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Longmont Learning CenterLongmont, Colorado
Boulder County
Partnership Established July 1999
Longmont Learning CenterPartners
Longmont Senior Services• Administration• Publicity• Registration• Financial Management• Scholarship assistance• Printing • Facilities
Front Range Community College• Facilities • IT Support• Computer Lab• 25 workstations• Software
Longmont Learning Center
Register at the Longmont Senior Center Attend Class at
Front Range Community College
CurriculumCLASSES
• Introduction to Computers I• Introduction to Computers II• Introduction to Computers III• Adobe PhotoShop Elements• Digital Camera Basics• Microsoft Word• Microsoft Excel• Microsoft Power Point• File Management • Graphics• Genealogy • Facebook• Windows 7
WORKSHOPS• Safe Computing Practices• Housekeeping Your PC• Social Networking• E-Mail help• Backing up your data• Address Labels• Buying a Computer• Searching the Internet• Snapfish• Shopping online• Holiday Projects• Where do I go from here???
MilestonesSeptember 1998: Seed is plantedJuly 1999: Partnership: SeniorNet, City of Longmont Senior Services, and Front Range Community CollegeApril 2000: First class: 12 students, 8 computers, 20 volunteersAugust 2003: FRCC new campus. Computer lab expanded to 25 computers with full IT support. August 2003: Community Outreach: facilities for assisted living and challenged adults, and in home computer help. September 2007: Established new Membership Fee ModelOctober 2007: First Free Evening Lecture – 3 per yearJanuary 2010: Open House – a very snowy day in Colorado, 167 attended.September 2010: 10th Anniversary Celebration
Longmont Learning Center- Then and Now -
2003 2010
Members 143 348
Courses 31 52
Students Trained 488 925
Volunteers 45 71
Hours Contributed by our dedicated volunteers
7,435
8,140
7,978
8,541
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total Volunteer Hours
RecognitionsMarch 2001: Denver Regional Council of Governments Innovation award for value of cooperative service deliveryJune 2004: Featured on NBC Sunday Morning News Incredible Internet Guy for 4 segmentsApril 2007: Featured on Comcast Entertainment Network’s Retired & Wired TV show for 3 segmentsNovember 2007: Longmont Learning Center coordinator Sarah Jane Snyder Denver Channel 7 Every Day Hero AwardNovember 2008: SeniorNet Exemplary Learning Center AwardFebruary 2010: SeniorNet 2009 Chairman’s Award
Keeping up with technology is our challenge and our opportunity as we continue to help
one another age well.
Longmont Learning CenterLearn from your peers in a comfortable and supportive environment.