cooking lessons

Me and my friends in the office are looking into some cooking class we can enrol by next month. This should be fun cooking with your friends! The only problem i could see is that the class schedules are on weekdays. That would mean i have to be absent from work and i don't have paid leaves anymore, toinks! I really want to learn baking. I had a little exposure back in highschool but i never got around to master it. I also want to learn to cook my favorite food. When that time comes, i want to be able to prepare a decent meal for my family. I've got some recipes already that i'd like to cook - sweet potato casserole on top of the list.