Highland Senior Center

Brain Fitness
Date: April 12, 2017
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Length: 8 Weeks
Cost: No Fee members
      No Fee non-members
Instructor: Member Based Instruction
Location: Sun Room
Description: Quite sure we could all use a little better Brain Fitness. Your brain may not be a muscle but you need to keep it active to keep it healthy. Some of our members take advantage of our university classes, but learning is only a part of exercising your brain. To help you out we offer this “Brain Fitness” class. The class promotes brain health through fitness, nutrition, cognitive exercises and activities to boost memory skills and stimulate the brain. Adults are living longer and longer, and we need to promote mental as well as physical health. The group does crosswords, puzzles, trivia, and encourages active discussion. Everything is designed to get those synapses firing. The class is taught by various students, who take turns coming up with lesson plans. That in itself is a brain fitness activity! If you want to sharpen your skills and learn new things this group is for you . The group meets on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the game room and is always full, so make a mental note to show up at registration to ensure your spot. If you forget to register, you really need to get fit!

Ukelele
Time: Wednesdays 10:00
Cost: $5.00 per class members
      $5.00 per class non-members
Location: Game Room
Description: This month we’d like to re-shine the light on an activity that has had some changes. The Ukulele is undergoing a change with the departure of instructor Keoki Ariola. Keioki has left to go back to the islands, but not without leaving the class in some capable hands. The group will now be led by Joyce “Corky” Gebhardt, and Leti Hardt. Former students of Keioki, they will now head the group, but the “teaching” will be a group effort. They will be utilizing Keioki’s songbook and handouts. While more for continuing students, the class welcomes newcomers. They will show them the basic cords. Most songs will have 5 or 6 chords, but there are hundreds of songs you can play with only three chords. You can even play songs using only two chords! The group will still meet every Wednesday at 10:00 am in the Game Room, and classes are now free. All you need to bring is a ukulele and they will do the rest.