SPRING 2021 CLASSES Yoga pages 14-15 STRETCH YOURSELF… 215-887-1720 • cheltenhamadultschool.org • Welcome to the Cheltenham Township Adult School TABLE OF CONTENTS Our our mission is to foster a community of lifelong learners. Since 1939 CTAS has Arts, History & POLITICS EXERCISE, FITNESS & Health (CONT.) provided educational, cultural and recreational opportunities for adults in Cheltenham and NEW! A “Ride” On The Love Train .................. 4 Chair Yoga ....................................... 14 & 15 neighboring communities. We hope you find the offerings in this spring 2021 catalog as World War II: From Homefront To Frontline ........ 4 Yoga .....................................................15 varied and stimulating as those that have preceded it. Necessary Fictions: Early American History ....... 4 Dance-It-Out® ..........................................16 Since many courses fill quickly, we urge students to register early by mail, by phone or at Qigong ...................................................16 COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY our website. Don’t be disappointed! T’ai Chi Ch’uan .........................................16 NEW! Making Sense of Windows 10 ................ 5 ® Your early registration may make the difference in whether a course runs since course Are You Blog Ready? ................................... 5 Ez Zumba ..............................................16 cancellation is determined by the number of people signed up before the first class. NEW! Microsoft Excel: Level I ....................... 5 HOUSE, GARDEN & Nature SEE BACK COVER FOR REGISTRatION INFORMatION. Getting To Know Your iPhone ......................... 6 Magnificent Tree Tour .................................17 Getting To Know Your iPad ............................ 6 NEW! Make Your Yard a Bird Destination! ........17 NEW! Getting To Know Your iPhone…Better ...... 6 PHONE: EMAIL: LANGUAGES [email protected] French I ..................................................18 215-887-1720 COOKING & TASTING WEBSITE: NEW! Chocolate and Beer Tasting .................. 7 Spanish I ................................................18 www.cheltenhamadultschool.org 215-887-2849 NEW! Moroccan Cooking ............................. 7 Spanish II ...............................................18 SPRING 2021 MAILING ADDRESS: NEW! Wine Tasting: Let’s Go Domestic ............ 7 Italian I ..................................................19 215-887-7169 CTAS, PO Box 1286, Blue Bell, PA 19422 NEW! Basic Italian Conversation ...................19 CreatiVE Arts An Exploration In Zentangle® ......................... 8 MUSIC, FILM & Theater Fundamentals of Drawing ............................. 8 NEW! 20th Century Entertainment: A Look at Television and Film .......................20 NEW! Foundations of Painting ....................... 9 CTAS IS Intro To Machine Sewing .............................. 9 NEW! If It Ain’t Baroque…Music 1600-1750 .....20 NEW! Changes – 3 Musical Chameleons: NEW! Basic Jewelry Making ......................... 9 ZOOMING Bowie, Dylan And Stravinsky ........................20 AND WE CAN HELP Learn To Knit ............................................ 9 5-String Clawhammer Banjo .........................21 YOU JOIN IN Intro To Crochet: Beginners Level ...................10 Beginning Guitar .......................................21 Take your class from the Crochet Camp: Experienced ..........................10 NEW! Harmonica For Beginners ....................21 comfort and safety of home! NEW! Intro To Circular Knitting For many Zoom classes, all you and Bonus Cables......................................10 Piano/Keyboard Level I ...............................22 Piano/Keyboard Level II ..............................22 need is a telephone. When you NEW! Adorn Yourself! ................................10 sign up for a Zoom class your DANCE PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENTS teacher will contact you before Tap Dance I: Beginner & Advanced Beginner .....11 Medicare 101 ...........................................23 class with login information, Tap Dance II: Intermediate & Advanced I ..........11 Unpuzzling Social Security ...........................23 and we can walk you through The Stock Market Game ..............................23 using Zoom. EFFECTIVE LIVING How To Be Happy ......................................12 Sports Beginning Fencing .....................................24 NEW! There’s No Place Like Home: Staycations Ideas ......................................12 Beginners Pickleball ..................................24 OR OR OR Intermediate Pickleball ...............................24 EXERCISE, FITNESS & Health Core Fusion .............................................13 WRITING & MEDIA Full Body Workout .....................................13 Writing That Book: Full Body Workout /Core Fusion Combo ...........13 An Introduction and Overview .......................25 How You Can Get Media Coverage ..................25 If you don't have access to any of the above, you can participate (without video) NEW! Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners ....14 by dialing in on any telephone. Bone Health Workshop ...............................14 SPRING 2021 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AGE REQUIREMENTS Now More Than Ever, CTAS Needs Your Help! Any CTAS student younger than 18 years of age must be in high school to be registered for Zoom classes. For in-person classes, those younger than 18 must be Here at CTAS, we see our mission—to create community and in high school and be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is also enrolled in bring the world into our community’s lives—as especially vital the same class. You must be at least 21 years old to register for Wine Tasting and in our current pandemic crisis. We’ve adapted to COVID-19 by Chocolate and Beer Tasting. moving classes to Zoom, but the limitations on our offerings REFUND AND CREDIT VOUCHER POLICY have caused a financial crisis for our independently-funded Full refunds will be issued ONLY for a course that has been cancelled by CTAS. Students may request a credit voucher, good for one year, if they do the following: school. Sadly, many other area adult schools have been forced to • Contact the CTAS Office (215-887-1720) at least two (2) working days before the shut down. Help us keep going with a tax-deductible contribution. first class meeting for any course that meets fewer than 3 times. Please use the form on page 26 to SUPPORT US— • Contact the CTAS Office (215-887-1720) within 48 hours after the first class meeting for any course that meets 3 or more times. or donate online at our website. PLEASE NOTE: A $10 processing fee will be applied to all credit voucher requests. CTAS is a charitable 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Unfortunately, CTAS cannot issue vouchers or refunds because of changes in a student’s personal affairs or health beyond the time limits stated above. run by volunteers. It is not affiliated with or financially supported by Cheltenham Township TRANSFERS • A $10 processing fee will be applied to all transfers. or the Cheltenham School District. • Please be aware that many courses have a policy of no entry after the first or second class meeting. • Contact the CTAS Office (215-887-1720) for further information about transfers. PHONE: EMAIL: [email protected] CREDIT VOUCHERS 215-887-1720 WEBSITE: Our office has a record of your credit voucher. If you would like to use your credit www.cheltenhamadultschool.org voucher for the Spring 2021 semester, you will have to register by mail or phone. 215-887-2849 SPRING 2021 MAILING ADDRESS: You will NOT be able to register on the website. If the credit voucher does not cover 215-887-7169 CTAS, PO Box 1286, Blue Bell, PA 19422 your tuition fee, please remit the difference via check or credit card. If the tuition is less than your credit voucher, you can either donate the difference to CTAS or keep the difference for future use. Your voucher is good through Spring 2023. If you have questions, please email us. COURSE CALENDAR SCHOLARSHIPS A limited number of scholarships for CTAS courses are granted to adults who need THURSDAY CLASSES ...................................................Feb. 25 through May 6 financial aid. The Dr. Herman M. Wessel Scholarship is dedicated to the memory of FRIDAY CLASSES ..........................................................Feb. 26 through May 7 one of the founders of the School and a longtime Board member. Please telephone the CTAS office (215-887-1720) for further details and to request a scholarship SATURDAY CLASSES ..................................................Feb. 27 through May 15 application. All scholarship requests must be received by Friday, February 12, 2021. SUNDAY CLASSES .......................................................Feb. 28 through May 9 CTAS is grateful to the family of Jim Heitler for their generous donation to our scholarship fund in Jim's memory. Jim was the father of our music appreciation MONDAY CLASSES ..................................................March 1 through May 10 instructor, David Heitler- Klevans. TUESDAY CLASSES ...................................................March 2 through May 11 NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY WEDNESDAY CLASSES .............................................March 3 through May 12 The Cheltenham Township Adult School welcomes students of any race, color, gender identity, national and ethnic origin to partake of all rights, privileges, programs and NO CLASSES DURING SPRING BREAK: Saturday, March 27 through Sunday, April