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We currently offer the following classes and programs:
AARP Driver Safety Class
Welcome to AARP Driver Safety Class, designed for drivers 50 and above. This is offered several times a year, in SASCC's portable building. The certificate you receive upon completion (valid for 3 years) of this course will allow you to receive a reduced insurance rate from most insurance providers. Please contact your insurance representative to confirm that they will give you this reduced rate.
Please read and follow the instructions below in order to attend:
- Participants, age 50 and above, must attend both days of classes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (8 hours). The 8 hours of class time are set by law.
- All must have a valid driver's license (out-of-state is okay). Bring license to class.
- Fee is $10 per person, payable in advance. Checks are to be made out to "AARP" and dated the first day of class.
- Classes are held at the Saratoga Senior Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga.
- Classes start on time. Anyone 20 minutes or later for class will be turned away. The class size is limited by law to 30 participants maximum.
- Certificates are issued to each person who completes the course at the end of the second class. These are valid for three years and recognized by all California auto insurance companies.
- To register, please come to the front desk or call John Hulme at 408-741-0284.
For clarification on the above or for questions, call John Hulme at 408-741-0284
Acrylic Painting
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saunders Room.
No Fee.
Mary Wyatt, experienced instructor from West Valley College (WVC) has been teaching the class approximately 20 years. Students provide own materials. No experience required.
Art History
Thursdays, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oak Room.
Kathleen Follis comes very highly recommended by Jan Schmidek as the new Art History teacher from West Valley College. Kathleen has extensive presentation experience through her 20 year career in high technology marketing. Kathleen holds a degree in Marketing, a M.B.A. and a Masters Degree in Art History from San Jose State University, specializing in ancient Near Eastern Art.
Kathleen has studied all of the major western civilization periods of the History of Art from 400 BC to the 20th century.
This class is sponsored by West Valley College.
Billiards at Warner Hutton House
Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, Warren Hutton House.
We play Billiards at the Warner Hutton House every Thursday and Friday from 9 to 12 noon.
Book Review
Last Friday of the month, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Magnolia Room.
Free to members, $4 for non-members.
For information, call Eunice at 873-1580.
Bridge (Beginning/Intermediate)
Monday, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saunders Room.
$4 for members, $5 for non-members.
Computer Classes
Different Computer Class Each Month
We try to offer a variety of computer classes, and stagger them each month. Sometimes we try something new and bold. These classes are in addition to the regular computer classes offered below.
Continuous Keyboarding/Mouse Control Class
Mondays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
$20 for four 2-hour classes.
This is an ongoing class which meets every Monday.
This is a self-paced "Typing Master" program to improve typing and mouse control skills. Excellent beginner class. Come any Monday afternoon, sit down at a computer, and begin your first computer lesson, and stay till you feel confident to move on.
Continuous Open Computer Lab
Mondays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
This is ongoing every Monday, with facilitators. This lab is included free with each course fee for class practice use. As a Saratoga Senior Center member, you may come any Monday for help with your computer problems.
Computer/Maintaining Your Computer Class
Four Wednesdays in February, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Fee: $30.
Computer/E-Mail Only
Four Wednesdays in February, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $30.
Computer Gurus
Computer Gurus Computer Club meets once a month.
Fitness Classes
Weights, Dance, Aerobics: Instructor Cindy Teerlink.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Saunders Room.
Donation: $20/month.
Fitness'n Fun, Exercise, Tai Chi and Yoga: No experience required. Taught by Cindy Teerlin, WVC
Donation: $20/month
Golf at Blackberry Farms
Fridays, 11 a.m., Blackberry Farm.
Green fees.
Call Doug Rose at 370-3663 for information.
Line Dancing
Saunders Room.
$32 for members, $48 for non-members.
SASCC offers line dancing classes for beginners and intermediates. Call 868-1257 for schedule information.
Lip Reading
Tuesdays, 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m., Oak Room.
$27.50 payable to Foothill College.
Learn how to understand what people are saying even if you're having difficulty hearing them. Speechreading classes are designed for adults who wish to understand what others are saying even with background noise. Students will learn to recognize specific sounds and use that information to improve their ability to understand in all listening environments.
The classes can benefit non hearing-aid users, hearing-aid wearers, and even those fortunate enough to have normal to near normal hearing. In addition to learning speechreading, discussions include how to hear, preventing hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing aids and any other topics related to hearing and its impact on our lives.
Led by Marcia Fariss, M.S., WVC. No fee. Beginning/intermediate has no prerequisites; Advanced requires previous instruction/experience.
Call Marcia Fariss for more information, 741-2045 est. 3655 or visit
www.gizmology.com/hear.
Mah-Jongg
Tuesdays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Saunders Room.
Free to members, $4 to non-members.
Ongoing. We are always looking for more players.
Please feel free to come and sit in. Beginners welcome!
Call Idalene Fryer at 867-2489 if you have any questions.
Managing Lifes Changes
First Thursday of each month - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
No fee.
Amy Parsons is a counselor who is available to meet with members of the Senior Center and their families who are going through difficult and significant changes in their lives. Please call 868-1257 for an appointment.
Memoirs
First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Magnolia Room.
Free to members, $4 to non-members.
Led by Louise Webb, former long-time columnist for the Saratoga News.
No prerequisites.
Quilting Group
Mondays, 9 to 12 noon, Magnolia Room.
No fee.
Quilters welcome. All levels!
Saratoga Traders Investment Club
First and third Mondays - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Magnolia Room.
No fee.
Discussion group.
Monthly guest speakers on various financial matters.
Social Group
Wednesday meetings - 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Fireside Room.
The Social Group is open to all members of the Senior Center who want to meet new people and make new friends. This is not a widow and widowers group and everyone is encouraged to attend our meetings. We look forward to having you join us and become a member of our "family of friends."
Would you like to join us when we meet at various restaurants, review dress rehearsals of plays at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, or do you just want to make new friends? If your answer is "yes," come to our
Wednesday meetings.
Does hiring a limousine for a day trip appeal to you? Are there places you would like to visit but would like company? Walking is fun, but would you prefer company? A visit to our social group will answer all of these questions. You may also want to check the
activities/class schedule for our next planned social event.
Dancing
None currently scheduled.
Tai Chi-Qigong
Wednesday, 10:30-11:30, Saunders Room.
8 weeks starting 10/8.
$40 for members, $56 for non-members.
Instructor is Lindy Patania.
Wednesday Luncheon Program
Wednesdays, 12 noon, Saunders Room.
$4 members/$5 non-members.
Speakers, entertainment, performers... weekly.
Reservations required. Please call before noon Tuesday to make your reservation at 868-1257. Ongoing.
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