Self-Education
The more skills and knowledge you have, the more adaptable you are to changes in the economy. Being more self-sufficient and marketable, you’re able to live more sustainably, and equally able to help others.
While there are a variety of educational opportunities in the Napa Valley (we’ll list them at the end of this page), there is also unlimited information and training available on the Internet.
5min Life Videopedia
www.5min.com
Instructional videos and Do-It-Yourself projects. [Free online viewing]
Academic Earth
www.academicearth.org
Thousands of free video lectures from scholars at universities such as UC Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Yale and Princeton.
Expert Village
www.expertvillage.com
Thousands of how-to videos from experts. [Free online viewing]
Howcast
www.howcast.com
Videos and wiki guides. [Free online viewing]
Instructional Video
www.insvideo.com
More than 5,000 special interest and how-to videos. [DVD sales]
MIT OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers free online video lectures. No registration necessary. Courses include the full range of departments, from aeronautics to computer science to history to women’s studies. [Free online viewing]
Online Video Guide – Education
www.ovguide.com/education.html
Guide to many websites offering educational and training videos.
SmartFlix
www.smartfix.com
Rent video tapes and DVDs on everything from Alternative Energy and Billiards to Cooking, Fine Arts, Auto Repair, Blacksmithing, Soapmaking, Locksmithing and Lathing. [DVD rental]
WonderHowTo
www.wonderhowto.com
“The best instructional videos from over 1,700 websites.” [Free online viewing]
YouTube Edu
www.youtube.com/edu
Videos and channels from colleges and universities. [Free online viewing]
Local Resources
Napa Valley Adult School
1600 Lincoln Avenue
Napa CA 94558
707.253.3594
www.adulted.nvusd.k12.ca.us
Offers evening and weekend classes in the city of Napa.
Napa Valley College Community Education
227 Napa-Vallejo Highway
Napa CA 94558
707.253.3000
Community Education website
Upvalley Campus
1088 College Avenue
St. Helena CA 94574
707.967.2900
Offers evening and weekend classes on a wide variety of subjects in St. Helena and Napa. Main website above gives information on classes at both campuses.
Napa Parks and Recreation
1100 West Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.9529
www.naparec.com
Offers recreation and special interest classes for adults and kids.
