American Sign Language for Beginners

Name: American Sign Language for Beginners
Start: 2025-04-30T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-30T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 209 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, United States, Minnesota 55731

Schedule

Wed Apr 30 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

209 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, United States, Minnesota 55731 | Ely, MN

Register here: https://elyfolkschool.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/elyfolkschool/event.jsp?event=15220&
Wednesday, April 30th and Thursday, May 7th, 2025
Wednesday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM and Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Tuition: $26
In this class, you will learn how to introduce yourself, fingerspell the alphabet, do classic introductions (such as "what's up" and "nice to meet you") along with proper responses (such as "nothing" and "same"), all in American Sign Language. Then in our second part of this course we will review what we learned and then start with basic conversational pieces such as "please", "thank you", and "sorry" and numbers 1-12 so that you're able to feel comfortable going out and connecting deeper with those in our community affected by hearing loss, hearing damage, deafness, etc.!
This class is open to anyone ages 7 and up and is geared to beginners, no experience required.
About your instructor: Rebecca Pauly attended college for elementary education and currently works at Washington Elementary in special education. Throughout her life, she has maintained an active involvement in her community, dedicating her efforts to making a positive impact on the lives of children. From her early experiences teaching Sunday School, to her contributions in elementary classrooms during high school, to her leadership in a local after-school program, and her job as a special education paraprofessional supporting those who need it most, Rebecca has consistently sought opportunities to support and nurture young minds. She would love to open her passion to anyone wanting to learn how to connect to the disabled individuals they come in contact with. Rebecca was born and raised in Minnesota and lost her hearing as a young girl. She got it partially back through surgery (and she wears hearing devices) which has sparked an intense passion for advocacy of the disabled to be included as much as possible.