Community Learning

Upcoming Courses and Workshops

November – December 2025

Welcome to Antioch College’s Community Learning program, where we link scholarship with real-world experience and authentic social engagement. We offer credited courses and workshops throughout the year for our students, Yellow Springs neighbors, residents of surrounding communities, and adult learners. All courses are held in-person on our historic campus. Join us in classrooms or unique learning hubs like the Coretta Scott King Center, Antioch Farm, or the Foundry Theater. Register now to begin your journey as a lifelong learner with Antioch.

American Sign Language I: An Introduction to Deaf Culture

Antioch College is proud to offer this 2-credit course, taught by President Jane Fernandes, designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of ASL who are ready to engage with both language and culture.

This course introduces the basics of American Sign Language (ASL), approaching readiness for learning through visual-gestural communication techniques, visual discrimination, and memory exercises. Students will learn ASL questions, commands, and simple sentence structures to develop rudimentary conversational skills, while also being introduced to foundational information about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture.

This course is structured as follows:

• Meeting time: 4:00-4:50pm
• Week 1: November 12 (W) – November 14 (F)
• Week 2: November 17 (M) – November 21 (F)
• Week 3: November 24 (M), 25 (T)
• Week 4: December 1 (M) – December 5 (F)
• Week 5: December 8 (M) – December 12 (F)

Breaking the Form: Experimental Approaches to Creative Writing 1

Antioch College is pleased to offer this 2-credit course with instructor Robin Littell, designed for writers ready to challenge conventions and expand their creative practice.

Experimental Creative Writing explores unconventional forms that break from traditional narrative and poetic structures. This course engages with fragmented storytelling, hermit crab forms, found texts, collage, and other hybrid genres to discover new possibilities for literary expression.

This intensive course is structured as follows:

• Meeting Time: 6:00-8:20pm
• Week 1: November 12 (W), 13 (TH)
• Week 2: November 17 (M), 18 (T), 19 (W), 20 (TH)
• Week 3: November 24 (M), 25 (T)
• Week 4: December 1 (M), 2 (T), 3 (W)

EcoFarm and Food Foresting Program

Save the Dates Summer 2026!

The Antioch College EcoFarm & Food Foresting Program confronts the pressing challenges of rural decline and environmental degradation in southwestern Ohio, where the displacement of small farms has eroded livelihoods and accelerated soil and habitat loss. In response, we are building a new model of reciprocal engagement that showcases cultivation practices to restore soil health, promote biodiversity, and foster economic independence. Through focused institutes, participants will learn sustainable solutions from a variety of ecological farming traditions that support regenerative agrarian systems and align with Antioch’s commitment to social and environmental justice. Participants will not just learn about ethical practices—they will co-create resilient, regenerative systems on our campus and in their communities. Our ultimate goal is to prepare a new generation to design climate-resilient agrarian enterprises that restore ecosystems, address food insecurity, and harmonize with Ohio’s natural cycles. To learn more, visit our page here.

Weekend 1 – July 11 & 12, 2026:

Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Weekend 2 – July 18 & 19, 2026:

Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Weekend 3 – July 25 & 26, 2026:

Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM