FRLAC

WORKSHOPS

YES! YOU ARE CREATIVE
Get the New Year off to a great start with an afternoon devoted to creativity. In this very active workshop you will explore your own creativity, you will learn about research in creativity, and you will realize
that creativity is expressed in many ways in everyday life (including the new push for creativity in school settings as part of the 21st Century Schools movement).
Weds. January 25th, ’12 1:30-3:30
Instructor: Louise E. Loomis, Founding
Director Hartford Cognitive Center, owner of ThinkwellCenter LLC, lecturer teacher & author of “Nimble Thinking.”
Fee: $ 75.00 checks payable to FRLAC

Speed Reading Workshop
Sat., January 28th, 10:00-1:00 p.m.
Jason Alster, author and teacher of Natural Study Strategies
Increase your reading speed and comprehension
Fee: $100.00--3 hr. workshop

Creative Writing Workshop
Saturdays, Feb. 4th & Feb. 25th 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Wendy Swift, writing instructor, facilitator of Women's Writing Workshops
Various writing genres will be ecplored and individual goals honored.
Fee: 2 sesions--$75.00
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Young Writer's Workshop
Monday. February 20th. 2012 10:00 -12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Mollie Wilson Ostroski, children's author and summer writing camp teacher.
Improve writing with literary devices.Explore different ways to create interesting writing skills
Fee: $50.00

WRITING WHAT YOU FEEL: THE PERSONAL ESSAY
4-session workshop with the option of 4 additional sessions
Thursdays, Feb. 2, Feb. 9th, Feb. 16th Feb. 23rd. 1-3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Hank Herman, writing instructor at Trinity College's Academy of Lifelong Learning.
Fee: $300.00 for 4 sessions--$550.00 for 8 sessions

All fees should be made payable to FRLAC

Brain Exercise Workshop
N.E.Cognitive Center’s
Mind Sharpener Program
*strengthen memory,concentration & attention
*stimulate new brain areas
two-hour session
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $50.001 session





		WORKSHOPS YES! YOU ARE CREATIVE Get the New Year off to a great start with an afternoon devoted to creativity. In this very active workshop you will explore your own creativity, you will learn about research in creativity, and you will realize that creativity is expressed in many ways in everyday life (including the new push for creativity in school settings as part of the 21st Century Schools movement). Weds. January 25th, ’12 1:30-3:30 Instructor: Louise E. Loomis, Founding Director Hartford Cognitive Center, owner of ThinkwellCenter LLC, lecturer teacher & author of “Nimble Thinking.” Fee: $ 75.00 checks payable to FRLAC Speed Reading Workshop Sat., January 28th, 10:00-1:00 p.m. Jason Alster, author and teacher of Natural Study Strategies Increase your reading speed and comprehension Fee: $100.00--3 hr. workshop Creative Writing Workshop Saturdays, Feb. 4th & Feb. 25th 10:00-11:30 a.m. Instructor: Wendy Swift, writing instructor, facilitator of Women's Writing Workshops Various writing genres will be ecplored and individual goals honored. Fee: 2 sesions--$75.00 . Young Writer's Workshop Monday. February 20th. 2012 10:00 -12:30 p.m. Instructor: Mollie Wilson Ostroski, children's author and summer writing camp teacher. Improve writing with literary devices.Explore different ways to create interesting writing skills Fee: $50.00 WRITING WHAT YOU FEEL: THE PERSONAL ESSAY 4-session workshop with the option of 4 additional sessions Thursdays, Feb. 2, Feb. 9th, Feb. 16th Feb. 23rd. 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Hank Herman, writing instructor at Trinity College's Academy of Lifelong Learning. Fee: $300.00 for 4 sessions--$550.00 for 8 sessions All fees should be made payable to FRLAC Brain Exercise Workshop N.E.Cognitive Center’s Mind Sharpener Program strengthen memory,concentration & attention stimulate new brain areas two-hour session Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Fee: $50.001 session					Sunday Readings by the River February FEBRUARY THEME Why Literacy Matters February 12th, 2012 Lynne Prairie, Assoc. Director Literacy Volunteers of Central Ct. February 19th, 2012 Guest speaker. What neuroscience says about the brain and literacy. February 26th, 2012 A ‘reading’ from Mario Vargas Llosa’s Nobel 2010 lecture, “In Praise of Reading and Fiction.” Free:Refreshments. Info. 860-677-9662 March 2012 Theme UNDERSTANDING OUR ROOTS March 4th, 2012 Three IAR students presenting their Paideia project research papers. March 11th, 2012 Culver Modisette introducing “Honored Enemy” depicting our roots in the southwest’s last frontier. March 18th, 2012 Three IAR students presenting their Paideia project research papers on Farmington history. March 25th, 2012 Paul J. Grant-Costa presenting Understanding Farmington’s roots re: The Yale Indian Papers project Free: Refreshments. More information call Jan Owens at FRlAC 860-677-9662

WORKSHOPS

Sunday Readings by the River

February