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Anyone over 50 welcome!  No other conditions apply!

The Tantramar Seniors’ College Inc is a not-for-profit organization with charitable status.

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Spring Registration 2019

Sackville – April 8, 2019, 3:30 – 4:30pm – Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre

Amherst – April 9, 2019, 4:00 – 5:00pm – Nova Scotia Community College

Codiac – April 10, 2019, 1:00 – 2:00pm – Crossman Centre/Kay Arena

Shediac – April 11, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00pm – Shediac Multipurpose Centre

  

 Bursaries are available, please contact Coordinator at tsccoordinator@gmail.com or 506-364-2780 for details

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In the event that schools are closed due to weather, all Tantramar Seniors’ College classes are cancelled.  

To check closures for Amherst click here or listen to local radio stations CFTA – 107.9 and CKDH or CBC.  

To check closures for Sackville, Codiac and Shediac click here  call 506-856-7669 or listen to local radio stations and CBC.

In the event that a registration session or course is cancelled, a notice will be placed on this page and members will be notified by e-mail of the new date.

New Waitlist Policy:  Priority will be given to on-site registrants; off-site registrants will be randomly assigned to class space.  Lists will not be carried to new semester unless instructor and committee chair so agree. 

Fees will be charged when a tangible product is created in the course.

 

Spring 2019 courses

Click on Course title to open outline  – course outlines will be linked as they are available.

AMHERST

Cannabis Sativa – The Evil Weed with David Christie at NSCC , Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for 1 session.

Chair Yoga with Joan Beswick at NSCC, Friday, 10:00 – 11:00 am, May 10 for 4 sessions

Cooking For 1 or 2 People – Changes in the Food Guide with Jillian Reid at Amherst Superstore, Wednesday, 11:00 am – Noon, May 22 for 1 session

Container Gardening for All Seasons with Chelsea Baird at NSCC, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, April 25 for 1 session

Core Yoga with Denise Allan at Hatha Yoga Room, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, May 1  for 6 sessions

Joseph Frederrick Wallet DesBarres, King Seaman and Minudie with Morris Haugg at NSCC and Field Trip, Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:30 am, May 1 for 3 sessions

Memories Make A Year – Memories of the Amherst Regional High School with David Fullerton  CANCELLED

Needle Felting with Brenda Trafford at NSCC, Tuesday, 9:30 – 11:30 am, May 7 for 3 sessions  $28.00 Cost payable at Registration

Online Newspapers and Archives with John Wales at NSCC, Monday, 10:00 am –  Noon, May 6 for 1 session

Spring Flowers and Rising Tides with Etta & Ken Adams at Various Locations,  Thursday, 10:00 am onward,  May 2 for 4 sessions

Special Notes & Classes:  Edible Wild Plants (Winter 2019) – Part 2:  for students from the Winter Course ONLY.  Participants will be notified of the date, time and location.     Access Labels – Open House in May:  The TSC Regional Committee in Amherst would urge interested persons to take advantage of this event, rather than hold a separate presentation at this time.

CODIAC

How the Earth Works – Intro to Geology (Part 1) CANCELLED — Will be offered in the Fall 2019 session.

Canada’s Food Guide with Veronique Guitard at Sobey’s Elmwood Drive, Monday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, April 29, for 1 session

Let’s Create with Local Artists with Indu Varma & Dianne Ryan at Crossman Centre Smythe Room (Apr. 30 & May 7), Riverview Town Hall (May 14 & 21), Tuesday, 1:00 – 3:00pm, Apr. 30, May 7, 14, 21, for 4 sessions

Steps for Seniors – Move More With Less Pain with Sarah Lord at Royal Court, Royal Den  and the walking trail on campus just outside the building, Tues & Thurs, 2:00 -3:00pm, Apr. 30, May 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, June 4, 6, 11, 13, for 13 sessions

Line Dancing with Jeanine Daley at Crossman Centre HLS Room, Tuesday, 1:00 – 2:15pm (beginners) 2:30 – 3:45pm (intermediate), Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, for 4 sessions

