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Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education



Personal Enrichment

Mushroom and Wild Edible Plants Walk

$75

with David Spahr

Calendar Aug 31, 2025 at 10 am

Come explore along a trail that the instructor has found to be an excellent mushrooming area. The class will also discuss commonly found wild edibles including nutritious greens, their uses, and their niche in the local ecology. This course involves some moderate hiking. The group will meet at the Rt. 17 parking lot for the Georges Highland Path trail.

Golf for Beginners

$99

with Ashton Benn

Calendar Sep 4, 2025 at 12 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Start loving  golf from the beginning! Each week will cover a different aspect of the game from basic rules, formats of play, and history of the sport through the fourth week playing a nine-hole round of golf. We'll cover the mechanics of the golf swing, use of clubs, putting and chipping, and the variety of golf equipment and apparel essential to playing the game. By the end, students will feel confident in their game regardless of age, ability, or physique. Equipment is provided but you're welcome to bring your own.

Full Course
Advanced Fiction Writing
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Advanced Fiction Writing

$115

with Steve Alcorn

Do you have a story idea but aren't sure how to begin? Do your friends say you write well, but you're not sure how to get started on that first book? Do you have a manuscript, or parts of a manuscript, and need to know how to polish it for publication?

In this course, you'll explore all the topics a writer needs to create a successful manuscript, including story structure, plot, character, dialogue, setting, suspense, conflict, action, viewpoint, tense, and even how to get published. Each lesson includes an assignment that will help you develop or polish your manuscript. You will explore the essential techniques that are often overlooked in a clear, step-by-step fashion. After completing this course, you will never look at fiction writing the same way again!

 

Beginning Conversational Spanish
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Beginning Conversational Spanish

$290

with Cristina Sempe

Designed for beginners, we will have you speaking and reading Spanish in no time. You will practice the basic building blocks of the language and common idiomatic expressions. You will know enough vocabulary and grammar for simple conversations, and you will learn how to ask and answer questions.  Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher or no Spanish, you will complete the course with the skills to communicate in Spanish.

CEUs/ILUs: 3.2

Length (in hours): 32

Two-Month Course, quarterly starts

Breath-Taking 101

$37

with Carole Freeman

Life is easier when you breathe easier. Approximately 85% of us unknowingly use some type of poor breathing pattern that’s connected to feeling sick and tired. This class has helped many people feel healthier and stronger simply by learning to switch their everyday breathing to a more beneficial pattern.

You will receive a link and a code for this class after you have registered and paid.

Breath-Taking at Night

$37

with Carole Freeman

Learn how to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, stop snoring, and wake up feeling rested. You and I know that you can’t possibly have your highest brain power, do your best performance, or function at your highest level when you are chronically fatigued and drained from lack of deep, restful sleep. You’d be shocked at how many health disorders are related to, if not caused by, faulty breathing during sleep.

You will receive a link and a code for this class after you have registered and paid.

Cooking with BoomerTech Adventures

$49

with BoomerTECH Adventures

BoomerTECH Adventures guides Chris, Jill, and Ed share their love of cooking and enjoyment for lots of different types of foods. You will learn how to prepare several tasty stir fries using traditional Chinese flavorings, make fresh pasta, turn leftover sweet potato into gnocchi, stir up a great fried rice, and give ramen soup a delicious upgrade.We haven’t forgotten dessert! Who can resist a delectable chocolate brownie torte or apple pie?

Creative Writing Value Suite
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Creative Writing Value Suite

$350

with Ann Linquist

Spark your creativity and start writing with this online writing course bundle. You will learn the mechanics of writing and editing, and have your story workshopped by peers.




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