2019 Fall & Winter Activities CE_Fall_2019.indd 1 2019/7/7 下午8:13 CE_Fall_2019.indd 2 2019/7/7 下午8:13 Welcome To The Center August 2019 Registration Information Advance registration is required for all Center activities. Registration may be done by phone, email, online or in person. For online registration please go to the Center’s website: http://www.communitycenter.org.tw Dear Center Friends, Payment is due at least one week prior to the start of any activity. Some activities may require earlier payment. Should an activity become fully Welcome to the Community Services Center and the wide range of activities that we have to subscribed and a wait list created; payment will be due upon request. We offer you this Fall/Winter 2019 semester. cannot guarantee your place until full payment is received. Cancellations In this catalog you will find tours, workshops and classes to engage, motivate and connect The Center reserves the right to cancel any activity due to insufficient you to the community of people who make up the Center. The Center is a great place to enrollment or other unforeseen events. We make every effort to promptly find information about living in Taiwan; take part in activities and tours conducted in English; notify all registered participants. attend an informative coffee morning; and find support and professional counseling help for you or a family member, should you need it while you are here. Refund and Credit Policy Activities cancelled by the Center: Most important, through all of our activities, the Center provides a way to help you meet other • Full refund will be issued. Refunds can be collected until the last day of like-minded people and creates within many of us a sense of belonging. And feeling that you the semester. belong is so important not only for newcomers who are still awaiting their family’s shipment • Cancellations due to Taipei city/government closures, i.e. typhoon days, of goods, but also for those who may have spent the better part of the previous spring saying are exempt from this policy. No refunds or make-up classes will be farewell to their best friends. offered. Activities cancelled by the participant: So, go ahead and browse through this catalog and discover the many exciting opportunities • No refund will be issued. Class credit is available on the following that await you at the Center. Then come on down to learn a new hobby, explore a place terms: you’ve never been before, make new friends and reconnect with old ones. o A full credit will be issued as long as the registration is cancelled at least one week prior to the first class meeting or actual date of the We look forward to seeing you here. 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. Center office hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm http://www.communitycenter.org.tw Rosemary Susa Grace Ting Programs Manager Office Manager No. 25, Lane 290, Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Shilin District, Taipei 11161 Tel. 02-2836-8134 Email: [email protected] CE_Fall_2019.indd 3 2019/7/13 下午7:55 Fall/Winter Activities at a Glance... Dates Activity Course # $$$ Dates Activity Course # $$$ Sep 09 to Oct 16 Survival Chinese I Session 1 26 $ 5400 Nov 08 Terrific Thai 41 $ 1200 Sep 09 to Oct 16 Survival Chinese II Session 1 27 $ 5400 Nov 11 to Nov 25 Chinese Brush Painting 22 $ 3300 Film Photography: Using an Analog Camera to Capture Scenic Sep 09 to Oct 16 Survival Chinese III/Beginning Conversation Session 28 $ 5400 Nov 12 23 $ 1600 Taipei Sep 09 to Oct 16 Evening Survival Chinese I 29 $ 5400 Nov 13 to Nov 20 Beginning Crochet 24 $ 1400 Beginning Chinese Study Group: Reading and Writing Sep 10 to Dec 13 30 $10400 Characters Nov 14 A Movable Feast 11 $ 1200 Intermediate Chinese Study Group: Reading and Writing Nov 15 Perfect Persian Cuisine 42 $ 1200 Sep 10 to Dec 13 31 $10400 Characters Nov 19 Neigoushan Trail Hike 12 $ 800 Thriving Abroad: How to Make the Most of Your Expatriate Sep 10 to Dec 13 Intermediate Chinese Conversation 32 $10400 Nov 21 18 $ 800 Experience Shi Dong Market Tour or "What is That Vegetable and How Do Sep 12 1 $ 600 I Cook It?" Nov 22 Dumplings and Soup are a Match Made in Heaven! 