Ramsey Community School FALL 2019 COURSE CATALOG ExploreNew Horizons ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION | YOUTH & CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 201.327.2025 | RamseyCommunitySchool.com PLAY RAMSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRIPS & OUTINGS ....................... 3 (OFFICE LOCATED IN DATER SCHOOL) THEATER & SHOWS ...................5 35 SCHOOL STREET, RAMSEY, NJ 07446 TOURS ............................................. 6 EXERCISE ....................................... 8 OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9:30AM-4:00PM SPORTS ........................................... 9 TELEPHONE: 201.327.2025 WWW.RAMSEYCOMMUNITYSCHOOL.COM ARTS LOCATIONS: Ramsey Community School classes take CRAFTS .........................................10 place in 5 district schools in Ramsey. Make sure you know CULINARY ....................................11 the location of your class. A map with each school location DANCE ..........................................13 can be found on page 22. Enjoy your course! LANGUAGE ..................................14 NOTE: Some courses are offered in cooperation with PERFORMING .............................15 Midland Park Continuing Education (MPCE). STUDIO .........................................15 THINGS TO KNOW EDUCATION > You do not need to be a Ramsey or NJ resident to register. COMPUTER .................................16 > Pre-registration is required for all classes and trips. You must register through the RCS office; instructors cannot SELF take registrations in class. FAMILY .........................................17 HEALTH & WELLNESS .............17 > Confirmations sent via email only; unless notified other- MIND & BODY ............................18 wise, your registration has been accepted. SPECIAL INTERESTS .................19 > Include the RCS email address to your address book or account list to avoid spam filter problems with RCS CHILDREN emails. ENRICHMENT ............................19 > Mark your calendar as to time, date and location of class. Students are responsible for knowing their course schedule and directions to the designated school. GENERAL INFO .............. 21 HOW TO REGISTER ...... 21 > All courses and trips are subject to cancellation. Students are phoned and emailed; full refunds are issued by FORMS .............................. 22 whichever method of payment they originally made for MAP & LOCATIONS ..... 22 the course. Check refunds take 4-6 weeks. INDEX ................................ 23 > Canceled classes will be made up, if possible, by adding a session to the end of the term or by other means Check the RCS website at agreeable to students and teacher. www.ramseycommunityschool. > Students are responsible for knowing all policies including com for the most up to date refund policies located on page 21. No exceptions please. inclement weather and school closings. Click on the Brochure > You must be 18 years or older to register for an adult education class unless otherwise specified. Changes button on the Website Home Page for up to date HOW TO READ A COURSE LISTING: brochure changes. See Page 21 for RCS Calendar Our mission is to offer a wide TITLE OF COURSE <Course Level> variety of innovative, quality Course description with details of what to bring educational and enriching to class, important notes and prerequisites. programs to a diverse # sessions • start date no class date community of life-long learners. Day and time Location, Room # Instructor Tuition / Senior Citizen + Material fee RCS STAFF Anne Marie Rawdon, Director Location, Room Nancy Galek, Secretary Tuition fee + material fee See page 22 for map. due at time of registration Kerry Stumbo, Bookkeeper Maureen Nelson, Evening Staff / PLEASE NOTE: RCS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE Facility Coordinator CLASS LOCATIONS, SCHEDULES, FEES OR INSTRUCTOR WHEN NECESSARY. Catalog Design: Aparna Mulchandani, Two by Two, Ramsey, NJ (www.twobytwodesign.com) 2 | FALL 2019 DAY TRIPS | TRIPS + OUTINGS DAY TRIPS ALL NEW TRIPS! DOWNTOWN HIGHLIGHTS: THE WHITNEY, CHELSEA MARKET & THE SANDY HOOK, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, & HIGHLINE Today we begin our downtown Manhattan experi- SPRING LAKE - Lunch at The Breakers ence at The Whitney Museum of American Art. The At Sandy Hook National Seashore, we’ll see remark- Whitney boasts world-class art featuring contem- able natural beauty and hear fascinating histories porary artists and special exhibitions. Our self-guid- at Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock, which ed tour includes both natural light filled art galleries defended the New York Harbor from 1856 and into and stunning outdoor terraces with sweeping views the nuclear age. We’ll also tour the 1862 Navesink of NYC. Next stop is lunchtime at the Chelsea Mar- Lighthouse in Atlantic Highlands. We’ll take a fun ket where everyone will have a delicious