Autumn 2010 Supplement elder college Pages 2, 3 and 4 current Programs, events & Schedules effective September 7th to November 11th Youth ProgrAmS & Youth outreAch In Person REGISTRATION STARTS ON August 9th Page 5 Ice Page 6 and 7 AquAtIcS Pages 8 , 9 and 10 FItNeSS Pages 10, 11 and 12 PreSchool to Adult ProgrAmS Pages 13, 14 and 15 BIrthday PArtIeS & meetINg roomS Back Cover How To Register... Check the ‘Code’ to see where to register... CVRD Programs (Island Savings Centre) register... 1) In person at the Ticket Centre 2) Over the phone (250.748.7529) 3) Use our registration form and drop it off, fax it (250.748.0054) or mail it in. MNC Programs (Cowichan Aquatic Centre or Fuller Lake Arena) register... 1) In person at either the Cowichan Aquatic Centre or Fuller Lake Arena 2) Online - contact our front desk to get hooked up for this (250.746.7665 or Register OnLine for North Cowichan 250.246.3811) 3) Over the phone (250.746.7665 or Programs Starting On July 30th 250.246.3811) Look for this symbol throughout the publication. Your path to Low to No Cost Recreation! www.northcowichan.bc.ca/active www.iscentre.bc.ca Elder College Page 2 lder College is a participatory day program for men and women 50 and better, offering interesting activities at a minimal cost. There is a $5.00 annual fee. We thank the General Interest instructors and the Elder College Advisory Committee who generously donate their time and E Spanish for Beginners energy. Please register early because we cancel programs with insufficient registration 4 days prior This class offers the skills to acquire basic vocabulary to start date. Don’t be disappointed, register today. To register call 250.748.7529. If you have a and tourist phrases to help you communicate with locals program that you would like to present, or if you have questions or concerns, please call Jennifer at when travelling where Spanish is the first language. Instructor: Blanca Stead 250.746.0414. Tue - Sep 14th to Oct 19th 1:30pm to 3pm 6 sessions/$44 Code: CVRD-15022 Arts, Crafts & Woodworking Bones in My Bed - Dog Care Covering matters of dog care, such as nutrition, pros and Carve a Gray Jay cons of a raw diet, vaccinations, nail clipping, massage, The two instructors will take you through the carving, traveling with a dog, and other really important dog lore from roughing out, to texturing, to painting. Includes and tails from 63 years of dog ownership! making birds’ feet. Instructors will provide carving Instructor: Carla Boe blank and eyes at cost of about $25.00 for each student. Thu - Sep 23rd to Oct 7th 1pm to 3pm Instructors: Ed Raaflaub and LeRoy Lovely 3 sessions/$33 Code: CVRD-15028 Tue - Sep 7th to Dec 21st 12noon to 4:30pm 16 sessions/$84 Code: CVRD-15021 History of Paldi A talk (with photographs) on the history of Paldi and the Printmaking Workshop Mayo Lumber Company. Beverlee will discuss and demonstrate several easy Presenter: Joan Mayo printmaking techniques. Participants will create an Tue - Oct 5th 1pm to 2:30pm edition of original prints using waxed card and other 1 session/$13 Code: CVRD-15038 non-toxic household materials. Wear old clothes, bring a lunch, and a 4 x 5” line drawing idea. Sharing the Road & the Road Test Instructor: Beverlee McLeod Driving around trucks can be intimidating. They’re very Wed - Oct 6th 10am to 3pm big and don’t handle like cars. Once you understand 1 session/$24 Code: CVRD-15078 the capabilities and limitations of trucks, you can more The Art of Glass Blowing safely share the road with them. Then we will talk about Sketching A studio tour showcasing various products (oil lamps, road tests, and what you need to work on before you go Sketching: like a camera, your eye is quick to pick up wine glasses, jewelry and laboratory glass), learn about for a road test. on colour, form & variation. It provides a reminder of the materials, processes and background of glass Instructors: Roy Patt and Don Wirachowsky the day, scene (if only a capsuled portion) and person/ blowing, and observe a practical demonstration of blow- Wed - Oct 6 people there. Learn a new art form and share your ing a red wine glass. Followed by questions and a tour 10am to 12noon experience with others. of the studio. 