Cambridge Center for Adult Education — Local services in Cambridge

PLEASE THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING PAYMENT since you cannot change it afterward!!!! I attend Spanish class here, the tutor is great. However, I'm very unsatisfied with the Cambridge Center rules for class registration. Before the class section start, I found that I've been extremely busy recently, so I ask if I can get my refund since I'm not even attending yet, but they said no refund is allowed. So I choose to come anyway. The schedule I choose is start from 7:45 and end at 9:15. When I come back from the center, I saw many drunk people along the street, and someone even pull water on me. So in case of safety purpose, I asked if I can change my class schedule to another time or wait till next section, but they said very straightly that no reschedule can be made after the first class. I said I understand, but I can't realize this until I attended two or three classes. Then she said nothing she can do.....then she gave me the email address, i asked how long I can hear back from email since last time I haven't heard back, and she didn't response me. The tutor is great, and I do love learning Spanish with classmates, it's just the rule that really makes me angry!!!!! So PLEASE THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING PAYMENT since you cannot change it...

I heard from artist and art teacher friends that the place to learn about printmaking in Boston was the Cambridge Center because for many years Selma Bromberg has been teaching artists at all levels of experience to do printmaking. So when I retired I signed up for her class, and I have really enjoyed it. I had not done any printmaking before, and I had not taken an art class in almost fifty years. She is great with beginners, non-judgmental, low-keyed, and has a good sense of humor and wonder about the making of art. She is an expert artist who does beautiful work, but we are all equal in the process--as fellow learners--as we make art around her work table. The people in the class ranged from all ages and levels of experience and they often help and encourage each other. I did not need to know anything about drawing to make prints, and yet this class has encouraged me to read and study drawing and other artistic fields. Busy people come during their evenings or sign up for Open Studio. You learn something new in every class. It is such a great experience--try it!!!!! And the Center has a lot of other great teachers of drawing, gel prints, encaustics, etc. ...

I took the intensive drawing bootcamp with Brett Xavier Gamache and really enjoyed it. Brett is a patient and generous instructor. He provided just the right amount of advice and instruction regardless of each person's level of experience. I have some drawing experience but it's been many decades since I took a formal class. Many of the techniques that Brett shared were familiar to me but good reminders. Most helpful was having Brett review my work at different points during the process, and offer advice on how to proceed. Thank you, Brett, for an enjoyable reintroduction to drawing. I look forward to taking another class.

The CCAE could do better in communicating what to expect and in keeping the listing up to date. The description says it's 6 hours but it's listed as running from 10am-2:30pm. The supply list was incorrect so I purchased much more than I needed and didn't have items that I did need. They should also note that you only have about 30 minutes for lunch and Cambridge eateries can be very crowded on a Sunday. I would have...