Basic Digital Photography with Rick Murray at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:30pm, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, for 5 sessions

Holistic Nutrition – A Pathway to Improved Health with Barb Gould at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Wednesday, 10:00am – Noon, May 1, 8, 15, 22, for 4 sessions

Let’s Do Lunch with David Beckerson at Various Restaurants, Wednesday, Noon – 2:00pm, May 15, 29, June 12, for 3 sessions

Paper Flower Making with Rose Robichaud at Gunningsville Room, Riverview Town Hall, Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, for 5 sessions

Small Acrylic Painting with Clarence Cormier at Crossman Centre HLS Room, Wednesday, 1:30 – 3:00pm, Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, for 5 sessions  $13 Cost payable at Registration.  

Financial Health Through the Years with Erin King at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, May 16, for 1 session

Warsaw Uprising and other Resistance Movements of WW2 with Jacek Brachaniec at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Thursday, 10:00am – Noon, May 2, 9, for 2 sessions

Make the Most of Your Free Library Card with Chantelle Bellemare at Moncton Library, Thursday, 9:00am – Noon, May 23, for 1 session

Travel Tales CANCELLED

Let’s Sing with Bertha Bisanti at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Thursday, 2:00 – 3:30, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, for 5 sessions

CANADIANA – Trivia with Mike Sullivan at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Friday, 10:00am – Noon, Apr. 26, May 3, 10, 24, 31 for 5 sessions

Travel Made Easier – Do’s and Don’ts of Travel with Steve Mitton & Wendy Northrup at 10:00am – Noon, Friday,  May 17, for 1 session

SACKVILLE

Basic Digital DSLR Photography with Rick Murray at Lafford Classroom & various locations, Wednesday, 2 – 4/4:30pm, May 8, for 3 or 4 sessions

Beautiful New Zealand with Stephen Puddle at Lafford Classroom, Friday, 10:00 – noon, May 17, for 3 sessions

Celtic Dancing with Todd & Judith McCall at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio, Thursday, 1:30 – 3pm, May 2, for 5 sessions

Cooking 3 Essential Sauces with Peter Manchester at Middle Sackville Baptist Church Wednesday, 1:30-3:30pm, May 29 for 1 session  $4 cost payable at Registration

Cooking Acadian Tourtiere with Pat Belliveau at at Middle Sackville Baptist Church, Wednesday, 1:30-3pm May 8, for 1 session $2 cost payable at Registration

EOS Eco-Energy Climate Change Impacts and Community Based Actions with Amanda Marlin at Lafford Classroom, Wednesday, 10-11:30am, May 15 for 1 session

Financial Perspectives for the Golden Years with Pravin Varma at Lafford Classroom, Tuesday, 2 – 4pm, Apr. 30, for 3 sessions

Garden Visits with Various hosts at Various Locations, Thursday, 1 – 2:30pm, May 16, for 6 sessions

Great Things Happening at Fort Folly with Tim Robinson, Edmund Redfield, Alanah Annis, Laura Buck at Dorchester Veterans’ Centre (St Ed’s), 4955, Main St, Dorchester , Thursday, 1:30 – 3pm, May 2, for 4 sessions. Fort Folly course outline

Improving Your Balance with Renee Rioux at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio, Tuesday OR Thursday, 2 – 3.30pm, June 11 OR June 13 for 1 session

Learning about Cannabis NB with Lara Wood at Lafford Classrom, Friday, 2:00-4:00pm, May 10 for 1 session

Protection from Financial Frauds and Scams with Erin King of FCNB at Lafford Classroom, Monday, 1:00-3:00pm, May 6, for 1 session

Relaxed Cycling with Kate Bredin & Richard Elliot at 2 local locations + Kouchibouguac National Park trip, Wednesday, 10am – Noon, May 1, for 3 sessions

Spring Hikes with Ray Pierog at Various Locations, Friday, 1.00 – 3pm (ish), May 10, for 4 or 5 sessions

Tennis with Art & Anne Miller at Sackville Tennis Courts, Tues & Thurs, 2 – 4pm, May 28 & 30, for 6 sessions

