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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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Winter 2019 Registration Dates

Sackville – Jan 7, 2019, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre

 Amherst – Jan 8, 2019, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Nova Scotia Community College

 Codiac – Jan 9, 2019 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Crossman Centre/ Kay Arena, 99 Wynwood Drive, Moncton

 Shediac – Jan 10, 2019, 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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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.

 

Winter 2019 courses

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

AMHERST

Trip to Iceland with Vicki Daley, Rhianna Edwards at NSCC , Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for 1 session/s

Chair Yoga with Joan Beswick at NSCC, Mon, 9:30 – 10:30 am, 14-Jan for 3 session/s

Circumnavigating Nova Scotia in a 33-Foot Boat with Blake Daley at NSCC, Mon, 10:00 am – Noon, 25-Feb for 1 session/s

Classic Film Friday with Chantelle Taylor at Four Fathers Library, Fri, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, 1-Feb for 4 session/s

Edible Wild Plants with Silvana Castillo at NSCC, Tues, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 29-Jan for 2 session/s

From Chuckles to Guffaws with Dale Fawthrop at NSCC, Tues, 10:30 am – Noon, 29-Jan, for 4 session/s

Gentle Hatha Yoga with Donna Ripley at Hatha Yoga Room, Weds, 10:00 –11:00 am, 6-Feb, for 4 session/s

Individual Tutorials for Beginner iPad with Wanda Seely, Lynne O’Brien-Lines at NSCC, Weds, 10:00 am – Noon, 20-Feb for 4 session/s

Introductory Tai Chi with Rick Toupin at Amherst Shoto Kan Karate  Academy, Wed, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, 6-Feb for 4 session/s

Present/Future Products of MYNSLC – Cannabis in Amherst with Beth Martin at NSCC, Mon, 1 :00 –  2:30 pm, 6-Feb for 1 session/s

Readers Theatre Performance – The Life and Times of Thomas Pichon with Dale Fawthrop at NSCC,  Thurs, 10:30 am –Noon 24-Jan for 1, session/s

Remembering Canada’s Heroes – WWII to Present with William (Bill) Green at NSCC, Thurs, 10:30 am – Noon, 21-Feb for 1 session/s

Tour of North NS Highlanders Museum with Ray Coulson at Amherst Armoury, Acadia St., Mon, 10:00 AM, 28-Jan, for 1 session/s

CODIAC

5 Element Tai Chi with Barbara Gould at Camden Crt Rose Hall, Weds, 10:30 – 11:30 AM, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6, for 5 session/s  5 Element Tai Chi additional handout provided by instructor

A History of the Acadian People with Michael LeBlanc at Crossman Centre  Smythe Room, Weds, 10 AM to Noon, Mar. 13, 20, for 2 session/s

A Medical Mix with Dr. Greg Donald at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Tues, 10  – 11:30 AM, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, for 4 session/s

A Trip Back in Time 1960’s with Jacek Brachaniec at Crossman Centre  Smythe Room, Thurs, 10 AM to Noon, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28, for 4 session/s

Acupuncture with Jacek Brachaniec at Crossman Centre HLS Room, Mon, 11 AM – 2 PM, Feb. 4, for 1 session/s

Astronomy with Emma MacPhee at Crossman Centre  HLS Room, Weds, 1:30 -3 PM, Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6, 13, for 5 session/s

Computers for Beginners with Jeremie Landry at Crossman Centre Smythe Room, Mon, 9 AM to Noon, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, for 8 session/s

Create Your Own Fairy Garden with Susan Duquette, Linda Sheppard at Instructor’s Home, Weds, 10 AM  – 12:30 PM, Feb. 6, for 1 session/s $35 payable to instructor at registration

Cultivating Peace of Mind with Caroline Kohn at Crossman Centre HLS Room, Thurs, 1:30 to 3 PM, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, 21, Mar. 7, 21, Apr. 4, for 6 session/s

Introduction to the Baha’i Faith with Denis Allard at Riverview Town Hall Gunningsville Room, Mon, Mar. 4, 1  – 4 PM, Mar 5,  1 – 2 PM, for 2 session/s

