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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.

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SPRING Registration Dates

Sackville – April 9, 2018, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre

 Amherst – April 10, 2018, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Nova Scotia Community College

 Codiac – April 11, 2018 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Crossman Centre/ Kay Arena, 99 Wynwood Drive, Moncton

 Shediac – April 12, 2018, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Shediac Multipurpose Centre    

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

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Spring 2018 courses

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AMHERST

Amherst Artists – Gerard Schaap, Willard Mitchel, Roberta Taylor & Fred Nicholas, Bill Fairbanks, at Cumberland County Museum, Thursday, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm, 26-Apr for 1 session/s

From Lil Abner to Superman:  How the funny pages became the coolest books around, with Chantelle Taylor, at Four Fathers Library, Thursday, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, 26-Apr for 4 session/s

Chair Yoga with Joan Beswick  & Carol Oram at NSCC, Friday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 8-Jun for 4 session/s

Driving the route Abijah Willard took in the first Acadian Expulsion with Dick Beswick at NSCC, Thursday, 9:300 am – 11:00 am 7-Jun for 2 session/s

History and Tour  of the Nappan Experimental Farm with  Paul Calder & Jacob Fisher at Nappan Experimental Farm, TBA – Late May or Early June for 1 session/s

Is Drone Warfare making us Safer? with Dr. Geoff Martin & Dr. Erin Steuter – Mt. A at NSCC, Wednesday, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 18-Apr, for 1 session/s

Making A Crazy Quilt with Phyllis Cameron at NSCC, Tuesday, 1:00 pm  – 2:30 am, 1-May for 2 session/s

Persons of Historical Interestwith Morris Haugg at NSCC, Monday, 2 :00 pm –  4:00 pm, 30-Apr for 2, session/s

Spring Flowers and Rising Tides with Etta & Ken Adams at Maccan Bird Sanctuary, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Lynn Mountain, Apple River, Edgetts Beach-West Beach, Thursday, 10:00 AM, 3-May for 5 session/s

What’s New in Bicycles with Basil Hicks at NSCC, Tuesday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, 8-May for 1 session/s

Yoga and Meditation with Sherry Smith & Donna Ripley at Hatha Yoga Room, 10 Lawrence St., Amherst, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 2-May for 4 session/s

CODIAC

Art and Travel London Washington – London and Washington with Will Kealy at Crossman Centre – Smyth Room, Wed, 10:00-Noon, May 30, June 6, June 13 for 3 session/s

Art in the Garden with Karen Nelson at Crossman Centre –Smyth Room, Thurs, 10:00-Noon, April 26, May 3 if needed for 2 session/s

Astronomy – Learn about the Night Sky with Emma MacPhee at Riverview Town Hall, Wed, 1:30-3:00pm, April 25, May 2,9,16 & 23 for 5 session/s

Basic Digital SLR Photography with Rick Murray at Crossman Centre- HLS, Tues, 6:30-8:30pm, May 8,15,22,29 & June 5 for 5 session/s

Celtic Love: for Beginners Learn How to Play the Great Highland Bagpipes & Practice Chanter with Kevin MacLeod at MacLeod Highland Outfitters, Mon, 10:30-Noon, April 23, 30, May 7 for 3 session/s

Container gardening w/shrubs & perennials with Bob Osborne at Cornhill Nursery, Thurs, 1:00-3:00pm, 17-May for 1 session/s

Ducks Unlimited with Adam Campbell at Crossman Centre Smyth Room, Thurs, 10:00-4:00pm, 7-Jun for 1 session/s

Enchanted Fairy Gardens with Susan Duquette & L.Sheppard at 711 Frampton, May 18 -75 Sterling Cr.June 1, Fri, 10:30-11:30 am, May 18 & June 1 for 2 session/s

Financial Perspectives for the Golden Years with Pravin Varma at Crossman Centre Smyth Room, Thurs, 2:00 -4:00 pm, April 26, May 3,10 & 24, for 4 session/s

Forest Bathing, with Jean Siddall & Susan Duquette at 3 locations to be set later, Mon, 1:30-2:30 pm, May 14,28 & June 4 for 3 session/s

Gallery Crawl— Get to know local artists and galleries with Karen Mills at Shediac & Sackville, Tues, 1:00- 3:00 pm, April 24 & May 22 for 2, session/s

Halifax Explosion with Jacek Brachaniec at Crossman Centre, Mon, 10:00-Noon, 14-May for 1 session/s

Historical sketch of Israel from 1800 – 4 BCE with Jim Taylor at Crossman Centre –Smyth Room, Weds, 10:00-Noon, May 9,16,23, for 3 session/s

Impact Marijuana with Dr. Peter Ford at Crossman Centre Smyth Room, Fri, 10:30am-12:30pm, 4-May for 1 session/s

Intro to the Ba’hai Faith with Denis Allard at Riverview Town Hall, Mon & Weds, 10:00-11:30 am, May 7 & 9 for 2 session/s

Let’s Do Lunchwith David Beckerson at 3 Restaurants, Weds, Noon-2:00pm, May 9,23 June 6 for 3 session/s

Line Dancing with Jeanine Marie-Therese Daley at Crossman Centre –HLS & Smyth Room, Weds, 1:00-4:30pm, April 25, May 2,9,16, for 4 session/s

Provincial Politics with Dennis Cochrane at Dieppe Public Library, Tues, 10:00 – Noon, May 22,29, June5,12 for 4 session/s

Rug Hooking with Phyllis Murray at People Park Tower Rose Hall, Mon, 1:00-4:00pm, April 30, May 7,14,28,June 4 &11, for 6 session/s

