Ramsey Community School SPRING 2020 COURSE CATALOG Spring into Action Experiencea brighter you 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 ............................................. 7 EXERCISE ....................................... 9 OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9:30AM-4:00PM SPORTS .........................................11 TELEPHONE: 201.327.2025 WWW.RAMSEYCOMMUNITYSCHOOL.COM ARTS LOCATIONS: Ramsey Community School classes take CRAFTS .........................................12 place in 5 district schools in Ramsey. Make sure you know CULINARY ....................................13 the location of your class. A map with each school location DANCE ..........................................15 can be found on pg 27. Enjoy your course! LANGUAGE ..................................15 NOTE: Some courses are offered in cooperation with PERFORMING .............................16 Midland Park Continuing Education (MPCE). STUDIO .........................................17 THINGS TO KNOW EDUCATION > You do not need to be a Ramsey or NJ resident to register. COMPUTER .................................17 > Pre-registration is required for all classes and trips. You must register through the RCS office; instructors cannot SELF take registrations in class. FAMILY .........................................18 HEALTH & WELLNESS .............18 > Confirmations sent via email only; unless notified other- MIND & BODY ............................19 wise, your registration has been accepted. SPECIAL INTERESTS .................20 > Include the RCS email address to your address book or account list to avoid spam filter problems with RCS CHILDREN emails. ENRICHMENT ............................21 > 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 .............. 24 HOW TO REGISTER ...... 24 > All courses and trips are subject to cancellation. Students are phoned and emailed; full refunds are issued by FORMS .............................. 25 whichever method of payment they originally made for INDEX ................................ 26 the course. Check refunds take 4-6 weeks. MAP & LOCATIONS ..... 27 > 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 24. 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 24 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 27 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 | SPRING 2020 DAY TRIPS | TRIPS + OUTINGS DAY TRIPS ALL NEW TRIPS! BARNES FOUNDATION, Philadelphia, PA AMERICAN MUSEUM of NATURAL The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert HISTORY: Lunch at Volare’s Restaurant C. Barnes in 1922 to “promote the advancement The museum, celebrating its 150th year, offers ex- of education and the appreciation of the fine arts cellent hourly tours. Our tickets include the IMAX and horticulture.” The Barnes holds one of the finest show and two blockbusters: Dark Matter, the first collections of post-impressionist and early modern new planetarium show since 2009, celebrates the paintings, with extensive works by Pierre-Auguste unknown. “We’re pulling out all the stops, creating Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, a visual and intellectual spectacle”, states Neil de- Henri Rousseau, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Sou- Grasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium. tine, and Giorgio de Chirico, as well as American T. rex: The Ultimate Predator special exhibit reveals masters Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Horace the amazing story of the iconic dinosaur through Pippin, and Maurice Prendergast. It also holds a va- stunning life-sized models, fossils, and casts. Lunch riety of African sculpture, American paintings and at Volare’s Restaurant in Rutherford 11AM. Choice decorative arts, antiquities from the Mediterranean of entree: Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Rollatini, Sole region and Asia, and Native American ceramics, Francaise. Please indicate your meal selection upon jewelry, and textiles. Time to explore on your own registration. at nearby Rodin Museum which contains the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin’s works outside Apr 23 Paris, or visit local historic buildings, outdoor art, and Thu 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM MacFarran Field Lot restaurants. Lunch on own. Paul Boddy $106 Mar 7 Sat 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM RHS Main St Lot MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - Lunch at Paul Boddy $85 Volare’s MoMA has reopened after a $450 million redesign, PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: Riviera featuring 40,000 feet of new galleries and an inno- vative way of showcasing art. The galleries boldly Holiday present artworks from different eras side by side, Find inspiration in the world’s exotic Mediterranean combining contemporary works with masterpieces gardens, with groves of citrus trees that lead to a by Dali, Cezzane, Monet, and Van Gogh. Lunch at sunshine drenched landscape. Breathe in fragrant Volare’s Restaurant in Rutherford 11 AM. Choice of waves of lavender inspired by the terraced gardens entree: Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Rollatini, Sole of Monaco. Drifts of purple spiked salvia, succulents Francaise. Please indicate your meal selection upon and an intoxicating variety of geraniums, roses, registration. rosemary and sage create a stunning mosaic. Ex- plore the extraordinary plant palette of the world’s Apr 23 most captivating coasts. Reading Terminal Market Thu 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM MacFarran Field Lot for lunch on own. Paul Boddy $98 Mar 7 Sat 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM RHS Main St Lot Paul Boddy $89 REGISTER ONLINE: WWW.RAMSEYCOMMUNITYSCHOOL.COM OR CALL: 201.327.2025 | 3 TRIPS + OUTINGS | DAY TRIPS STUNNING STATEN ISLAND - Lunch at for sale. After a delicious lunch (on your own) we walk off those calories by taking a self-guided walk Pier 76 on the High Line where we will see breath-taking We’ll take a narrated ride on the Staten Island Ferry views of NYC, sculptures and gardens. A special featuring views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty NYC adventure. Please where comfortable walking and even Bayonne. At the Snug Harbor Cultural Cen- shoes as there is a considerable amount of walking. ter, we’ll see the John Noble Maritime Art Collection Trip led by Melinda Scarso. and learn about the nautical history of New York. At Snug Harbor, we’ll also find tranquility on a guided May 19 tour of the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden. The Tue 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Faith Reformed Church largest such garden in the US was created in 1989 MPCE $95 by a team of 40 Chinese artisans. We’ll have pizza lunch at Pier 76, which stands out in the borough GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE- HAMILTON where 35% of the population is of Italian origin. TWP, NJ - Lunch at Rats Restaurant May 7 Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre sculpture park, Thu 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM MacFarran Field Lot museum, and arboretum which opened to the Paul Boddy $92 public in 1992, has become a premier New Jersey cultural destination. Founded by artist and philan- GREAT FALLS OF THE PASSAIC thropist Seward Johnson II, the venue presents and conserves an exceptional collection of contempo- NATIONAL PARK, PATERSON MUSEUM rary sculpture, and provides rotating exhibitions in Lunch at Brownstone Restaurant six indoor galleries with works by Seward Johnson We’ll see the falls from a new overlook and hear and other artists. Rat’s Restaurant is located on the a ranger tell how Alexander Hamilton founded the grounds, and was conceptually designed by John- first planned industrial city. The falls powered doz- son with an Impressionist Claude Monet styled ens of mills that made Paterson a leader in the In- atmosphere. The scenery surrounding the restau- dustrial Revolution and still provide 25% of the city’s rant features Johnson’s own impressionist-inspired energy. The surprisingly cool Paterson Museum ex- sculptures, including a bridge over a lily pond which hibits revolutionary technologies of the 1800’s when is an homage to Monet’s painting Water Lilies and Paterson was the manufacturing capital of the US. Japanese Bridge (1897-1899). The restaurant is On this guided tour, we’ll learn about the men who named after the character “Ratty” from Kenneth