrangements for the church, etc. This session will host a mock wedding. This session will also focus on the art of silk floral design. There will be an additional materials fee of $75 paid to the instructor to cover the cost elements and items used by each student to create floral designs.

Floral Design 4 (CLE 946)

This session will re-visit the basic elements of design styles and create something extraordinary with them....The "wow" factor. We will create a contemporary floral art piece by "stepping outside the box," turning it on its side, and decorating it.  There will be an additional materials fee of $75 paid to the instructor to cover the cost elements and items used by each student to create floral designs.

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