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Welcome to the online home of the Tantramar Seniors’ College Inc.

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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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.

Fall Registration 

Sackville – Sept 11, 2017, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre

 Amherst – Sept 12, 2017, 4:00 – 5:15 pm, Nova Scotia Community College

 Codiac – Sept 13, 2017 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Crossman Centre/ Kay Arena, 99 Wynwood Drive, Moncton

 Shediac – Sept 14, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Shediac Multipurpose Centre    

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

  

List of Courses

Fall 2017

 

AMHERST

Acadian History Beneth Our Feet – Revised, with Dick Beswick, NSCC + Field Trip, Thurs, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 28-Sep for 4 session/s

An Introduction to Stained Glasswith Neil Delaney, Amherst Stadium, Tues & Thurs, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 3-Oct for 10 session/s

chair yoga – Revised with Joan Beswick  & Carol Oram,, Hatha Yoga Room, Fri, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, 20-Oct for 4 session/s

Exploring mixed media in drawing – Revised in Drawing with Shirley Ann Hallee, Amherst Stadium, Tues, 10:00 am -12:00 pm, 10-Oct for 4 session/s

Felted Bowler Hat with Brenda Trafford, NSCC, Mon, 9:30 am  – 11:30 am, 2-Oct  for 3 session/s  Note:  $50 for materials payable to instructor at registration.

History at our Doorstep:  The Ship Railway with Morris Haugg, NSCC + Field Trips, Mon, 2 :00 pm – 4:00 pm, 25-Sep for 3, session/s

Hydrogen Technology – Revised: Its Role in the Fight Against Climate Change with Russell Scott NSCC, Mon, 1:30 pm-1:30pm, 6-Nov for 1 session/s

intro east indian cooking Revised with Kitty Kasib & Pimmy Pinocha, Bridge Workshop, Thurs, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, 5-Oct for 4 session/s

Looking for Love in all the Right Pages Revised with Chantelle Taylor & Jenn Atkinson, Four Fathers Library, Fri, 10:00 am – 11:15 am, 3-Nov for 4 session/s

Naturopathic Medicine – Pain Management– Pain Management with Dr. Mark Rudderham, NSCC, Tues, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 26-Sep for 1 session/s

Potluck Suppers Course Outline – Revised with Elizabeth & Alan Morrison, Participants’ Homes, Weds, 6:00 PM, 11-Oct for 4 session/s

Raven Head  with Ken & Etta Adams, Blake Daley, Dave Wood, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, Thursday, 10:00 AM, 19-Sep for 3 session/s

Spanish Conversation – Level I – Level I with Antonia Rubio-Reyes, NSCC, Tues, 2:00 pm –  4:00 pm, 3-Oct for 4 session/s

Women Travelling Alone – Revised with Barb Sharples, NSCC, Thurs, 2:00 pm-3:30PM, 28-Sep for 1 session/s

Yin Yoga – Revised with Joan Beswick & Carol Oram, Hatha Yoga Room, Fri, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, 20-Oct for 4 session/s

yoga and meditation with Sherri Smith & Donna Ripley, Hatha Yoga Room, Weds, 10:00 am –11:00AM, 4-Oct for 4 session/s

CODIAC

Astronomy-Learning about the night sky with Emma MacPhee, R’view Fire Ctre, 650 Pinewood, Thurs, 1030am-noon, Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, for 5 session/s

Basic Automotive with, Ian Hamilton, NBCC, Moncton Room Automotive Department, Thurs, 1:00-4:00pm, Sept 28, Oct 5 for 2 session/s

Basic Digital SLR Photography with Rick Murray, Crossman Ctr, 99 Wynwood Dr, Moncton, Thurs, 10:00am-noon, Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19,26, for 5 session/s COURSE CANCELLED

Book Design and Self-Publishing in the Digital Age with Graham Hobster, Riverview Firehall 650 Pinewood Rd, R’view, Tues, 10am-noon, Oct 10, 17, 24, 31 for 4 session/s

Canada in WWII with Jacek Brachaniec, R’view FireHall, 650 Pinewood Rd, Riverview, Weds, 10am-noon, Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1 for 4 session/s

Dancing with the Stars with Don MacIntyre,, Crossman Ctre, 99 Wynwood, Tue Eve, 7:00-8:00pm, Oct 3,10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7 for 5 session/s

ECO 360 SE, Tour Waste Management/Recycling Facility—Limited parking so try to carpool. Meet at Coliseum at 1 pm, with Patrick Michaud Langis, ECO 360,  100 Bill Slater Drive, Berry Mills/Moncton, 1:00pm, Tues, 1:30-2:30pm Approx, 7-Nov for 1 session/s

Electioneering with Ian Hamilton, NBCC Moncton, Room 2115, Mon, 10:00am-noon, Sept 25, Oct 2 & Oct 16 for 3 session/s

