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Press Release
Treat for the Senses at Floral Design Open House
Students from the Professional Floral Design Program at Emily Griffith Opportunity School will show off their skills and designing abilities at an Open House on Thursday, February 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.The setting is the second floor Opportunity School Conference Room on the corner of 13th and Glenarm Streets in downtown Denver.
The Open House is free and open to the public. Students will display fresh and silk floral arrangements and their portfolios. Orders for weddings and private parties will be taken for fall.
Professional Floral Design students learn to work with fresh and silk flowers. They spend a total of 600 hours in learning the correct handling and care of flowers, design elements, and how to use this knowledge in creative ways. Four hundred hours is lab time and two hundred hours is devoted to an internship.
The floral industry is growing since more people are purchasing fresh flowers. Therefore, there are excellent career opportunities for people with the skills learned in this program.
For additional information about the Professional Floral Design Program, contact Michael Kessler at 303-575-4948.
For additional information on Emily Griffith: Kari Gomez-Smith at 303-575-4754 or kari_gomez-smith@dpsk12.org