Floral Design WINTER/SPRING 2018

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1 Floral Design WINTER/SPRING 2018

2 AACC has been approved as an Education Partner of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). Our comprehensive curriculum embraces the criteria required for AIFD accreditation. Completing the AACC Floral Design certificate helps prepare students for a successful career as a certified floral designer. For information on how to earn a continuing education certificate in floral design, visit How do I obtain my certified floral designation (CFD ) from the American Institute of Floral Design through AACC? STEP 1: Successfully complete your AACC Floral Design certificate. STEP 2: Attain score above 3.0 on a 5 point scale in the "Advanced Floral Design Evaluation" (FLR-333) class at AACC. STEP 3: Complete the AIFD online test and receive an 80 percent or better within two weeks of receiving access to the online test. Visit for industry certification requirements. Note: Classes listed below are not restricted to students persuing the floral design certificate, but some classes do have prerequisites

3 Floral Design Certificate Requirements REQUIRED COURSES: FLD 304 Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design FLD 309 Floriculture 1: Lab FLD 305 Floriculture 2: Intermediate Floral Design FLD 306 Floriculture 3: Advanced Floral Design FLD 310 Floriculture 3: Lab FLD 301 Floriculture Capstone FLD 307 Sympathy Flowers FLD 317 Wedding: Personal Flowers STUDENTS THEN CHOOSE TWO ELECTIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES: FLD 313 Cascading Bridal Bouquets FLD 314 Permanent Botanical and Silk Flower FLD 315 Hotel Lobby and Corporate Flowers FLD 300 Fresh Flower Care and Handling FLD 303 Wedding: Ceremony Flowers FLD 316 Advanced Floral Sympathy 2 FLD 302 Merchandising FLD 311 Party and Event Flowers FLD 312 Prom, Body, and Fashion Flowers

4 Save The Date! PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGN INTENSIVE Register for "Advanced Floral Design Intentive" (FLR-337) offered on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3. See page 4 for course description. Questions? Contact Carol Cassidy at ccassidy1@aacc.edu or call Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design Discuss the tools, vocabulary and techniques required for basic floral design. Practice the elements and principles of design as you create beautiful floral arrangements. At least one arrangement will be taken home each session. ribbon scissors to class. Cost: $332 includes $167 fee. FLD Jan. 21-Feb. 18 Arnold-Main Lord 4 sessions Su Noon-3:45 pm FLD May 22-June 26 Arnold-Main Lord 5 sessions Tu 6:15-9:15 pm Floriculture 1: Lab Build on proficiency and confidence in basic design techniques taught in Floriculture 1. Develop speed and accuracy in using a variety of construction mechanics and techniques. Prerequisites: FLD 304 Floriculture 1 or permission of instructor. Note: Class fee covers flowers and materials used for first session. For the second session, students will purchase their own flowers and materials. Cost: $113 includes $47 fee. FLD Feb. 25-March 4 Arnold-Main Inskeep 2 sessions Su 11-2 pm Floriculture 2: Intermediate Floral Design Review basic floral design requirements; work on intermediate design styles. Identify appropriate floral designs for holidays. Discover advanced techniques for foam and vase arrangements. At least one arrangement will be taken home each session. Prerequisites: FLD 304 Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design; FLD 309 Floriculture 1: Lab or permission of instructor. ribbon scissors to class. Bring a bag lunch. Cost: $332 includes $167 fee. FLD April 8-29 Arnold-Main Lord 4 sessions Su 10 am-3:45 pm Floriculture 3: Advanced Floral Design Develop advanced floral design skills. Utilize innovative techniques to create beautiful arrangements. Create armatures, topiaries and contemporary designs demonstrating applied knowledge of design elements and principles. At least one arrangement will be taken home each session. Textbook information available at AACC Bookstore. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design, FLD 309 Floriculture 1: Lab, FLD 305 Floriculture 2: Intermediate Floral Design. Cost: $352 includes $187 fee. FLD Jan. 22-Feb. 19 Arnold-Main Godfrey 5 sessions M 6:15-9:15 pm FLD May 5-June 2 Arnold-Main Godfrey 4 sessions Sa Noon-3:45 pm