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors with Eric J. Arsneault, Smythe Rm, Crossman Ctr, 99 Wynwood Dr, Weds, 1:00-4:00pm, Oct 18, 25 for 2 session/s

Intimacy in the golden years with Renee Claude Badman, Crossman Ctr,, Tues, 10:30am-noon, 17-Oct for 1 session/s

Islam – More than a Glance with Dr. Souad H’Mida, 99 High St (Mosque), Thurs, 1:30-4:30pm, 12-Oct for 1 session/s

Intro to Judaism with Dr Francis Weil, Tiferes Israel Synagogue, Thurs, 10:00-Noon, 16-Nov for 1 session/s (Note date updated)

Knit a Pair of Basic Mittens with Ruthmary MacPherson, Boardroom at R’view town hall , Thurs, 1:30-3:30pm, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 for 4 session/s

Learn to Draw -Develop Your Creative Eye with Dianne Ryan, Firehall 650 Pineview Rd, Riverview, Fri, 10:00-Noon, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, for 4 session/s

Learn to Hike with Dr Sarah Lord,  Various outdoor locations, Tues, 1:00-2:00pm, Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, Sat Oct 28 for 6 session/s

Let’s Do Lunch with David Beckerson, Various sites, Weds, Noon-2:00pm, Oct 4, & 18,  Nov 1 for 3 session/s

Line Dance with Jeannine Daley, Crossman Ctre, 99 Wynwood, Weds, 1:00-2:30pm, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 for 4 session/s

Managing Your Thyroid with Peter Ford, Crossman Ctr, 99 Wynwood Dr, Moncton, Smyth Room, Weds, 10:00am-noon, 18-Oct for 1 session/s

Pour l’amour du cinéma français with Debbie Cooney, Dieppe Library Boardroom, Tues, 1:00pm-5:00pm, Nov 14,21, 28, Dec 5 for 4, session/s

Rug Hooking 2 – Intro to Dyeing with Phyllis Murray, Sobeys NW Centre, Community Room, Mon, 1:00-4:00pm, 2-Oct for 1 session/s

Rug Hooking 3 -Finishing: Whipped Edge, Binding vs Facing with Phyllis Murray, 55 Camden St, Camden Place-Rosehall, Weds, 1:00-4:00pm, Sept 27 & Oct 4 for 2 session/s

Rug Hooking1-Designing and setting up your new project with Phyllis Murray, Camden Place, Rosehall, 55 Camden St, Moncton, Mon, 1:00-4:00pm, 25-Sep for 1, session/s

Take the ‘Eh’ Train (Intro to Canadian Jazz) with Berkeley Fleming, Crossman Ctr Kaye Arena, Smythe Rm, Mon, 2:15-4:15pm, Sept 25, Oct 2, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6 for 6 session/s

Understanding the Magic; Basics of Basketball with Brian Forsythe, Crossman Ctre, 99 Wynwood, Fri , 1:30-3:00 pm, October 13, 20, 27  for 3 session/s

What’s happening Cancer Research Centre:  Presentations and Tour with Dr Rodney Ouellette and team, Centre hospitalier universitaire Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre, 35 rue Providence St., Tues,  2:00-4:00pm, 14-Nov, for 1 session/s (Note change of date)

SACKVILLE

Discovering 17th Century Music with Linda Pearse, The Choral Room, Music Conservatory, Mt. A University, Thurs, 1.00 – 2.30pm, SEPT. 14  for 2 session/s

A Reading and Discussion of Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield with Gerry Bartlett, Lafford classroom, Wed, 1:30-3:30pm, 18-Oct for 5 session/s

Art between the Wars with Hart  Swedersky, Lafford classroom, Thurs, 2:00-4:00pm, 2-Nov for 4 session/s

Badminton with Harold Popma, Middle Sackville Baptist Church, Thurs, 10:30am-noon, 28-Sep for 6 session/s

Bridge Basics II: Competitive Bidding with Anne Posch and Jon Shute, Middle Sackville Baptist Church, Wed, 7:00-9:00 pm, 20-Sep for 6 session/s

Chair Yoga for Seniors with Monica Boehringer, St. Pauls’s Church Hall, Tues, 10:00-11:00am, 26-Sep for 4 session/s

Colourful fall hikes with Roy Pierog and Ralph Roness, various locations, Fri, 1:00-3:00pm, 29-Sep for 4 session/s

Compiling and Writing Your Family History with Barbara Jardine, Anderson House, Thurs, 9:30-11:30am 28-Sep for 4 session/s

Conscious Aging/Living with Joann Dnistransky, Lafford classroom, Mon, 10:00-11:30am, 25-Sep for 5 session/s

Dancing with the STARS with Don MacIntyre, St Paul’s Church, Thurs, 7:00-9:00 pm, 28-Sep for 6 session/s

Fall Blueberry Field Photography Shoot with Susan Fisher, various, Fri, TBA, 27-Oct for 2 session/s