43 $ 1200 Yingge Pottery Factory, Porcelain Painting and Old Street Sep 17 to Oct 01 Chinese Knotting 19 $ 2300 Nov 27 13 $ 1400 Shopping Extravaganza Sep 18 Hiking the Jinmianshan Trail 2 $ 800 Japanese Furoshiki Workshop: An Elegant and Ecological Way $800 or Dec 02 to Dec 09 25 $ 2200 Sep 19 Kick-Start Your Stay in Taiwan: Newcomer Orientation Workshop 3 to Wrap and Carry Anything Including your Holiday Gifts! $1050 Dec 04 Hike to Mt. Datun 14 $ 800 Sep 20 Mid-Autumn Festival Feast 37 $ 1200 Dec 06 Traditional British Tea Time Treats: Scones and Ginger Cake 44 $ 1200 Sep 25 to Dec 04 Yoga for Wellness 15 $ 4400 Sep 26 The Grand Hotel: History, Rumors and Secret Tunnels 4 $ 1800 Sep 27 Delicious and Healthy: Plant-Based Cooking 38 $ 1200 Oct 01 Shopping in Taipei: Carrefour Tour 5 $ 500 Oct 02 to Oct 16 Make Your Own Chinese Chop 20 $ 3300 From Traditional to Trendy, Taipei's Most Popular Downtown Oct 03 6 $ 700 Food Markets Oct 04 Marvelous Mexican 39 $ 1200 Oct 07 Face Yoga Workshop 16 $ 1000 Oct 08 Sandiaoling Waterfall Hike 7 $ 800 Oct 17 Exploring A Local Tea Farm 8 $ 2100 Saturday Class! American Red Cross "Adult and Pediatric First Oct 26 17 $ 2800 Aid/CPR/AED" Certification Course Oct 28 to Nov 04 Stories of Abroad: Writing Workshop 21 $ 1200 Oct 28 to Dec 11 Survival Chinese I Session 2 33 $ 6300 Oct 28 to Dec 11 Survival Chinese II Session 2 34 $ 6300 Oct 28 to Dec 11 Survival Chinese III/Beginning Conversation Session 2 35 $ 6300 Oct 28 to Dec 11 Evening Survival Chinese II 36 $ 6300 Oct 29 Confucius Temple and Bao An Gong 9 $ 600 Nov 01 Taiwan's Most Famous Soup and Other Tasty Local Treats 40 $ 1200 Nov 06 Yingge Rock Hike 10 $ 800 CE_Fall_2019.indd 4 2019/7/13 下午7:57 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 Bright, colorful and noisy, the Shi Dong Market is the place for all Shi Dong Market your produce needs. Join Ivy and learn some helpful hints and tips Shi Dong Tour or “What is That 9:00am - on what to buy, where to buy it, and how to be sure it's fresh. Ivy will 1 Thu Sep 121 $600 Market Ivy Chen Vegetable and How Do 11:30am also show you how to select fresh sh, seafood and other items of Entrance 2 I Cook It?” interest. Time permitting, this informative tour may include stops at various smaller area markets. Jinmian (Golden Face) Mountain, also known as Jiandao (Scissor) Mountain, is located in Taipei's Neihu District. The peak, resembling a pair of scissors, is meters high and oers an amaing degree view of Taipei City below. The trail is not dicult, but includes some stairs and dirt paths. The area is famous for British sandstone, used to build Taipei’s city wall in the late 19th century. In the sun, the Hiking the 9:00am - Xihu MRT stones shine like gold and it is these stones that give the mountain 2 Wed Sep 181 $800 Dory Chung Jinmianshan Trail 1:00pm Sta. Exit 1 its name. The stones were also used to make the stairs of the trail, making the path look like a long dragon. Along the way we will stop at some pavilions to rest and enjoy some lovely views. We will come down the mountain through Bihu Park and end the hike at the Wende RT tation. e recommend a reasonable level of tness for this hike. Wear shoes with a good grip; bring water, snacks and sun/rain protection. You've found a place to live; work and school have started. What next? Join the Center's Newcomer Orientation Workshop for a fast- paced and fun introduction to living in Taiwan and learn what you Rosey Peng, need to know to help smooth the way as you settle into your new life. Kick-Start Your Stay 8:30am - $800 or Marie Laure This workshop is full of helpful hints, stories and useful information. 3 in Taiwan: Newcomer Thu Sep 191 The Center 1:30pm $1050 Dancer and Topics covered will include: practical daily life tips; typhoon, Orientation Workshop Center ta earthquake and disaster awareness; health and medical information; and, understanding the local culture. For lunch, there are two options: bring your own from home or the Center can provide a simple lunch for an additional NT$250. Please let us know when registering. Join Jennifer for a fascinating tour of the Grand Hotel and learn about its history, folklore and colorful past. This is also your chance to visit one of its infamous secret passageways, which for many years was The Grand Hotel: 10:30am - Grand Hotel the object of much speculation. Where it leads, no one really knows. 4 History, Rumors and Thu Sep 261 $1800 Jennifer Tong 1:30pm Lobby If they do, they aren't telling!! Included in this tour is lunch at the Secret Tunnels hotel's Golden Dragon Restaurant, famous for its panoramic view of the Keelung River and beautiful downtown Taipei.