5 Floriculture 3: Lab Gain proficiency, speed and confidence in advanced design techniques taught in Floriculture 3. Prerequisites: FLD 304 Floriculture 1, FLD 309 Floriculture 1: Lab, FLD 305 Floriculture 2, FLD 306 Floriculture 3 Note: Class fee covers flowers and materials used for first session. For the second session, students will purchase their own flowers and materials. Cost: $113 includes $47 fee. FLD Feb. 26-March 5 Arnold-Main Powers 2 sessions M 6:15-9:15 pm Sympathy Flowers Examine a variety of sympathy tributes, industry terminology, construction mechanics and design requirements. Discuss family consultations and coordination with funeral directors. Create traditional funeral arrangements such as casket and standing sprays. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design or permission from the instructor. Note: Students must bring a floral knife or sharp pocketknife, pruning shears, wire cutters and ribbon scissors to class. A bag lunch is recommended. Cost: $168 includes $102 fee. FLD April 22 Arnold-Main Inskeep 1 session Su 10 am-4:30 pm Wedding: Personal Flowers Discover how to create the bouquets every bride dreams of as well as coordinating corsages and boutonnieres. Learn traditional and contemporary floral design techniques. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1 or instructor permission. ribbon scissors. A bag lunch is recommended. Cost: $173 includes $107 fee. FLD Feb. 24 Arnold-Main Godfrey 1 session Sa 10 am-4:30 pm FLD April 2-9 Arnold-Main Lord 2 sessions M 6:15-8:15 pm Fresh Flower Care and Handling Examine the proper conditioning procedures for the most common flowers used in floral design. Identify the categories of flowers and foliage, and explore the industry standard products used when handling them. ribbon scissors to class. Cost: $78 includes $42 fee. FLD Feb. 22 Arnold-Main Powers 1 session Th 6:15-9:30 pm FLD May 17 Arnold-Main Powers 1 session Th 6:15-8:30 pm

6 Merchandising for Retail Flower Shops Explore techniques in visual merchandising for a retail flower shop. Identify target demographics and industry trends. Explore display placement, sensory branding, cross merchandising and how these affect consumer spending. Create an arrangement for a display. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1 or instructor permission. Note: Students must bring a floral knife or sharp pocketknife, pruning shears, wire cutters and ribbon scissors to class. A bag lunch is recommended. Cost: $128 includes $62 fee. FLD March 4 Arnold-Main Norman 1 session Su 9:30 am-4 pm Hotel Lobby and Corporate Flowers Create a floral arrangement for a corporate reception area and participate in a group project to create a hotel lobby display. Identify flowers and botanicals suitable for longevity. Evaluate container selection, best mechanics, corporate brand, and client preferences. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1: Basic Floral Design or permission from the instructor. Note: Students are required to bring a floral knife or sharp ribbon scissors. Cost: $113 includes $77 fee. FLD March 10 Arnold-Main Inskeep 1 session Sa 10am-1:15 pm Advanced Bridal Bouquets Create bridal bouquets using European master techniques. Demonstrations include armature techniques using wire and natural materials, and foliage manipulation. Discuss elements and principles of design, and evaluation scoring. Prerequisites: FLD 304 Floriculture I and FLD 305 Floriculture II or one year design experience. Note: Students must bring a floral knife or sharp pocketknife, pruning shears, wire cutters and ribbon scissors to class. A bag lunch is recommended. Cost: $242 includes $132 fee. FLD Feb Arnold-Main Godfrey 2 sessions Sa 10 am-3:30 pm Floral Wholesale Orientation Examine flower identification, industry standard flower care and handling techniques. Explore the supply chain and transportation process of fresh flowers to major wholesale houses. Note: Meet at wholesale warehouse. Cost: $49 includes $7 fee. FLR Jan. 13 Off Campus Powers 1 session Sa Noon-2:20 pm XOFF Advanced Floral Design Evaluation Assess floral design competency through handson and written exams. Evaluators determine if students can move forward in the AIFD Certified Floral Designer (CFD) process. Prerequisite: AACC Floral Design Certificate Completion or permission of instructor. Note: Visit for AIFD CFD certification requirements. Students who score above a 3.0 on a 5-point scale and have completed AACC's Floriculture Certificate will be recommended to AIFD for certification. Students not enrolled in the AACC Floral Design certificate program will be evaluated, but not presented to AIFD. Students should arrive 30 minutes early. Cost: $277 includes $157 fee. FLR March 4 Arnold-Main Godfrey 1 session Su Noon-4 pm Advanced Floral Design Intensive Prepare for testing and competition. Apply elements and principles of design to sympathy, wedding, wearable floral fashion and high style floral compositions. Evaluate work and compare scores to AIFD certified evaluator/judges' scores. ribbon scissors to class. A box to carry home arrangements is recommended. To ease back stress, students may wish to bring a sturdy box, step stool or other riser to elevate arrangements while designing. Cost: $817 includes $457 fee. FLR March 2-3 Arnold-Main Godfrey 2 sessions FSa 9 am-5 pm

