Boston Center For Adult Education

About

Boston’s favorite source for fun, helpful and unique classes in food and wine, arts, computers, language, and more! www.bcae.org

Story

The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) is the oldest nonprofit adult education center in New England. Founded in 1933, it quickly established itself as a cultural stomping ground where individuals could learn, discuss, create, and enjoy themselves.

Now, almost 80 years later, the BCAE continues its role as Greater Boston's leading provider of adult education, offering nearly 2,000 classes each year.

If you are looking to learn a new craft, we have the class for that. Check out our great art, photography, music, dance, theater & film, or our writing classes. Whether you want to brush up on your foreign language skills or prepare for a trip abroad, we have a language class that fits your needs. Want help in the kitchen? We have amazing, state-of-the-art kitchens where you can learn to cook or bake during a hands on class. Prefer to learn the art of tasting wine or mixing a cocktail? We have plenty of classes to get you started. Maybe you need to learn a new computer program for work. Take a computer class in our new lab.

We also offer private group classes and team-building opportunities, as well as space rentals in our state-of-the-art facility for your off-site meetings and events!

Though the BCAE has evolved over the years, we have always stayed true to our mission: providing educational opportunities that foster personal and professional development, enhance a sense of community, and encourage social responsibility.

Mission

MISSION OF THE BCAE

The Boston Center for Adult Education seeks to provide educational opportunities for adults that foster personal and professional development, enhance a sense of community, and encourage social responsibility. In pursuit of these goals, the BCAE:

- Offers classes and programs responsive to adults' emerging needs;
- Foster cross-cultural understanding through classes, collaborations, and other outreach efforts;
- Provides access to information and ideas that help create an enlightened and involved citizenry;
- Enlists the support of well-qualified leaders, staff, and volunteers who share our mission; and,
- Offers attractive, accessible facilities, appropriate for learning and sharing ideas as a low-cost alternative to other educational programs so as to merit the continuing respect, cooperation, and support of Boston's educational and neighborhood communities.

Products

Classes, Private Classes & Team-Building Opportunities, Space Rentals