The Spirituality of Aging – A Guided Exploration with Catherine Smith at St. Paul’s Church Hall, Tuesday, 3:30 – 5pm, May 7, for 4 sessions

Ticks and Lyme Disease – how not to get it with Vett Lloyd at Lafford Classroom, Monday, 1 – 2pm, May 13, for 1 session

Urban Poling, Nordic Walking – Experience the Benefits! with Sarah Lord at Sackville Tourist Centre car park, Wednesday, 2 – 3.30pm, May 15, for 1 session

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants Fieldwalk with Silvana Castillo at TBA, Wednesday, 1 – 5pm, June 12, for 1 session

Yoga for Active Seniors with Monika Boehringer CANCELLED

SHEDIAC

A Trip Back in Time – The 1960’s with Jacek Brachaniec at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tuesdays, May 14, 10:00 – Noon for 4 sessions

ABC’s of Household Repairs and Projects for Beginners with Helen Wedge at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mondays, 2:00 – 4:00pm, Apr. 22, for 4 sessions

Astonomy – Spring and Summer Skye’s with Emma MacPhee at Multi-Purpose Centre, Thursday, 2:00– 4:00pm, Apr. 25, for 1 session

Computers (Intermediate) – Introduction to MS Office with Jeremie Landry at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mondays, 9:00am-Noon, May 6, for 6 sessions

Crocheting for Everyone with Nancy Keast at Multi-Purpose Centre, Wednesdays, 10:00am-Noon, May 1, for 8 sessions

Cultivate Peace of Mind – Untangle the Knots, Clear the Way with Caroline Kohn at Multi-Purpose Centre, Wednesdays, 1:30 – 3:00pm, Apr. 25, for 6 sessions

Current Events – Up for Discussion with W.E. (Bill) Belliveau at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mondays, 7:00-9:00pm, Apr. 22, for 6 sessions

Decluttering & Downsizing with Kim Eagles at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tuesdays, 2:00-4:00pm, Apr. 30, for 3 sessions

Financial Health Through the Years with Erin King at Multi-Purpose Centre, Thursday, 10:00am–Noon, May 16, for 1 session

French Conversation with Guylaine Jean-Gagnon at Multi-Purpose Centre, Fridays, 1:00-2:30am, Apr. 26, for 5 sessions

Golf Tips (and Golfing, too) with Ron Beaulieu at Lakeside Golf Club, 1876 Rte. 134, Lakeville, Tuesday, Noon – 3:30pm, June 4 (rain date June 11), for 1 session $25 cost payable at Registration

Healthy Cooking with Susan Jardine at Trinity United Church Kitchen, Wednesdays, 10:00am–1:00pm, May 8, for 5 sessions $10 cost payable at Registration

Hiking Trails Tales with Various Instructors at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tues, 2:00–4:00pm, Apr. 30, for 3 sessions

Knit Wits with Debbie Batog, Donna Horsman  & Nancy Keast at Shediac Bay Community Church, Thursdays, 1:00 –4:00pm, Apr. 25, for 8 sessions

Line Dancing with Lorraine Milburn at Multi-Purpose Centre, Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30pm, May 1, for 6 sessions

Making Travel Easy with Steve Mitton & Wendy Northrup at Multi-Purpose Centre, Wednesdays, 10:00am-Noon, May 15, for 1 session

Making Watercolour Note Cards with Helen DeBoer at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00pm, Apr. 29, for 2 sessions  $10 cost payable at registration

Small Acrylic Paintings with Clarence J. Cormier at Multi-Purpose Centre, Fridays, 1:30–3:30pm, Apr. 26, for 4 sessions  $10 cost payable to instructor at registration

Traditional Verse Forms with Steve Campbell at Multi-Purpose Centre, Thursdays, 10:00 – Noon, Apr. 25 for 3 sessions

Whimsical Acrylic Painting with Brenda Palmer at Multi-Purpose Centre, Friday, 10:00-3:00pm, June 7 for 1 session

NOTE:  Some people are very sensitive to perfume and other scents.  Please respect a scent free environment by not using scented products.  Thank you.