2019 Spring & Summer Activities CE_Spring_2018.indd 1 2018/11/27 上午11:02 CE_Spring_2018.indd 2 2018/11/27 上午11:02 Welcome To The Center December 2018 Registration Information Dear Center Friends, Advance registration is required for all Center activities. Registration may be When this catalog first becomes available we will already be into the month of December. We done by phone, email, online or in person. For online registration please go had a very busy fall here at the Center. It was so exciting for us to have so many newcomers to the Center’s website: http://www.communitycenter.org.tw come to join our activities. Payment is due at least one week prior to the start of any activity. Some We are very pleased to be able to offer you another great selection of classes and tours for you activities may require earlier payment. Should an activity become fully to join in the Spring/Summer of 2019. subscribed and a wait list created; payment will be due upon request. We cannot guarantee your place until full payment is received. In addition to some Center favorites, like our annual Chinese New Year trip to Di Hua Street and our hands-on dumpling making class, we have quite a few new instructors and activities to Cancellations introduce in 2019, of which we can only name a few: The Center reserves the right to cancel any activity due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen events. We make every effort to promptly • Thai cooking with Tanya Lockhart notify all registered participants. • A new hike to see the Tung Blossoms with Dory Chung • Flower Arranging with Yurie Asada Refund and Credit Policy Activities cancelled by the Center: • A trip to the Houtong Cat Village with Eddie Lai • A trip with Jennifer Turek to the Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery • Full refund will be issued. Refunds can be collected until the last day of • A visit to the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre with Diane Baker the semester. • Cancellations due to Taipei city/government closures, i.e. typhoon days, are exempt from this policy. No refunds or make-up classes will be Please don’t forget that whether you arrived last week or five years ago, the Center is here for offered. you if you need us. Behind all the daily learning and fun that goes on at the Center is the core of Activities cancelled by the participant: what we offer—our professional and confidential counseling services. • No refund will be issued. Class credit is available on the following terms: So, take a few minutes to look over the catalog and sign up for some class es and tours. You will o A full credit will be issued as long as the registration is cancelled at be so glad that you did. least one week prior to the first class meeting or actual date of the activity. After that time, we are unable to give credits. o Class credits may be applied to other Center activities within the current term or to the term that immediately follows. Rosemary Susa Bunny Pacheco Grace Ting Center office hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Programs Manager Programs Assistant Office Manager http://www.communitycenter.org.tw P.S. Don’t forget to mark the dates of our monthly topic coffee mornings on your calendar. The No. 25, Lane 290, Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Shilin District, Taipei 11161 first one is on January 17th. For the remaining dates see our ad on page v of this catalog. Tel. 02-2836-8134 Email: [email protected] CE_Spring_2018.indd 3 2018/11/27 上午11:02 Spring/Summer Activities at a Glance... Dates Activity Course # $$$ Dates Activity Course # $$$ JANUARY MARCH Jan 14 to Mar 06 Survival Chinese I (Session 1) 37 $ 6300 Yoga and Sakura Blossoms: A Day Retreat at the Mar 04 24 $ 3400 Jan 14 to Mar 06 Survival Chinese II (Session 1) 38 $ 6300 Origin Yoga & Wellness Center Jan 14 to Mar 06 Survival Chinese III (Session 1) 39 $ 6300 Hiking Yangmingshan: Shengren Waterfall to Mar 05 Qingtiangang 8 $ 800 Jan 14 to Mar 06 Evening Survival Chinese I 40 $ 6300 Create a Beautiful Evening Bag Using Chinese 32 $ 3200 Beginning Chinese Study Group II: Reading and Mar 05 to Apr 02 Knotting Techniques Jan 15 to May 17 Writing Characters 41 $11300 Mar 06 to Mar 13 The Yin and Yang of Acupressure and Qi Gong 25 $ 1200 Guandu Temple: Seeking Wealth and Fortune in the Jan 15 1 $ 700 Year of the Pig Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese IV: Beginning Conversation 44 $ 5900 Jan 15 to Mar 12 Open Level Yoga (Session I) 22 $ 4400 Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese II (Session 2) 45 $ 5900 Jan 15 to May 17 Beginning Chinese Conversation II 42 $11300 Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese III (Session 