Winston Churchillwith Jacek Brachaniec at Crossman Community Centre, Mon, 10:00-Noon, April 30 & May 7 for 2 session/s

SACKVILLE

A Sojourn in South Africa with Pat Belliveau at Lafford classroom or library , Wed, 2 – 4 pm, 25-Apr for 1 session/s

Braided Edge Hooked Mat with Christine Gripton, at, TBA, Tues, 1:30 to 4 pm, 1-May for 4 session/s

Conversation about Pot, Phone, Internet with Jean-Francois LeBlanc at Lafford classroom,  Wed, 10am to 12 noon, 25-Apr for 1 session/s

Cooking a Special Dish EAST INDIAN FOOD:  $5 payable at registration Two Eastern Indian dishes with Chaitali Mitra at MSBC, Wed, 1-4 pm, 6-Jun for 1 session/s

Cooking a Special Dish GERMAN TORTE: $5 payable at registration A German Torte with Eva and Bruno Leitner at MSBC, Wed, 1 – 4 pm, 9-May for 1 session/s

Cooking a Special Dish BORSCHT: $5 payable at registration Ukrainian Borscht with Elizabeth Karpowitz at MSBC,  Wed, 1 – 4 pm, 23-May for 1 session/s

Gardening with various at various, Wed, 2—4  pm, 9-May for 7 session/s

Hatha Yoga for active Seniors with Monika Boehringer at St Paul’s church, Tues, 10 – 11am, 1-May for 4 session/s

Improve Your Balance with Renee Rioux at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio,  Tues, 2 to 3:30 pm, 26-Jun for 1 session/s

Intro to US Politics with Geoff Martin at Lafford classroom,  Tues, 10 am to 12 noon, 15-May for 1 session/s

Murder They Wrote with Elaine Naylor & Margaret Beattie at Lafford classroom,  Thurs, 10 am to 12 noon, 26-Apr for 4 session/s

Relaxed Cycling with Kate Bredin and Susan Fisher at various location,  Thurs, 10am to 12 noon, 31-May for 2 or 3 session/s

Spring Hikes for SeniorswithRoy Pierog and Carole Konesky at various locations, Fri, 1 – 3 pm , 4-May for 4 session/s

Tai Chi: Yang style stages 1 & 2 for beginners and intermediates with Alex Whitla at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio, Tues, 10:30 to 12 noon, 17-Apr for 6 session/s

Tennis with Art & Anne Miller at Sackville tennis courts, Tues & Thurs, 2 – 4 pm, 29-May for 6 session/s

The Tantramar AcadiansTheir history culture and influence with Wendy Burnett, United Church, Mon, 1:30 to 3 pm, 23-Apr for 3 session/s

Womens Health with Cathy Johnston at Lafford classroom, Thurs, 2 – 4pm  , 17-May for 1 session/s

SHEDIAC

Beginners’ Bridge – American Standard – American Standard $10, with Joanna LeBlanc at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Tuesday, 10:00 – noon, 24-Apr for 6 session/s

CFQ Gi Gong with Janice LeBlanc at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Thursday, 3:00 – 5:00pm, 26-Apr for 6 session/s

Chakras and Meditation with Odette Pellerin at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Monday, 10:00 – 11:30am, 23-Apr, for 8 session/s

Computers Intemediate– Microsoft Office with Jeremie Landry at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Thursday, 9:00 – 11:30am, 26-Apr for 8, session/s

Current Events—Up for Discussion with Bill Belliveau at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 23-Apr for 6 session/s

Is Drone Warfare Making US Safer – Is It Making Us Safer? with Dr. Erin Steuter & Dr. Geoff Martin at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 25-Apr for 1 session/s

Introduction to Sociology with Janet Randall at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Friday, 2:00 – 4:00pm,  Apr for 6 session/s  CANCELLED

Ipad for Beginners with Eric Guy at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 3-May for 3 session/s

iphone photography with Brian Townsend at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Tuesday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 22-May for 2  session/s

Jewellery Making part deux – Part Deux    $10  with Jocelyne Ross & Marlene LeBlanc at Chateau Centreville, Monday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, April 16 (early) for 4 session/s

Knit Wits with Debbie Batog, Sharon Ayer & Nancy Keast at Shediac Bay Community Church, Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00pm, 26-Apr for 6 session/s

Let’s Sing with Bertha Bisanti at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:30pm, 2-May for 5 session/s

Lunch and Learn with Various chefs at Restaurants in Shediac, Friday, 1:00 – 3:00pm, 27-Apr for 4, session/s

Medically Assisted Dying in Canada (MAID) with John Filliter at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Wednesday, 10:00 – noon, 2-May for 2 session/s

The Science of Energy with Wade Short at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Tuesday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 24-Apr for 4 session/s

So you think you are an expert on NB with Mike Sullivan at Shediac  Multipurpose Centre, Friday, 10:00 – noon, 27-Apr for 5 session/s

Spring Wreath with Judith Robichaud & Sandra Wallace at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Wednesday, 10:00 – noon, 25-Apr for 1 session/s

Tai Chiwith Maria Gillespie at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Thursday, 10:00 – 11:30am, 26-Apr for 6 session/s

To Tweet or not to Tweet A Look at the Basics of Twitter with Wayne Harrigan at Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 24-May for 1 session/s

Watercolour Workshop $15 with Bernadette LeBlanc, Shediac Multipurpose Centre, Tuesday, 10:00 – 3:00pm, 29-May for 1 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.