Create Content & Grow Your Social Media is a hands-on course that blends online learning with an immersive weekend in Miami.

You’ll start with self-paced lessons on the essentials: building a personal brand, storytelling through photo and video, editing with tools like Lightroom, CapCut, and Canvas, and the ethics of content creation. A live Zoom session will give you space to ask questions, brainstorm ideas, and connect with peers before the trip.

Then comes the really fun part: a weekend spent exploring Miami with your classmates. Together, we’ll shoot in neighborhoods and iconic sites, edit side by side, and share feedback in real time.  

Your journey begins with a flexible, self-paced online module. Designed to fit easily around your schedule, you can complete these activities and shared assignments at your own speed in about 12 total hours.

Self-paced online sessions will be available starting this month.

6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - A “Know Before You Go” session gives you the opportunity to ask questions, brainstorm ideas, and connect with other au pairs before you travel to Miami.

4 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Welcome session and group dinner in South Beach.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — As you explore South Beach with your teacher, you will be given challenges to practice your content creation skills.

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Today we’ll see some of Miami’s must-see spots — Wynwood Walls, the Design District, Little Havana, Bayside Marketplace and even a sunset cruise — while continuing to capture content along the way.

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. — This final day includes independent work time for your content creation project and a one-on-one meeting with your teacher to get feedback and ask questions.

The highlights of the in-person experience include the following: South Beach, Wynwood Walls, the Design District, Little Havana, Bayside Marketplace and a sunset cruise on Biscayne Bay.

Please keep in mind that plans are subject to change in light of factors such as the weather, time constraints, road closures and events taking place in the city during the time of your visit.

Accommodations are not included in the tuition price, but you may choose to take advantage of the limited number of beds we’ve arranged at Hotel Rendale Miami Beach for the nights of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 1-3, for $120, including all taxes and fees. Each student will have their own bunk bed in a room shared with three other students. The room’s occupants may be of mixed gender, with both female and male au pairs.

All class sessions — whether online or in-person — are mandatory. The Zoom class takes place live with your camera on and require each student to take an active role in group discussions.

• Before you sign up for any course, double check class times (both online Zoom and in-person) as well as the time zone according to which the class will be taught.  Make certain that the class times do not conflict with your work commitment to your host family.  If the times conflict, this is not the course for you.

• To make sure the course you’ve chosen is not already full, first sign up for the course and receive the enrollment confirmation we’ll email you.  Once that’s done, you may then book your travel arrangements.

• Please also note that as the start of the course draws near, we will send each student a link to a WhatsApp group that will allow us to communicate with students and students to communicate with one another about their plans in regard to travel arrangements.

Once you successfully complete this course, you’ll earn 72 hours of credit.

If you have additional questions regarding credit hours, please contact your au pair organization.

Students will have 3 weeks to complete their post-assignment and submit it to their teacher.

Once you submit your post-assignment, you will receive your certificate of completion directly from Towson University within 10 days, assuming you have satisfactorily completed all course work. Feel free to turn your assignment in as soon as you complete it, as this will allow us to get your certificate to you sooner.

If you wish to cancel this course…
― 22 or more days before the start of the first class, you will receive a full refund.
― 21 to 11 days before the start of the first class, you will receive a full refund less a $50 cancellation fee.
― 10 to 6 days before the start of the first class, you will not receive a refund. You will instead receive a credit that can be applied toward the tuition price of any Learning Across America course. The credit will be in the amount of the tuition you paid, less a $75 cancellation fee. The credit is good for one year from the date of issue and is transferable.
― 5 or fewer days before the class begins, no refund or credit is available.

As an alternative, should you need to cancel we offer the ability to transfer your enrollment in the same course to another au pair without penalty, provided we receive notice at least 3 days before the start of the course.

Students who must cancel their course need to send an email to Learning Across America. The cancellation request must be sent directly by the student. Please make sure that the subject line of your email is Attention: Cancellation of Course.

If you wish to cancel your Hotel Rendale Miami Beach reservation…
If you wish to cancel your stay, you must cancel on or before Monday, August 31, to receive a full refund. To cancel you must send an email to Learning Across America. There will be no refunds after August 31.

If you decide to transfer to another Learning Across America course…
― 22 or more days before the start of your original course, you may transfer without penalty.
― 21 to 11 days before the start of your original course, a $25 transfer fee will apply.
― 10 to 6 days before the start of your original course, a $50 transfer fee will apply.
― 5 or fewer days before the class begins, there is no transfer permitted.