CLASSES OVERVIEW   Senior Centers   55+ CLASSES     MATURE DRIVER 

COMPUTER CLASSES    REVOLUTIONIZE OLD AGE

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Do you want to improve your driving skills and become eligible for reduced insurance costs? This course is designed for mature drivers to help increase awareness of driving precautions that can, and should, be used to compensate for diminished physical and visual skills. When you complete this eight (8) hour course of instruction with our experienced driver education instructor, you will receive a 3 YEAR CERTIFICATE from  the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The certificate registration is your record of eligibility for REDUCED AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

Offered jointly with Pinole Senior Center.

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MATURE DRIVER IMPROVEMENT FOR DRIVERS 55 & OLDER (a/c)

MATURE DRIVER REFRESHER (a)

Have you taken a Mature Driver or 55 Alive course in the last 3 years? If yes, look for our  4-hour refresher course will be offered quarterly.

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There are two kinds of classes offered for
Adults 55 years and older:

1.  Senior Centers bring together the community with day-long activities and classes

2.  Ongoing 55+ classes at various sites and arial through the week

1.   SENIOR CENTERS -

Senior Centers offer topical speakers, resource information, some health screening, exercises, table games, handicrafts, needlework, special occasion celebrations, a variety of entertainment, occasional field trips, fellowship and friendships, massage, snacks, coffee and lunch. In addition, instruction is available in foreign languages (Spanish and German), computer skills, Internet access, arts and crafts, current events and dance.

MONDAYS

St. Callistus Senior Center                                 8:30 am-1:30 pm
3580 San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante
Director Marge Essel

Activities include: painting classes, needlework, quilting, crocheting and knitting, jewelry, bead-stringing, enameling on copper, calligraphy, sit and be fit exercise, line dancing, games, special events and speakers. Low-cost lunch.

Christ Lutheran Senior Center                          9:00 am-2:00 pm
780 Ashbury in El Cerrito
Contact Carol Kehoe at (510) 524-1050

Activities include: conversational German, Spanish, computer lab, current events, line dancing, art appreciation, special events, speakers on a variety of subjects, health, travel, entertainment, etc. Lunch is $3 and massage is $10 for 20 minutes.

TUESDAYS

First Presbyterian Senior Center                       8:30 am-1:30 pm
3415 Barrett Avenue in Richmond
Enter on 34th St. through parking lot
Contact Phyllis Clipson at (510) 234-0954

Join this friendly, inclusive group for a fun-filled, educational experience. Activities include: crafts (clay, beads, jewelry, porcelain doll-making, crochet, greeting cards and placemats), speakers, entertainment, chair exercise, line dancing, games, bingo, blood pressure monitoring, holiday celebrations and a delicious home-made inexpensive lunch.

St. John's Senior Center                                     9:00 am-2:00 pm
6500 Gladys Avenue in El Cerrito
Contact Janet Duckart at (510) 527-2850

Welcome! We invite adults 55+ to join our program and select activities that interest you. Activities include: T'ai Chi, gentle chair exercises, Spanish language instruction, a variety of arts and crafts, conversation groups, table games, a circulating library, guest speakers, entertainment, and trips. Lunch is $2 and massage is $7 for 15 minutes.

THURSDAYS

Pinole Senior Center                                          8:30 am-2:30 pm
2500 Charles Avenue in Pinole
Contact Tracy Scrimshaw at (510) 724-9800

Provides social, educational, recreational, health, nutritional, and consumer services and activities for adults 50 years and older. Activities include ceramics, choir, computers, crafts, various games, exercise and walking groups.

Kensington/Arlington Senior Center                9:00 am-2:00 pm
52 Arlington in Kensington
Contact Judi Jung at (510) 526-9146

A delightful day of various activities including: German conversation, current events, or "Turtle", concluding with a lovely lunch. Monthly schedules include: T'ai Chi, travel programs, community safety, health presentations, movies and Chinese lunches. Come for fun, food and fabulous friendships.

SATURDAYS (1ST AND 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH ONLY)

El Cerrito Open House                          10:00 am-3:00 pm
6500 Stockton Avenue in El Cerrito
Contact Marjorie Fujioka or Kimi Honda at (510) 559-7679

Activities include: talko (Japanese drum), shigin singing, karaoke, Japanese calligraphy, tai so (exercise), Matsuken mambo line dance, classic Japanese films, Hanafuda (card game), Mah Jong, Japanese computer, crafts and ceramics classes with a nutritional lunch, birthday celebrations, monthly blood pressure testing and an annual health fair.

2.   ONGOING 55+ CLASSES -

Listed below are Free classes. If you are 55+ you are invited to take advantage of these classes. Most classes meet weekly. Come to class and share the fun of learning.

Mondays, 9:15-10:30 am - Beginning German-Volunteer instructor: Sylvia Gott
Christ Lutheran Church, 780 Ashbury, El Cerrito

Tuesdays, 8:30-10:00 am - T'ai Chi- Instructor:  Brian Umeki

Hercules Senior Center, 111 Civic Center Dr., Hercules

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am-12:30 pm - Strong Women Stay Young- Instructor Amy Aldrich
Richmond Senior Center, 2525 MacDonald Ave, Richmond

Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 pm - T'ai Chi - Instructor: Brian Umeki

Pinole Senior Center, 2500 Charles Avenue, Pinole

Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm - Physical Fitness "Ballroom Dancing"- Instructor: Amy Aldrich

Richmond Senior Center, 2525 MacDonald Avenue, Richmond

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45-5:15 - Strong Women Strong Bones- Instructor Amy Aldrich
Richmond Senior Center, 2525 MacDonald Avenue, Richmond

Wednesdays, 10:00 am-12:30 pm and 1:00-4:00 pm - Fine and Applied Arts- Instructor Grace Jasperson

Richmond Annex Senior Center, 5801 Huntington, Richmond

Fridays, 9:30 am-4:00 pm - Arts and Crafts - Instructor Grace Jasperson

Fridays, 1:00-4:00 pm - Fine and Applied Arts (Music)

Richmond Annex Senior Center, 5801 Huntington, Richmond

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Become strong and stay young! Participate in quarterly half-day workshops to measure your strength, learn compelling facts about strength building, make new friends, and learn alternative exercises and short cut combinations.

*Richmond Senior Center, 2525 MacDonald Avenue, Richmond

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