This class is for beginners or the experienced. Bring a skein of light colored yarn, a G or H crochet hook, scissors, and a blunt end yarn needle. Your choice of projects. Textbook: I Can't Believe I'm Crocheting, published by Leisure Arts.
| Debra Leonard, Cert. Instructor |
Gym |
Sun 73 (pronounced 'soon') is the full form from which Tai Chi for Arthritis was derived. Created by Sun Lu-tang, (1861-1932) it combines internal art and gigong (deep breathing) for a beautiful form that flows like water. To learn this form it is recommended that you plan to attend regularly to learn the whole form. You must sign a class waiver to participate.
Schedule for all Tai Chi classes: Ten minute warm-ups; learn two movements each class; wear loose clothing and flat shoes.
| Greg Leyes |
Off Campus: at Ginger Valley |
This class will take place in the Garden Center Club classroom at Ginger Valley in Granger just across the street from St. Pius Church. Our local professional expert on care for your gardens and lawns will walk you through the steps to a beautiful lawn and garden. The planning will have emphasis on environmental sustainability including recycling, composting, natural pest control, fertilizers and plants that you can grow that attract natural predator insects. Ginger Valley is located at 15065 St. Rd. 23.
| Maria Wertheimer, B.A. |
Rm 1 |
This class is for students who have taken at least one semester of beginning Spanish. The students will learn to do exercises and learn to communicate in Spanish. Text is: Easy Spanish Step-By-Step, by Barbara Bregstein.
| Cecelia Hossler, B.A. |
Kitchen |
This course will introduce the elements of Asian-style vegetable cuisine using simple and easy techniques. Each class will end with a sit-down lunch using the prepared foods. A materials fee of $50 per student will be collected by the teacher at the first class.
| Fr. William Neidhart, C.S.C., M.Th. |
RM 4 |
God wants each of us to have a love relationship with Him. The question we must ask ourselves is: How do "we" reciprocate with our love for Him?
| Debra Leonard, Cert. Instructor |
RM 2/3 |
This modified seated version of the "Tai Chi for Arthritis" form can be enjoyed by anyone wishing to practice Tai Chi sitting down. People with almost any chronic condition can learn to improve their health and mobility. Safe and easy-to-learn, relieves pain and improves health and quality of life. Suitable for people who are either unable to walk, have limited standing ability or would like to learn to do Tai Chi seated because of long flights or car trips required by business or travel. You must sign a class waiver to participate.
Schedule for all Tai Chi classes: Ten minute warm-ups; learn two movements each class; wear loose clothing and flat shoes.
| Br. Bernard Donahoe, C.S.C., Ph.D. |
RM 1 |
The "westward movement" was once a constant in American history. From the time Columbus first arrived, Europeans and Americans have been pushing westward. For the first several centuries, the land they moved to seemed quite familiar: the forests, rivers, and prairies. But when they got very far beyond the Mississippi River they encountered something entirely different. This is the study of the trans-Mississippi West, its geography, the native peoples who lived there, how the United States acquired much of it, and how it was used once it was acquired.
| Eve Sobol, M.L.S., Carolyn Tihen, M.Ed. |
Rm 5 |
Please check your computer screen. If it says Windows 7, then this class is for you. For beginners only, we shall start with the mouse and the keyboard, and you will learn to become comfortable with the basics of word processing, email, and the Internet. Practice required. Text fee: $15. We have five computers but the class can expand to 8 if you bring your own laptop.
This class is for beginning students new to the Hawaiian dance. We will learn basic hula steps as well as an easy dance routine. We will also work on intermediate dance moves for those with some Hawaiian dance experience. Toward the end of class we will review a dance learned in previous classes. Wear clothing that allows freedom of movement and non-skid shoes. A class waiver form is required.
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| JoAnn Barkes, Southold Dance Co. |
Gym |
This class is for students who wish to begin or continue dance training for health, recreation, or self-enrichment. There will be many different levels for those interested in the benefits of ballet training. Classes emphasize overall body conditioning and will encourage an aesthetic appreciation of dance and related arts. A class waiver form must be signed.
| Elinor Huggett, B.A. |
RM 1 |
Prerequisite: Beginning Haiku Poetry (class offered in Fall semesters). The club is a hands-on workshop where we share the haiku poems we've written. We will learn more about reading, writing, and critiquing Haiku. We will have further study into related forms of Japanese poetry such as tanka, senryu, and haibun. Recommended: Bring a 3-ring notebook and The Haiku Handbook by William Higginson is recommended.
New and continuing students should be able to speak, read, and understand basic German vocabulary. Conversation and grammar will be emphasized! Cultural experiences will also play a role. The textbook is German Made Simple by Arnold Leitner (available at Barnes & Noble). A German-English dictionary is useful, but optional. Either Cassell's or Langenscheidt's is acceptable.
| Joy C. Mead, B.S. & John Chapleau, B.S. |
RM 5 |
In this class we will learn the basics of how to create letters, mailing labels, and greeting cards, and how to create a budget spreadsheet or manage lists of information in Excel. Text: Microsoft Office 2010 and 2007 for Seniors by Studio Visual Steps. Check out our class blog at: officeatfli.wordpress.com.
| Michael J. Crowe, Ph.D. |
RM 2/3 |
The St. Joseph Public Library sponsors a "One Book, One Michiana' Program in hopes of getting all of us reading and discussing one book. The book for 2012 is Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. As a longtime "Sherlockian" with a recently published book (Ronald Knox and Sherlock Holmes), I thought it would be timely to offer to lead a class on the twelve classic short stories contained in Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Copy fee: $5.00 paid to teacher. Required text: Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Harper Perennial Classics) (ISBN-10: 0062085743/ ISBN-13: 978-0062085740)
Learn to knit and read patterns. This is a class for beginning and experienced knitters. Bring one skein worsted weight, light color yarn; size 7 or 9 ten-inch needles; and scissors. Textbook: I Can't Believe I'm Knitting, published by Leisure Arts.
| Debra Leonard, Certified Instructor |
Gym |
Not all exercises are suitable for people with arthritis. An effective program should have low risk of injury and fulfill three objectives: increase flexibility, strengthen muscles, and improve cardio-respiratory fitness. Tai Chi for Arthritis can accomplish these. Created by Dr. Paul Lam in 1997, leading a team of medical experts and Tai Chi professionals to design the Tai Chi for Arthritis program. This program is based on the Sun 73 style Tai Chi. It has a unique gigong (deep breathing) component, using a powerful healing ability. It contains all the principals of Tai Chi and the movements are safe, modified for beginners and seniors. Schedule for all Tai Chi classes: Ten minute warm-ups; learn two movements each class; wear loose clothing and flat shoes.
| Debra Leonard, Certified Instructor |
Gym |
Exercise can help people with diabetes by improving the control of blood glucose level, as well as minimizing the complications of diabetes. Gentle exercises have been shown by several large studies to prevent diabetes. Tai Chi is a gentle exercise with strong emphasis on mental relaxation; it will also help to improve cellular uptake and glucose metabolism. Required: signed note from your doctor and sign a class waiver form. Schedule for all Tai Chi classes: Ten minute warm-ups; learn two movements each class.
| Asst. Joan McClellan Gabrielle Robinson, Ph.D. & , B.A. |
RM 4 |
A chance to share conversation, music, and poetry with other students of the German language and culture. Come and join us.
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