Italian Introduction with Rosalba Santori & Carolyne Chiasson-Hooper at Dieppe Library – Meeting Room, Tues, 10:15  – 11:15 AM, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 26, for 4 session/s

Knitting for Charity with Cathy Airey at Camden Crt 3^rd Floor Lounge, Tues, 1 – 3 PM, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, for 5 session/s

Learn to Play Bridge with Brian MacIver at Riverview Place Mall, Tues, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, for 4 session/s

Making Mittens and Hat from Felted Material with Phyllis Murray at Camden Crt  Rose Hall, Mon, 1 – 4 PM, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4, for 6 session/s

Shuffleboard with Paul Belliveau at Crossman Centre Gym , Thurs, 1:30 – 3 PM, Mar. 7, 14, 21, for 3 session/s

Snowshoeing the Trails with Karen & Gary Mills at Outdoor Event, Thurs, TBA, Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, for 5 session/s

Starting Seeds with Lisa Brown at Instructor’s Home, Tues, 1:30-3:30 PM, 5-Mar, for 1 session/s  $15 payable to instructor at registration

The Impact of Marijuana with Peter Ford at Crossman Centre HLS Room, Fri, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Feb. 8, for 1 session/s

Travel Tales with Eric Guy at Crossman Centre  Smythe Room, Thurs, 2  – 4 PM, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, for 5 session/s

X-Country Skiing with Roger Albert at Centennial Park, Mon, 1 – 3 PM, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, for 4 session/s

SACKVILLE

100th Anniversary of WWI with Joycelyn Ross at Lafford Classroom, Mon, 2-4pm, Mar 4th, for 4 session/s

A Darwinian perspective Health and Disease with Felix Baerlocher at Lafford Classroom, Thurs, 2-4pm, Feb 7th for 2 or 3, session/s

Accessorizing with Scarves with Kate Bredin/Eileen Herteis at Lafford Classroom, Tues, 2-4pm, Mar 19th, for 1 session/s

Badminton with Harold Popma at MS Baptist Church, Thurs, 10.30am-Noon, Jan 24th, for 6 session/s

Beginners Snowshoeing with Roy Pierog at Beech Hill Park, Wed, 1-2pm, Jan 30th, for 2 session/s

Bridge Tips and Play with Anne Posch/Jon Shute at MS Baptist Church, Wed, 7-9pm, Jan 23rd for 4, session/s

Celtic Dancing with Todd W McCall at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio , Thurs, 1.30-3.00pm, Feb 7th, for 4 session/s

Chair Yoga for Seniors with Monika Boehringer at St Paul’s Church hall, Tues, 10-11am, Feb 12th, for 4 session/s

Cross Country Skiing with Kate Bredin &  Richard Elliot at Various, Mon, 1-3pm, Jan 28th , for 2 or 3 session/s

Improving your Balance with Renee Rioux at Perpetual Motion Dance Studio, Mon, 2-3.30pm, Mar 4th, for 1 session/s

Inside the Canadian Wildlife Service with Richard Elliot at CWS at 17, Waterfowl Lane, Wed, 10.00-am-Noon, Jan 30th, for 5 session/s

Inside the Ivory Tower series with Various Mt A Professors at Town Hall Chambers, Wed, Noon-1pm, Last Wed of Month, for 3 session/s

Introduction to Indigenous Issues with Lori Ann Roness at Lafford Classroom, Mon, 9.30-11.20am, Jan 28th, for 4 session/s

Knitting socks for Intermediate Knitters with Susan Spence at Lafford Classroom, Mon, 1.30-3.30pm, Jan 21st, for 4 session/s

Paris! Paris! French Conversation with Alex Fancy at Lafford Classroom, Tues, 10.00-am-Noon, Mar 5th, for 4 session/s

Rabbie Burns with Eileen Herteis at Lafford Classroom, Thurs, 2.30-4.30pm, Jan 24th, for 1 session/s