Gardening at the Hospital Atrium with Harold Popma, SMH Atrium, Thurs, 3-4:30pm, 26-Oct for 1 session/s

Hooking with wool with Christine Gripton, Instructors house, Thurs, 1:30-3:30pm, 28-Sep for 4 session/s.  Note: $30  for materials payable to instructor at registration

IPads for Beginners with Wanda Seely, Lafford classroom, Wed,  10:00-11:30am, 18-Oct for 4 session/s

Inside the Ivory Tower with Heather Patterson, Council Chambers, Town Hall , Wed, Noon-1:00pm, 27-Sep for 3 session/s

Knitted tea cozy for intermediate knitters with Susan Spence, Lafford classroom, Mon, 1:30-3:30pm, 16-Oct for 4 session/s

Mornings at Our Museums handout with Al Smith, various locations, Tues, 9:30am-noon, 19-Sep for 6 session/s

Relaxed Cycling with Kate Bredin and Susan Fisher, various, Wed, 10am-noon, 20-Sep for 4 session/s

Tai Chiwith Alex Whitla, Dance Studio, Tues, 10:30am– noon, 31-Oct for 5 or 6 session/s

The Wonders of Wetlands with Sarah Boorne and nancy MacKinnon, Wetlands Centre, Tues, 1:00pm– 3:00pm, Sept 26 for 4  session/s

Workin in the Woods: The history of lumbering in  early NB with Gerry Parker, Lafford classroom or library meeting room, Tues, 2:00-4:00pm, 21-Nov for 1 session/s

SHEDIAC

A Glimpse of India with Pravin Varma, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Wed, 2:00-3:30pm, Sept. 27 for 4 session/s

Acupuncture and Trad Chinese Medicine: Oriental Medicine with Alana Paul and Daniel Daigle, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Thurs, 10:00am-noon, Sept. 28 for 3 session/s

Bridge – Fine Tuning with Joanna LeBlanc, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Tues, 10:00am-noon, Sept. 26 for 6 session/s

Collecting and Restoring Nautical Antiques with Gordon Tremble, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Weds, 10-11:30am, Sept. 27 for 3 session/s

Current Events with Bill Belliveau, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Mon, 7:00-9:00pm, Sept. 25 for 8 session/s

ECO 360 with Patrick Michaud Langis, ECO Site 100 Bill Slater Road   Berry Mills, Tues, 2:00-4:00pm, Oct. 10 for 1 session/s

Essential Oils– Benefits (Physical, Spiritual, Emotional) with Violet Chappell, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Thurs, 10:00am-noon, Oct. 19 for 2 session/s

Fall Trails & Photography with Bea Patterson and Louis Melanson, Trails in and around Shediac, Mon, 2:00-4:00pm, Sept. 25 for 4 session/s

Intro to a digital lifestyle with Jeremie Landry, Multipurpose Centre   Shediac, Mon, 9-11:30am, Sept.25 for 8 session/s

Intro to Philosophy – Adventures In Metaphorical Thinking with Dr. Serge Morin, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Fri, 10:00am-noon, Sept. 29 for 8 session/s

Intro to Pickleball with Bob Betts, Shediac Pickleball Courts,  Fri, 2:00-4:00pm, Sept. 29 for 1 or 2 session/s

Islam More than a glance with Mahreen (Mona) Aslam, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Wed, 2:00-4:00pm, Sept. 27 for 4 session/s

Knitwits with Debbie Batog and Sharon Ayer, Shediac Bay Community Church, Thur, 1:00-4:00pm, Sept. 28 for 8 session/s

Line Dancing with Jeannine Daley, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Mon, 1:00-2:30pm, Oct. 23 for 4 session/s

Meet the Fathers of Confederation with John Filliter, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Tues, 1:30-4:00pm, Sept.26 for 1 session/s

Meeting of the Minds – International Student Integration with Lisa Griffen Ndour, Earl Church and Sandra Wallace, U de M Campus, Wed, 11:30-1:30pm, Sept.  27 for 2 session/s

Miniature Painting with Clarence Cormier, Multipurpose Centre, Shediac, Fri, 1:00-3:00pm, Sept. 29 for 5 session/s  Note: $10 payable for materials payable to instructor at registration.

Tai Chi with Maria Gillespie, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Thurs, 10:00-11:30pm, Sept. 28 for 8 session/s

Tangling with Donna with Donna Tremble, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Mon, 10:00am-noon, Sept. 25 for 4 session/s.  Note: $10 payable for materials payable to instructor at registration.

TimebankNB with Alana Paul, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Tues, 10:00am-1:00pm, Nov. 14 for 1 session/s

Tweaking Your Life-Biography of Jean Short with Jean Short, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Weds, 10:00am-noon, Sept. 27 for 9 session/s.  Note: $20 for workbook payable to instructor at registration

Yoga for Seniors with Janet Cameron, Multipurpose Centre Shediac, Tues, 10:00-11:00am, Sept. 26 for 6 session/s

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