2) 46 $ 5900 Jan 15 to May 17 Intermediate Chinese Conversation 43 $11300 Mar 11 to May 15 Evening Survival Chinese II 47 $ 5900 Jan 16 to Mar 13 Yoga for Wellness (Session I) 23 $ 4400 A Movable Feast: A Foodie’s Tour of Old Taipei’s Mar 14 Wanhua District 9 $ 1400 Jan 17 to Jan 24 Chinese Paper Cutting 29 $ 1400 Mar 20 Longshan Temple and Ximending 10 $ 700 Jan 18 It's All in the Sauce 50 $ 1200 Mar 25 to Apr 01 Chinese Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties 33 $ 1200 Hike and Bike: Jiantanshan to Wenjianshan and the $ 800 Jan 23 Riverside Park Path 2 Mar 26 to May 14 Open Level Yoga (Session II) 26 $ 4400 Flower Arranging I: A Celebration of Chinese New Mar 27 to May 22 Yoga for Wellness (Session II) 27 $ 3300 Jan 24 30 $ 1600 Year Mar 28 Wulai Indigenous Mountain Tour 11 $ 2000 51 $ 1200 Jan 25 Tantalizing Thai I "No I Won't and You Can't Make Me!" The Art of Mar 29 28 $ 800 Celebrating Chinese New Year: Di Hua Street 3 $ 700 Parenting: Communicating With Your Children Jan 29 Holiday Market Tour APRIL Jan 31 Chinese Lantern Painting Workshop 31 $ 1400 Apr 03 From Market to Table 54 $ 1600 Shi Dong Market Tour or "What is That Vegetable FEBRUARY Apr 10 12 $ 600 and How Do I Cook It?" The Culture of Tea: How to Select, Brew, and Drink Feb 12 Taiwanese Tea 4 $ 800 Apr 16 Hiking the Baoshan Trail to Elephant Mountain 13 $ 800 Feb 15 Delectable Dumplings 52 $ 1200 Apr 22 to May 06 Chinese Calligraphy 34 $ 2600 Feb 18 Shopping in Taipei: Carrefour Tour 5 $ 500 Apr 23 Flower Arranging II: A Burst of Spring 35 $ 1800 Sanxia Old Street, Temple and Indigo Dye Center Apr 25 Houtong Cat Village 14 $ 800 Feb 21 6 $ 900 Tour Apr 26 Very Vietnamese: Fried Spring Rolls 55 $ 1200 Feb 22 Perfect Pakistani 53 $ 1200 Bai Win Antiques Warehouse and Bali Stonecutters Apr 27 Tour 15 $ 1000 Feb 26 Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery 7 $ 900 Cracking the Code: An Introductory Tour of the Apr 30 16 $ 900 National Palace Museum CE_Spring_2018.indd 4 2018/11/27 上午11:02 Behind the Scenes Tour of the Cloud Gate Theater, MAY May 16 20 $ 1100 "POW Tour: Tamsui May 02 17 $ 1600 In the Steps of the Men of Kinkaseki" May 17 Taiwanese Please: Easy Stir Fry Recipes 58 $ 1200 May 03 Tantalizing Thai II 56 $ 1200 May 20 to Jun 12 Summer Chinese Conversation 48 $ 3600 May 08 Hiking Tianshangshan: Viewing Tung Blossoms 18 $ 800 Healthy and Delicious: Family-Style Japanese Meal May 23 Cracking the Code: Deciphering Chinese Painting 21 $ 900 MARCH May 10 57 $ 1200 with Chirashi Sushi JUNE Yoga and Sakura Blossoms: A Day Retreat at the 24 $ 3400 May 11 Yehliu Geopark 19 $ 1000 Mar 04 Origin Yoga & Wellness Center Summer Chinese: An Introduction to Language and Taiwan Fiction Writers: The Works of Huang Chun- Jul 08 to Jul 31 49 $ 3600 Hiking Yangmingshan: Shengren Waterfall to May 13 to May 20 36 $ 1200 Culture Mar 05 Qingtiangang 8 $ 800 Ming and Yang Ching-Chu Create a Beautiful Evening Bag Using Chinese 32 $ 3200 Mar 05 to Apr 02 Knotting Techniques Mar 06 to Mar 13 The Yin and Yang of Acupressure and Qi Gong 25 $ 1200 Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese IV: Beginning Conversation 44 $ 5900 Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese II (Session 2) 45 $ 5900 Mar 11 to May 15 Survival Chinese III (Session 2) 46 $ 5900 Mar 11 to May 15 Evening Survival Chinese II 47 $ 5900 A Movable Feast: A Foodie’s Tour of Old Taipei’s Mar 14 Wanhua District 9 $ 1400 Mar 20 Longshan Temple and Ximending 10 $ 700 Mar 25 to Apr 01 Chinese Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties 33 $ 1200 Mar 26 to May 14 Open Level Yoga (Session II) 26 $ 4400 Mar 27 to May 22 Yoga for Wellness (Session II) 27 $ 3300 Mar 28 Wulai Indigenous Mountain Tour 11 $ 2000 "No I Won't and You Can't Make Me!" The Art of Mar 29 28 $ 800 Parenting: Communicating With Your Children APRIL Apr 03 From Market to Table 54 $ 1600 Shi Dong Market Tour or "What is That Vegetable Apr 10 12 $ 600 and How Do I Cook It?" Apr 16 Hiking the Baoshan Trail to Elephant Mountain 13 $ 800 Apr 22 to May 06 Chinese Calligraphy 34 $ 2600 Apr 23 Flower Arranging II: A Burst of Spring 35 $ 1800 Apr 25 Houtong Cat Village 14 $ 800 Apr 26 Very Vietnamese: Fried Spring Rolls 55 $ 1200 Bai Win Antiques Warehouse and Bali Stonecutters Apr 27 Tour 15 $ 1000 Cracking the Code: An Introductory Tour of the Apr 30 16 $ 900 National Palace Museum CE_Spring_2018.indd 5 2018/11/27 上午11:02 Arts, Culture & Tours in Taiwan The Community Services Center | Tel: 02-2836-8134, e-mail: [email protected] # Activity Day(s) Dates # of Sessions Time $$$ Meet@ Instructor Description Arts, Culture and Tours in Taiwan Guandu is Taiwan’s oldest temple and is dedicated to Mazu, Goddess of the Sea.