1 session/$13 Code: CVRD-15041 Instructor: Bernice Sutton Presenter: Grahame Fowle Fri - Oct 8th to Oct 29th 9:30am to 12noon Fri - Oct 15th 1:30pm to 2:30pm Play Reading 4 sessions/$45 Code: CVRD-15049 1 session/$13 Code: CVRD-15053 Have fun reading play scripts, working with dialogue and characterization. Students will be encouraged to find Beginning Chip Carving Clay Sculpting suitable scripts for the group to read. Learn techniques to make four coasters and, if time per- Learn the techniques of hand building in clay to Instructor: Jean Davis mits, Christmas angel. Instructors will provide practice create sculptures for home or garden. Let your creative Tue - Oct 12th to Nov 16th 1pm to 2:30pm board and wood (small fee to be determined for materi- “juices” flow! A $30 charge for clay and firing to be 6 sessions/$45 Code: CVRD-15043 als). Participants can purchase or borrow chip carving paid to instructor on the first day. knife from instructors. Instructor: Linda Richter Traditional Chinese Mahjong Instructors: Rollie Holland and Tom MacDuff Tue - Oct 26th to Nov 23rd 1pm to 3pm Game of the Four Winds 5 sessions/$33 Code: CVRD-15060 Mon - Oct 18th to Nov 15th 1pm to 3pm Dust off those antique Mahjong sets and learn to play 5 sessions/$39 Code: CVRD-15057 this classic Chinese tile game. Steeped in tradition Making Cards: Folding, Embroidering, and similar to card games such as rummy, it combines Calligraphy - Beginners Italics and Hand-Stamping/Embossing elements of strategy and luck. Played with 144 solid Beautiful, functional, versatile, Italics will open a whole Class 1: folding strips of paper into an image to be tiles comprised of “suits,” “honours” and flowers world of greeting cards, posters, bookmarks, etc. Skills inserted into a card. Class 2: sewing an image from a (flowers are optional). Both beginners and experienced are applicable to other hands in the art and craft of hand template onto a card with needle and thread and players welcome. lettering. List of supplies available upon registration. $8 possibly glass beads. Class 3: BASIC card embossing Instructor: Judi Baker to be paid to instructor for practice pad. using rubber stamps, inks, colored powders and a heat Tue - Nov 2nd to Nov 23rd 10am to 12noon Instructor: Judy Dearman gun to make beautiful embossed cards. $8 to be paid to 4 sessions/$35 Code: CVRD-15063 Thu - Oct 14th to Nov 25th 9am to 12noon instructor for supplies. No class Nov 11th Instructor: Carole Walker Far Away Twentieth Century Wars 6 sessions/$50 Code: CVRD-15050 Fri - Nov 5th to Nov 19th 9am to 12noon (1899-1995) Shaped the Canada of 3 sessions/$28 Code: CVRD-15065 Today History of HBC Point Blanket & Craft Although the violence of the twentieth century never ravaged their homeland, Canada’s youth marched Workshop Using Blanket Material away six times to fight in distant conflicts. Their A history presentation of the Hudson’s Bay Company unselfish heroism, forged in fire, helped to create a Point Blanket followed by a hands-on workshop in Find A Program That peaceful nation admired around the world. making mittens or Christmas decorations from Hudson’s Instructor: Nick Prowse Bay Point Blanket material. Stitching is done by hand Interests You??? Thu - Nov 18th to Dec 2nd 10am to 12noon in the blanket stitch. $10 to be paid to instructor for kit. 3 sessions/$30 Code: CVRD-15071 To Register for any Elder Instructor: Suzan Lagrove Mon - Nov 22nd 9:30am to 11:30am Beginners Bridge College program, 1 session/$13 Code: CVRD-15074 Card playing experience is helpful. Topics include Contact the Christmas Greens Wreath, Table Top bridge basics, evaluating your hand, bidding, responses, Island Savings Centre declarer play, defensive play and a few basic Tree and Centerpiece 250.748.7529 conventions. After completing the course you should be Class 1 Holiday Season Door Wreath – 18” made with comfortable playing bridge with your friends. fresh seasonal greens, moss, baubles & bows. Class 2 Instructor: Gord Thomas Register at least 4 days Table Top Christmas Tree–decorate your pot using the Mon/Thur - Nov 22nd to Dec 9th 1:30pm to 4pm hot glue method & create a mini Christmas tree approx. 6 sessions/$45 Code: CVRD-15072 in advance to avoid 16” high with fresh Christmas greens & mini ornaments. Class 3 Christmas Greens Table Centerpiece–with disappointment. candle, sumptuous ribbon, & seasonal decorations. $20 to be paid to instructor for supplies. Instructor: Pat Spezowka Tue - Nov 30th to Dec 14th 9:15am to 12 noon 3 sessions/$35 Code: CVRD-15075 DISCOVER OUR PROGRAMS ISLAND SAVINGS CENTRE - 250.748.7529 / NORTH COWICHAN P&R - 250.746.7665 Page 3 Elder College Health & Well Being Walks, Hikes and Tours Complementary/Alternative Medicine Walks in the Woods Complementary medicine treats the patient as a whole A series of easy walks at a relaxed pace, away from the person considering their physical, mental and emotional noise of traffic. A different location each week. Led by levels. members of the Cowichan Outdoor Group. Walks go Instructor: Deanna Stephenson RHt rain or shine. No pets please. Fri - Oct 1st 9:30am to 11:30am Leaders: Cowichan Outdoor Group 1 session/$13 Code: CVRD-15035 Wed - Sep 15th to Oct 20th 9am to 11:30am approx 6 sessions/$28 Code: CVRD-15023 Seeing and Feeling an Aura The human energy field, the aura, is visible.