Enrichment Programs
REGISTRATION BEGINS DECEMBER 1, 2011 for WINTER CLASSES
EARLY CHILDHOOD
BEYOND COUNTING, 4 - 5 years
Give your child A great start to learning concepts. Join Maureen Cabral, kindergarten teacher at Bancroft School, for the beginning basics of math and learn through activities that show the fun side to learning math.
Teacher: Maureen Cabral
Starts January 9
Monday, 1:15 - 2 pm, $95/M, $115/NM, 6 weeks, 10-1009
WHAT'S COOKING, 3 -5 years
Calling all budding chefs!!! Let's measure, mix and create a delicious treat. We'll make a tasty treat each week and develop our own cookbook to bring home. Yummy fun for everyone.
Teacher: Ellin Terrill
Starts January 3
Tuesday, 1:15 - 2:00 pm, $80/M, $96/NM, 8 weeks, 10-1010
MUDWORKS, 3 - 5 years
Children will have the opportunity to use and work with various types of clay and dough. Come explore, investigate, compare and create the various mediums as you have fun with your friends.
Teacher: Ashley Stanton
Starts January 4
Wednesday, 1:15 - 2:00 pm, $80/M, $96/NM, 8 weeks, 10-1011
ONCE UPON A TIME, 3 - 5 years
Reading aloud brings language to life and offers children new worlds of adventure knowledge and humor. Fairytales can delight, instruct, and provide ways of dealing with emotions. Whatever the geographical origin, the tales have a universal message and lasting appeal across cultures and generations. Fun activities will enhance the stories and make each story memorable.
Teacher: Katherine McEvilly
Starts January 5
Thursday, 1:15 - 2:00 PM, $80/M, $96/NM 8 weeks, 10-1012
WORKING WITH WOOD, 3 - 5 years
Enter the Construction Zone where amazing things are happening. There will be hammering, gluing, and painting. You will work on various projects using wood, foam and other materials. Count, measure, and problem solve as you build projects and friendships.
Teacher: Betsy Smith
Starts January 6
Friday, 1:15 - 2:00 PM, $80/M, $96/NM, 8 weeks, 10-1013
K - 6
CRAFTY WOODWORKERS, grades K - 6
There are birds out there waiting for bird houses and feeders. There are race cars and jewelry boxes that need to be finished. You will be hammering, sanding, gluing and painting all these fun crafts. Don't miss out!
Starts January 9
Monday, 4 - 5 pm $60/M, $72/NM, 6 weeks, 15-1510
YOUR DESIGNER COLLECTION, grades K - 6
You are the designer. You will Tie-Dye and bead your own shirts. You will design your own jewelry. And let's not forget about the accessories to match. All your own creation. You will look gorgeous!
Starts January 3
Tuesday, 4 - 5 pm, $80/M, $96/NM, 8 weeks, 15-1511
MOSAICS AND MORE, grades K - 6
Create beautiful mosaic designs using colorful paper and ceramic tiles. You will also work with clay.
Starts January 4
Wednesday, 4 - 5 pm, $80/M, $96/NM, 8 weeks, 15-1512
LEGO ROBOTICS, grades 1 - 6
Join our Lego expert and be part of the JCC Lego Team. Using the specialized technology developed by Lego and used in thousands of schools and colleges throughout the United States, children will learn to use "Lego" programming language to create Lego cars that drive themselves, cranes that lift objects, and robots. Let your imagination soar! All abilities welcome.
The spring session will offer and advanced class in Lego Robotics. Don't miss out, join in the fun now!
Limit 12 children.
Starts January 5
Thursday, 4 - 5 pm, $100/M, $120/NM, 10 weeks, 15-1513
WHAT'S COOKING, grades K - 6
We will be cooking up a storm! You will learn some new culinary skills and perfect the skills you have. You will be mixing, measuring, cutting and...eating all the delicious treats that you make. YUM! There might even be some extras to share when you get home.
Starts January 6
Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, $80/M, $90/NM, 8 weeks, 15-1514
ADULT
POTTERY/SCULPTURE (multi-level class), Adult/Senior Adult
Working with CLAY is magical; it allows for the FREEDOM OF SELF DISCOVERY and enables us to get in touch with the simple joy of playing in the mud again!! Hand-building, wheel throwing and sculpture techniques along with decoration and glazing will be covered. All levels welcome.
Instructors: Rosalie Olds - well known Worcester sculptor
Starts January 3
Tuesday, 9:30 am - 12:30 PM, $115/M, $140/NM, 10 weeks, 50-5010
COMPUTER CLASS, Adult/Senior Adult
COMPUTER CLASSES WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING
Please contact Nancy Greenberg if you are interested in enrolling for spring.
