Program: Personal Enrichment
Learn the ancient art of wire wrapping! This course covers essential skills like making shapes and wire components, incorporating intermediate wire wrapping techniques using free form and intricate wire weaving designs. You will develop a strong foundation in wire wrapping and make basic wire components such as loops, clasps, bails, and shapes. Use these components … Continue reading “Jewelry Making: Creating and Selling Your Own Jewelry Designs”
An exploration of the concepts underlying visual organization in two-dimensional art and design. Students will undertake a series of studio projects aimed at uncovering basic design elements (line, shape, value, texture, space), properties, and principles (balance, unity, emphasis, repetition, rhythm, etc.). Emphasis placed on visual and creative thinking and problem solving.
Unlock the secrets to transforming limited spaces into lush, vibrant gardens. Ideal for urban dwellers, garden design enthusiasts, and those seeking to elevate their outdoor spaces, this course delves into the art and science of creating stunning container gardens that evolve and thrive throughout the seasons. Learn how to create your own beautiful containers to … Continue reading “Mastering Container Gardening- Cultivating Beauty in Small Spaces”
This course introduces students to the topics and practices of philosophy. It surveys major philosophical issues and questions drawn from ancient and contemporary sources.
This course is an introduction and survey course in Bioethics that will examine some of the moral issues affecting the daily realities of healthcare. Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, environment, politics, law, global issues, and philosophy. The student will investigate philosophical theories and … Continue reading “Bio Ethics*”
This course is an introduction to the principles of animation. Traditional and contemporary technology will be used to complete exercises and projects. Students are responsible for purchasing supplies.
In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of digital photography, including how to operate their digital cameras and compose compelling images, so she/he can begin to shoot in manual mode, capturing higher-quality images of the people and places around them. Students will gain experience by shooting a variety of photo assignments that will expand … Continue reading “Introduction to Digital Photography”
This class offers a broad range of simple and effective exercises to calm the mind and get in touch with your inner self. This class includes breathing and concentration exercises, creative visualization and the use of music and mantras. This class will also provide an opportunity to develop one’s own personal program of meditation. This … Continue reading “Learn to Meditate”
This course is intended to explore general physiological concepts as they apply to physical fitness, nutrition, stress and overall wellness throughout life. All students will be afforded an opportunity to assess and generate a personal health-fitness profile, identifying strengths and weaknesses associated with physical fitness, nutrition, weight management and stress management. Behavior modification will be … Continue reading “Introduction to Wellness*”
For those at or nearing retirement, and who are wondering how you shift from accumulating assets during your working years to withdrawing those assets in retirement, this class is for you. Learn the risks you need to prepare for, understand the sources available to pay for the retirement you envision, options to refine your investment … Continue reading “Creating the Ultimate Retirement Income Plan”