7 Advanced Bridal Bouquets (FLD-500)

8 Tropical Flower Create warm, colorful, exotic, tropical designs using form flowers such as bird of paradise, ginger, protea, anthurium and more. ribbon scissors. Cost: $170 includes $107 fee. FLR Feb. 25 Arnold-Main Norman 1 session Sa 12:30-4 pm Exquisite Bows for Floral Design and More Create exquisite bows for corsages, packages, wreaths and flower arrangements. Explore ribbon fabric, bow proportions and best techniques for each application. Note: Students must bring ribbon scissors. Cost: $81 includes $32 fee. FLR Jan. 31 Arnold-Main Powers 1 session W 6:30-9 pm Start Your Own Floral Business Explore the essential elements of starting a business in the floral industry. Examine floral shop setup essentials, wholesale floral purchasing, insurance and legal considerations, marketing, and customer service skills. Cost: $140 includes $77 fee. FLR Feb. 14-April 6 ONLN ED4OL Seymour FLR May 7-June 6 ONLN CENG Seymour Floral Arrangements in Vases Examine standard industry techniques for flower and container selection. Determine appropriate care for flowers for optimal display life. Practice mechanics required to produce successful professional floral vase arrangements. Note: Students must bring a floral knife or sharp pocketknife, pruning shears, wire cutters and ribbon scissors to class. A box to carry home arrangements is recommended. To ease back stress, students may wish to bring a sturdy box, step stool or other riser to elevate arrangements while designing. Cost: $143 includes $77 fee. OCC March Arnold-Main Lord 2 sessions Tu 6:30-8:30 pm Fresh Flowers: Churches and Places of Worship Examine a variety of floral design styles for altars, lecterns, bimahs, chancel screens and baptismal fonts. Learn proper mechanics, proportion, scale, flower selection and construction tips to make arrangements stable and long-lasting. Note: Bring containers from and photos of worship space for instructor recommendations. Students must bring a floral knife or sharp pocketknife, pruning shears, wire cutters and ribbon scissors to class. A bag lunch is recommended. Cost: $87 includes $57 fee. FLR March 24 Arnold-Main Norman 1 session Sa Noon-3:15 pm New! Spring Flowers Create spring-inspired floral arrangements using flowering branches, bulbs and other spring botanical materials. Learn to select the freshest materials; explore construction mechanics and techniques for loss prevention and optimal display life of an arrangement. ribbon scissors to class. A box to carry home arrangements is recommended. To ease back stress, students may wish to bring a sturdy box, step stool or other riser to elevate arrangements while designing. Cost: $93 includes $57 fee. FLR April 8 Arnold-Main Norman 1 session Su Noon-3:15 pm New! Advanced Design: Armatures Examine advanced armatures and European-style floral structures. Identify construction mechanics, the botanical elements suitable for a floral structure, and determine the best options for a water source. Construct an armature suitable for floral competitions, exhibitions and certification testing. Note: Armature materials and styles vary for each course offering. Students should bring pruning shears, a floral knife, pruning shears, wire cutters, ribbon shears, a bagged lunch and a box to carry arrangements home. Cost: $217 includes a $107 fee. FLD April 21 Arnold-Main Godfrey 1 session Sa 10 am-4:30 pm

9 New! Asian Inspired Floral Design Discuss Asian design styles and their influence on Western flower arranging. Discover flowers, foliage and branches suitable for Asian designs. Create an arrangement using Asian-inspired construction techniques. ribbon scissors. Cost: $127 includes a $57 fee. FLR April 24 Arnold-Main 1 session Tu 6:30-9:30 pm Prom, Body and Fashion Flowers Create contemporary wearable body flowers and explore the latest trends in floral fashion. Examine the construction mechanics and identify the floral elements for boutonnieres, corsages, floral hats, necklaces and bracelets. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1 or permission of instructor. ribbon scissors to class. A box to carry home arrangements is recommended. To ease back stress, students may wish to bring a sturdy box, step stool or other riser to elevate arrangements while designing. Bring a bagged lunch. Cost: $138 includes $72 fee. FLD April 28 Arnold-Main Godfrey 1 session Sa 10 am-4:30 pm Advanced Floral Sympathy Design Create contemporary casket sprays, standing sprays and arrangements to display a cremation urn. Learn to personalize arrangements, capturing the spirit of the deceased. Prerequisites: Floriculture 1 FLD-304 and Floriculture 2 FLD- 305 or one year design experience. ribbon scissors. Cost: $173 includes $66 fee. FLD May 6 Arnold-Main Inskeep 1 session Su 10 am-4:30 pm Party and Event Flowers Create over-the-top arrangements using premium flowers for corporate and social events. Identify event needs, develop a design, evaluate the mechanics required and construct various stunning event centerpiece arrangements. Prerequisite: FLD 304 Floriculture 1 or permission of instructor. ribbon scissors. A box to carry home arrangements is recommended. To ease back stress, students may wish to bring a sturdy box, step stool or other riser to elevate arrangements while designing. Bring a bag lunch. Cost: $211 includes $145 fee. FLD May Arnold-Main Powers 2 sessions Tu 6:15-9:15 pm New! Floral Crowns Create contemporary floral crowns used for bohemian and religious weddings. Examine the construction mechanics and discuss flower selection, care, handling and techniques to extend the freshness of the creations. ribbon scissors to class. Students will take home at least two floral crowns. Cost: $151 includes a $72 fee. FLD May 21 Arnold-Main Lord 1 session M 6:15-9:15 pm

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