Instructor: Solo Avram, Computer Maven
WOMETALK, Adult/Senior Adult
I am hoping to start a new group at the JCC for women of a certain age!! Something along the lines of the very successful JCC retired men's group, know as "Mantalk". I envision it as a combination of interesting speakers, discussion, and a social group for lunch and more! Please come to an organizational meeting so that we can hammer out the details on Wednesday, January 11 at 10 AM. Following the Mantalk model, all are welcome to attend, no need to be a JCC member. Please invite anyone whom you think might be interested. The more the merrier!
Please RSVP to Nancy Greenberg if you plan to attend, 508-756-7109 x 232, ngreenberg@worcesterjcc.org
BOOK CLUB Adult/Senior Adult
There's nothing better than getting together to discuss a good book! So, if you are looking to join a book club please call Nancy Greenberg, Cultural Arts Director, 508-756-7109 x 232, ngreenberg@worcesterjcc.org, for more information. 2nd Monday of each month unless there is a holiday conflict.
JCC members only.
New Members Welcome!!
Upcoming meetings:
-Monday, September 12, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
-Monday, October 10, The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
-Monday, November 14, The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva
-Monday, December 12, The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
-Monday, January 9, 2012, The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
-Monday, February 13, 2012, Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
-Monday, March 12, 2012, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Monday, 10:30 am - 12 noon, no fee, members only, program year
DVD SERIES & BROWN BAG LUNCH, Adult/Sr. Adult
THE UNITED STATES AND MIDDLE EAST, 1914 to 9/11
Teaching Company DVD, featuring Professor Salim Yaqub, Ph.D., Yale University, 1999
This DVD lecture series is a narrative history of U.S. political involvement in the Middle East from World War I to the present day. It is designed to strengthen your ability to place today's headlines into historical context, evaluate what is most likely to happen next, and understand those oncoming events when they do occur. The course explores, over a 90-year span:
-growing American involvement in the Middle East
-the onging quest for political independence and self-mastery by Middle Easterners.
-the difficulty the U.S. has experienced in weighing diverse and conflicting objectives in the region.
-the increased antagonism between Americans and Middle Easterners that came to such a shocking culmination on September 11, 2001.
Instructor: Dr. Salim Yaqub is the son of an American mother and a Palestinian father. His father taught at the American University in Beirut, and the family lived in the expatriate American community while Dr. Yaqub was a high school student in the 1970s. He is currently an associate professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
No problem if you miss a week - each week's viewing stands alone. Bring your lunch, watch the DVD and discuss!
Thursday, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, no fee, drop in, ongoing
PLAY MAH JONGG, Adult/Senior Adult
Experienced players!!!! Meet at the JCC and play!! Please register by calling Nancy Greenberg, x 232 or Sue Granoff, x273.
Thursday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, no fee, program year
DUPLICATE BRIDGE Adult/Sr. Adult
Our cards, your talent. ACBL bridge game with Irene Myers, Life Master, certified ACBL Director.
No registration necessary. Bring a brown bag lunch.
Friday 10 am - 1:30 pm ongoing $3/M, $5/NM/per week
Supervised play 10 - 11 am sanctioned game 11 am - 1:30 pm
JOYFUL SINGERS Adult/Sr. Adult
The Joyful Singers, the volunteer choral group at the JCC will begin the fall season on Thursday, September 15 in the Senior Adult Lounge at 10 AM. Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome to attend. The program for this yera will be a medley of Broadway tunes. The group entertains at nursing homes and at other function over the year. Our director, Christine Bergquist, is a multi-talented musician who teaches and directs a choir. Questions? Contact Sue Granoff, x 273
New members are always welcome to join the group.
Joyful Singers now meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
3rd Thurs. of month 10 AM - 11:15 AM, no fee, ongoing
POKENO Senior Adults
Play for pennies. Enjoy your friends!!
Mon & Wed., 12:30 - 3:00 PM, no fee, ongoing
MAN TALK Senior Adult
Meet for a light breakfast, lively discussion, provocative speakers, and camaraderie! NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME. Nancy Greenberg, Staff Facilitator.
Tues. 9:00 - 10:00 am $2.00/per week, ongoing
LUNCH-OUT Senior Adult
A delicious Kosher meal is served every Tuesday & Thursday at Bet Shalom Apartments, 475 Chandler Street, Worc. All are welcome...you need not reside at Bet Shalom! The best kept secret in Worcester! Reserve by 10:00 AM on Monday for Tuesday lunch and 10:00 AM on Wednesday for Thursday lunch, by calling 508•756•7109, Sue x 273 or Nancy x 232.
Transportation available.
Tues. & Thurs., 12:00 noon $3 fee, ongoing