choice of packed guided bus ride from Sea Bright, the pho- different ethnic foods and drinks (on your own). Our to capital for storm reporters to Belmar, where the afternoon activity will be a self-guided walk on the E Street Band was born. We’ll enjoy a buffet lunch High Line where we will see breath-taking views of (1:00 pm) at the historic Breakers Hotel and walk the NYC, sculptures and fall plantings. We’ll experience Spring Lake boardwalk. a slice of NYC that is very special! Please note there Sep 17 is a substantial amount of walking on this trip; wear Tue 7:45 AM - 6:00 PM MacFarran Field comfortable walking shoes. Tour is led by MPCE. Paul Boddy $98 Oct 16 Wed 8:45 AM - 5:30 PM Faith Reformed Church STATUE OF LIBERTY/ELLIS ISLAND MPCE $70 Starting from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, we’ll take ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. BIG APPLE FOOD TOUR Ellis Island: from 1892 to 1954 12 million immigrants Come join us as we take a taste of the Big Apple! passed through the main building, now the Museum Riding through the NYC, we’ll sample food of the of Immigration. We’ll take a 45 minute ranger-guid- world. We’ll see mozzarella and bread being made ed highlights tour. Statue of Liberty: we’ll tour the on Arthur Avenue, taste Dim Sum in Chinatown, spectacular new Statue of Liberty Museum, featur- and try pastry in the East Village. On the Lower East ing an immersive theater, interactive displays, and Side, we’ll sample knishes and blast to the past at the original torch. Includes boxed sandwich, chips Economy Candy, featuring candy buttons, pixie and drink. sticks, and jelly grahams. We’ll eat the equivalent Sep 23 of two meals. Guide (and radio host) Art Zuckerman Mon 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM MacFarran Field will tell funny stories of food and neighborhoods. Paul Boddy $84 Walking required. Oct 17 Thu 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM MacFarran Field Paul Boddy $98 Register today! Call 201-327-2025 REGISTER ONLINE: WWW.RAMSEYCOMMUNITYSCHOOL.COM OR CALL: 201.327.2025 | 3 TRIPS + OUTINGS | DAY TRIPS ESSEX STEAM TRAIN & RIVERBOAT wonderful bakeries, cheese, cookware and appe- tizing stores. (Bring a cooler if you like). Then we’ll CRUISE - Lunch at Griswold Inn meet at Mario’s for a delicious lunch including salad, We’ll chug past quaint towns and sail through the pasta, and choice of veal Parmigiana, chicken Fran- valley named by Nature Conservancy as one of the cese or filet of fish scampi style, all topped off by a top 40 places on earth worth seeing. Our 2½-hour dessert of mini-pastries and coffee. Wine or soda is journey begins at the historic 1892 Essex Station for included! Please indicate your meal selection when a 12-mile, narrated round-trip into the heart of the registering. Lastly we’ll explore the Met Cloisters unspoiled Connecticut River Valley. Our guide will Museum and walk off those calories! A very unique tell stories behind the Gillette Castle, Goodspeed NYC experience. Please note there is a substantial Opera House, coves, inlets, and islets. Lunch (with amount of walking on this trip; wear comfortable tip) at historic Griswold Inn included. Choose from walking shoes. pan seared breast of chicken or baked fillet of cod. Indicate meal selection at time of registration. Nov 13 Wed 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Faith Reformed Church Oct 22 MPCE $110 Tue 8:45 AM - 7:30 PM MacFarran Field Paul Boddy $114 VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Join us today on a festive, holiday celebration. Our FOLIAGE AND PHANTOMS: ROCKLAND first stop will be the New York Botanical Gardens NY HALLOWEEN TOUR Holiday display which features both their annual On the guided tour from Piermont to Haverstraw, miniature train show in addition to an amazing dis- see five houses immortalized in paintings by Edward play of New York landmark buildings, both past and Hopper and the hear about the only house in the present, made of only natural materials. Then it’s on US to be declared legally haunted. Walk the Nyack to a delicious lunch at Emilia’s, a Bronx Little Italy block that features the mansion of Helen Hayes and eatery (included). After lunch, we’ll visit Lyndhurst gaze at cliffs that tell a breathtaking geologic story. Mansion, one of the Hudson’s River’s most elegant Surprising history and crisp humor. First, enjoy lunch high Victorian mansions filled with fine quality fur- at the Old ‘76 House, host to patriots and the ghost nishings and art. Lyndhurst will be professionally of British prisoner, John Andre. Choice of entree: Pot decorated in opulent Gilded Age style for the holi- roast, chicken parmigiana or baked salmon. Please days. We’ll be given a guided tour of the mansion indicate meal choice when registering. and additional time to browse the gift shop for Oct 26 that special holiday gift. Our holiday adventure will Sat 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM