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Core Aquatics Swimming - Learn 2 Swim
This class focuses on water adjustment, float, and breathing all while building water confidence in new swimmers. Each swimmer will progress through our robust curriculum individualized to their own skill level.We maintain a 3:1 swimmer to instructor ratio at our lower levels and 4:1 ratio in our last 3 levels. Through our program: Swimmers will develop comfort with water on their face, submersion, and moving through the water on their own. Swimmers will learn to rise and float on both their fronts and backs and will eventually incorporate kicking and movement. Swimmers will be introduced to breathing techniques while maintaining the float position and breathing comfortably and without ease. Swimmers will master strong propulsion for recreation and pre-competitive swimming. Swimmers will learn basic water safety and the dos/don’ts of recreational swimming. Upon completion of our seven-level program your swimmer will be able to complete 50 yards of freestyle with technical proficiency, 25 yards of backstroke with technical proficiency, 25 yards of breaststroke with technical proficiency, and 12.5 yards of butterfly with technical proficiency.Each of our 7 levels incorporates a series of primary and secondary skills that ready our swimmers for the next level. We maintain records using a progress report that outline specific skills necessary to master prior to moving to the next level.
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Individual Bassoon Lessons-Marlin
Individual music lessons are an essential part of any musician's growth. Offering instruction on a wide variety of instruments, our program features over 30 of the best private lesson instructors the Chicago area has to offer. Lessons are offered at all six high schools during the school day for district students and weekdays after school for non-district students and adults.New students must contact us first for a consultation and to schedule a trial lesson. Only returning students may register for lessons online. For an Individual Lesson consultation or to register for a (paid) trial lesson, call us at 847-718-7700 or email us at ce@d214.org.
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Latin Dance - Beginning
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This class is for adults who are interested in learning Latin dance styles including salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha, and rumba. Beginners as well as experienced dancers will benefit from this variety of Latin dance moves. Singles and couples are welcome.
Spring 2024
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Latin Dance - Beginning
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This class is for adults who are interested in learning Latin dance styles including salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha, and rumba. Beginners as well as experienced dancers will benefit from this variety of Latin dance moves. Singles and couples are welcome.
Summer 2024
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Latin Dance - Intermediate
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This class is for adults who have a basic knowledge of social Latin dances such as Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-cha, or Rumba, or have taken Latin Dance Beginning. Singles and couples are welcome.
Spring 2024
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Latin Dance - Intermediate
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This class is for adults who have a basic knowledge of social Latin dances such as Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-cha, or Rumba, or have taken Latin Dance Beginning. Singles and couples are welcome.
Summer 2024
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Line Dancing - Beginning
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Line dancing is a great way to meet new people, get some fun exercise, and just have a great time! In this class, we'll cover a number of different well known line dances based on country and pop songs. No prior experience required, singles and couples both welcome.
Spring 2024
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Line Dancing - Beginning
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Line dancing is a great way to meet new people, get some fun exercise, and just have a great time! In this class, we'll cover a number of different well known line dances based on country and pop songs. No prior experience required, singles and couples both welcome.
Summer 2024
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Line Dancing - Intermediate
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In this intermediate level class, we’ll build upon what we’ve already learned in the beginning Line Dancing class and take our skills to the next level. Open only to students who have already taken Line Dancing. Singles and couples both welcome.
Spring 2024
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Line Dancing - Intermediate
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In this intermediate level class, we’ll build upon what we’ve already learned in the beginning Line Dancing class and take our skills to the next level. Open only to students who have already taken Line Dancing. Singles and couples both welcome.
Summer 2024
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Milwaukee’s Spirit of Christmas Past & Caledonia Carnival of Lights
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Take a step back to the days of Christmas past in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A local guide will lead a narrated tour featuring some of the area’s iconic holiday sights. We’ll visit the historic and spiritual St. Josaphat Basilica, completed in 1901. At the Mitchell Park Conservatory, a trio of beehive-shaped glass domes are bedecked with hundreds of colorful poinsettias, snow white mums and brightly decorated pines for the annual Holiday Floral Show. . Christmas at the Pabst Mansion is a true experience of Christmases past! Built in 1892 by beer baron Frederick Pabst, the mansion is elegantly decorated for the holidays. As you explore the Mansion each fantastical display is revealed room by room, totaling nearly two dozen festively decorated spaces. Lunch is a great holiday meal at the Steakout Supper Club in Greendale . After leaving Milwaukee we will stop in Caledonia, Wisconsin, to see the drive-through “Carnival of Lights”--billed as the biggest and brightest light show in the Midwest, featuring more than two million lights!
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Miracle on 34th St at the Fireside Theatre
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Kick off the holiday season at the Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to see a timeless classic! Based on the beloved Christmas movie, “Miracle On 34th Street” is a big brassy Broadway musical with a heart. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade needs a new Santa. Enter Kris Kringle – a sweet and jolly old man who claims that he is the real Santa Claus. Thus begins this funny, warm, tuneful, and inspirational musical as Kris has to prove his claim in court and teach his cynical neighbor and her daughter to believe in Christmas. You will be treated to lunch in the theater’s lovely restaurant before enjoying the matinee performance in the 700-seat theatre in the round. You’ll also have time to shop before the show in the popular gift shops, offering a complete selection of gifts and collectibles for all ages and occasions.
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My Kid Wants to be a YouTuber-Help!
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Does your child dream of having their own YouTube channel? Eliminate the worry with this helpful class as we walk you through the steps on how to set up a YouTube channel, safety settings, and consideration for kids having their own channel. Parents will learn the basic guidelines of being able to help manage and monitor their activity, all while incorporating practical business skills when it comes to managing your own channel. You’ll learn how this hobby can become a practical career, safety practices, and even create fun videos! Parents will leave the class with helpful guidelines to get their kid’s channel started safely and a solid foundation for their child’s new creative outlet in 2023. Please note, children must be age 13 and have parental permission to start a YouTube channel.
Spring 2024
Nitti’s Supper Club & Speakeasy!
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Step back into the Roaring ’20s during a fun Saturday evening at Nitti’s Supper Club. Housed in Harry Caray's Restaurant landmark building, which was once owned by infamous Chicago outfit boss Frank Nitti, join us for dinner and an all-new production entitled “Who killed Eddie O’Hare?” The show is filled with laughs, gangsters, flappers, audience interaction and a toe-tapping musical production! Long before 33 W. Kinzie housed one of Chicago’s most famous steakhouses, it was home to Frank Nitti, the notorious enforcer of the Al Capone gang. He lived in an apartment on the fourth floor with his wife, Annette, and operated a legitimate Italian food business, Caravetta Foods, out of the building. But it was also a convenient hideout for Nitti. The building connected to Chicago's underground tunnel system, allowing Nitti and his associates to come and go without being seen on the streets. Nitti's Supper Club and Speakeasy incorporates real characters from Nitti's life of crime. Join them on a trip back in time to the raucous world of Prohibition-era Chicago!
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Ohara Ikebana - Intermediate
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This class builds on the fundamentals studied in the Introduction to Ohara Ikebana. In this class, advanced styles such as Hana-Isho and Moribana will be covered. This is a hands-on class where students learn the techniques and philosophies of Ohara Ikebana. Since this is an at-home class, participants are responsible for purchasing their own flowers and materials. A list of required materials will be provided a few days prior to the class.
Spring 2024
Ohara Ikebana - Intermediate
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This class builds on the fundamentals studied in the Introduction to Ohara Ikebana. In this class, advanced styles such as Hana-Isho and Moribana will be covered. This is a hands-on class where students learn the techniques and philosophies of Ohara Ikebana. Since this is an at-home class, participants are responsible for purchasing their own flowers and materials. A list of required materials will be provided a few days prior to the class.
Summer 2024
Ohara Ikebana - Introduction
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Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arrangement which has been practiced for more than 600 years. This ancient art form has evolved to the present form that are enjoyed by Ikebana practitioners all over the world. The Ikebana arrangements emphasize the natural shapes and graceful lines of the flowers, stems and leaves while bringing together nature and humanity through its shape, line, and form. This is a hands on class where students learn the techniques, the rules, and the philosophy of Ikebana through creating arrangements with flowers, leaves, branches and other materials found in the nature around us. Since this is an at-home class, participants are responsible for purchasing their own flowers and materials. A list of required materials will be provided a few days prior to the class.
Spring 2024
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Old Time Radio Troupe
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Learn to perform radio shows from the 1930s to 1960s – from Jack Benny to the Shadow. We use original scripts and original sound effect methods to bring the shows back to life. There are small and large roles, as well as sound effects work to challenge inexperienced to well-seasoned students. In the last class, we will perform for a live audience.
Spring 2024
Old World Wisconsin
Community Education Travel
At Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, Wisconsin, experience firsthand the rural past of America’s heartland in an engaging, authentic, and fun tour! Named as one of America’s Top Living History Sites by Group Tour Magazine, Old World Wisconsin offers a day in the life of the Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian immigrants who settled in the state. Each area at Old World Wisconsin showcases different stories from Wisconsin’s immigrant past and are reached by a tram running continuously throughout the grounds. You will find more than 60 restored homes, farms, stores, and workshops that you are free to explore. Costumed interpreters relive and share the day-to-day activities of Wisconsin’s early settlers. On any given day you may see demonstrations of cooking over a wood fire, spinning wool, a team of oxen being driven in the fields, or a blacksmith plying his trade. In the Museum store, you will be able to shop for favorites like lavender soap and yarn from Old World’s sheep, along with handmade textiles, leather goods, gifts, jewelry, and inspirations for your home. On our way to Eagle, we will stop in Lake Geneva for lunch at the Tuscan Restaurant.
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Pickleball - Beginners with Instruction
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Pickleball is a court sport played with a whiffle ball, net, and paddle. It’s slower paced than tennis and played on a smaller court the size of a doubles badminton court and it’s lots of fun! No experience required! This class is only open to beginners and will focus on learning the rules and skills necessary to play. There will be some paddles available to use or bring your own. Due to the popularity of our pickleball classes, all refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Spring 2024
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Pickleball - Beginners/Intermediate
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Pickleball is a court sport played with a whiffle ball, net, and paddle. It’s slower paced than tennis and played on a smaller court the size of a doubles badminton court and it’s lots of fun! This class is open play style for beginner and intermediate level players. The instructor will be available to teach basic skills and rules as needed, as well as facilitate open play for more experienced players. There will be some paddles available to use or bring your own. Due to the popularity of our pickleball classes, all refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Spring 2024
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Pickleball - Independent Play
Fitness & Athletics
This Pickleball class is for all levels. For those who have no experience, join the instructor to learn the fastest growing game around and for those of you with experience, play independently with others. Players will rotate during the round robin type play. Limited paddles available to borrow or bring your own paddles. Due to the popularity of our pickleball classes, all refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Spring 2024
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Pickleball - Intermediate
Fitness & Athletics
This class is designed for players who already have knowledge of the game, understand the rules and have previously played Pickleball. The instructor will facilitate rotating players on the courts. Must be at skill level 2.5 or higher to participate. Due to the popularity of our pickleball classes, all refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Spring 2024
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Pilates Barre Fusion
Fitness & Athletics
This hybrid workout class will include the fat-burning format of interval training, the muscle-shaping technique of isometrics, and the long lean look of Pilates. Your posture, flexibility, core muscle, balance and muscle tone will improve with each class. Bring a mat and one set of three to five pound weights to class.
Spring 2024