Reupholstery of a Chair with Pat Dixon at Lafford Classroom, Fri, 9.00-11.00am, Jan 25th, for 6+ session/s

Snowshoeing for the Experienced with Roy Pierog at Various, Fri, 1.00-3.00pm, Feb 8th, for 4 session/s

So You Think You Know Tantramar with Al Smith at Various, Tues, 1.30-3.00pm, Jan 22nd, for 5 session/s

Tai Chi Yang Style Stages 1 and 2 with Alex Whitla at PM Dance Studio, Tues, 10.00-11:30am, Jan 22nd, for 6 session/s

Tax and Benefit Information for Seniors (including benefits) , with, Mereille Basque of CRA, at, Lafford Classroom, Weds, 10am-Noon, Mar 13th, for, 1, session/s

Travellers Tales with Various at Sackville Library, Wed, 2-4pm, Jan 23rd, for 5 session/s

Wetlands – a Winter Wonderland with Sarah Boorne at Wetlands Centre, Wed, 1-3pm, Feb 13th, for 1 session/s

SHEDIAC

A Week of Healthy Menus for Seniors with Veronique Maillet at Sobey’s 2nd. Floor Classroom, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1:30 – 3:30pm for 1 session.

ABC’s of Household Repairs for Beginners with Helen Wedge and Linda Gryfon at Multi-Purpose Centre, Weds, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 23-Jan, for 4 session/s

The Aboiteau System:  the Transformation of the Bay of Fundy Marshes with Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mon, 2:00– 4:00pm, 4-Feb, for 1 session/s

CANADIANA – the best country in the world seen through the eyes of a trivia buff with M. B. Mike Sullivan at Multi-Purpose Centre, Fri, 10:00am-Noon, 25-Jan, for 5 session/s

Crocheting for Everyone with Nancy Keast at Multi-Purpose Centre, Weds, 10:00am-Noon, 23-Jan, for 8 session/s

Current Events “Up for Discussion” with W.E. (Bill) Belliveau at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mon, 7:00-9:00pm, 21-Jan, for 8 session/s

Exotic Cuisine with Jocelyne Ross at 40 Caissie Avenue, Shediac, Mon, 1:00 – 4:00pm, 28-Jan, for 4 session/s  $20 payable to instructor at registration

Figurative Language with Steve Campbell at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tues, 10:0am-Noon, Jan 22^nd, for 4 session/s

French Conversation with Guylaine Jean-Gagnon at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mon, 10:00-11:30am, 21-Jan, for 8 session/s

Guided Meditation with Jean Short & Odette Pellerin at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tues, 2:00 – 3:30pm, 5-Feb, for 6 session/s

Healthy Cooking with Susan Jardine at Trinity United Church Kitchen, Thurs, 10:00am–1:00 pm, 17-Jan, for 5 session/s  $10 payable to instructor at registration

Images of Evangeline with Deborah Robichaud at Multi-Purpose Centre, Weds, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 6-Feb, for 3 session/s

Knit Wits with Batog, Horsman  & Keast at Shediac Bay Community Church, Thurs, 1:0 –4:00pm, 24-Jan, for 8 session/s

Modern Bridge Defense with Wade Short at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tues, 9:30am–Noon, 12-Feb, for 6 session/s

Small Acrylic Painting with Clarence J. Cormier at Multi-Purpose Centre, Fri, 1:00–3:00pm, 1-Feb, for 5 session/s  $10 payable to instructor at registration

Travellers’ Tales with Various at Multi-Purpose Centre, Tues, 2:00–4:00pm, 22-Jan, for 4 session/s

Water Quality Monitoring and Data with Remi Donelle at Multi-Purpose Centre, Weds, 10:00am-Noon, 23-Jan, for 1 session/s

Word Play with Colin Thornton at Multi-Purpose Centre, Mon, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 21-Jan, for 4 session/s

Your Kids Don’t Want Your Stuff with Deborah Robichaud, at, Multi-Purpose Centre, Weds, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 20-Mar, for 1 session/s

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