We offer an assortment of lifestyle courses for a wide variety of interests. Bring out your creative side, get active, or stay engaged within your community.
Art Courses
Creating Mosaics
Tempered glass, otherwise known as crash glass, is a versatile material that when used as an overlay adds shimmer to an acrylic painting. Students will use tempered glass, as well as some precut stained glass pieces if desired, over an acrylic paint creation to produce compositions filled with unexpected visual interest.
Watercolor Painting
This class will explore watercolor painting techniques and color application. Students will have hands-on experience in experimenting with pigments and masking methods.
Nature Courses
Harvesting Honey
In this course, students will learn all about harvesting honey from the comb. Course topics will include setting up a honey super, how to remove cappings, and using the extractor equipment. This course will also cover honey care topics such as regulations on bottling honey, storing, and how to properly de-crystalize.
Wild Mushroom Foray
This course will explore the basics of safe mushroom identification for numerous spring species. There are great edible mushrooms in the spring. We will look at velvet foot, pheasant's back, wood corals, and of course morels! The second part of the class is a field trip to the woods to use the identification skills in the real world.