Beginning Bidding Review
You have just finished the beginning bridge lessons and need a little playing experience. This four week class is designed to review the basics of No Trump, bidding one of a major suit, one of a minor suit and competitive bidding. 4- 2 hour classes

Instructor:  Christie Thomas Collier

 

Fee: $44 / Resident Discounted Fee: $40

 

Advanced Bridge - Defensive Bidding
Defensive Bridge with Dr. Gail.  These 6 Monday's classes from 10am-12pm will focus on opening leads third hand play and defensive signals.  Learn how to set opponents. 6 - 2 hour classes

Instructor:  Dr. Gail Himmelstein

 

Fee: $77 / Resident Discounted Fee: $70

 

Beginning Bridge Bidding Conventions
Four classes on specific topics. You May enroll in any one or all four (each week is a seperate class). Presented by Christie Thomas Collier ACBL accredited instructor. No textbook handouts provided.

 

Fee: $11 / Resident Discounted Fee: $10

 

Advanced Bridge - Defensive Bidding
This intermediate bridge class will concentrate on how to interrupt the opponents bidding and describe your hand to your partner. Subjects include: Doubles-(Take-out, Negative, and Balancing), Weak twos and threes, and Michaels cue bids. Class includes lectures, handouts, and lots of practice experiences.

Instructor: Dr. Gail Himmelstein

Monday     June 17 - July 22     10:00am-12:00pm

Fee: $76 / Resident Discounted Fee: $70

 

Nature Center Classes

All classes will be held at the Prairie Oak Nature Center located in Ironwoods Park
(14701 Mission Road)

18 years and up

Backyard Composting
Why pay for compost when you already have all the ingredients on your own property! Composting grass clippings, leaves and kitchen waste into 'garden gold' is really quite simple if you know the basic rules of decomposition. Come learn the principles required to turn organic waste into a healthy sustainable product for your landscape plants and gardens. Alternatives to a 'compost pile' will also be discussed.. One - 90 minute class.

 

Saturday

April 20

10:00-11:30

 

Fee: $6 / Resident Discounted Fee: $5

 

Rain Gardens & Barrels
Learn how to build a rain garden or install a rain barrel on your property and make it work for you. It's easy and really makes a difference. Basic site preparation, plants and maintenance will be discussed. This class is sponsored and funded by the Johnson County Stormwater Management Advisory Council and the Blue River Watershed Association. One - 90 minute session.

 

Tuesday

April 23

6:30-8:00pm

 

Fee: $6 / Resident Discounted Fee: $5

 

 

Photography

18 years and up
All classes will be held in the Maple Room at the Leawood Community Center (lower level of City Hall). 

Lost in Exposure - Beginning Digital Photography
Do the pictures that you take with your digital camera not look their best? Are you nervous to change from the automatic setting mode? Grab your digital SLR camera and move out of the automatic mode to create better pictures. Learn your camera’s basic settings and when to use each one. Discover how composition and finding the right light can improve your chances for successful pictures.

This class will cover cameras with manual controls. You must have digital single lens reflex (DSLR) or an advanced point and shoot camera that will allow you to select shutter speed, f-stop and ISO.

After each 1 hour class, there is an optional 30 minute photo walk outside (weather permitting) to practice what we learned in class and an opportunity to ask additional questions. 3 – 2 hour sessions plus a 30 minute optional photo walk.

 

Fee: $100 / Resident Discounted Fee: $85

 

Beginning Lightroom
Think you need Photoshop? More than likely you could do most of your image corrections in Lightroom. Since it’s release in 2007, Lightroom has become widely used in the professional realm of photography. Photo editing is just one aspect of this versatile (and relatively inexpensive) software package. With Lightroom you can organize your photos, create slide shows, publish photo books, print photo packages, and much more. Join me and get started in learning this phenomenal software. Two - 2 hour sessions.

Tuesday & Thursday     July 16 & 18      6:30-8:30pm

Fee: $32 / Resident Discounted Fee: $30

 

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
Have you ever taken a picture of a beautiful sunset only to be disappointed with the image that comes out of your camera? The problem may not be the photographer, but the dynamic range of your camera. Digital cameras are limited in the amount of light they can capture in one image. The secret to capturing images in these extreme lighting conditions is HDR.

Learn how to set up your camera to capture multiple images and use Photomatix HDR software to merge images, creating beautiful, colorful results. Still wondering what this is all about? Look at these websites: stuckincustoms.com and hdrspotting.com.

This class requires a camera with the ability to manually change the exposure settings. A tripod is strongly suggested for this course. Two - 2 hour sessions

Tuesday & Thursday     June 20 & 27    

Fee:  $42 / Resident Discounted Fee: $40

Beginning Photoshop
Sometimes your photos have problems that can’t be fixed in Lightroom. Learn the basics of what you need to know to fix some of the more challenging issues in an image. We will cover the basics of layers, layer masks, image adjustments, and working with the tools to remove unwanted items from a image. The concepts in this class can be used in either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (9 and above).

Tuesday & Thursday     July 23 & 25    

Fee:  $37 / Resident Discounted Fee: $30

 

 

Writing

Life Story...in Six Weeks

18 years and up
All classes will meet at the Historic Oxford Schoolhouse located in Ironwoods Park
(14701 Mission Road)

Whether your life has been smooth sailing or choppy seas, you owe it to yourself and future generations to write about it. Life story writing is fun and life affirming. Whether you're just starting to write or completing a work in progress, the Life Story Writing Course will provide you with the ideas, tools and support you need.

Information, instruction, sharing, and writing time will be provided in each session.
Life Story Writing Workbook is included.
You will need to bring a three ring binder, notebook paper and dividers.

Course written by Carol Newman, a nationally published writer and educator

 

Fee: $40

 

 

Aqua Fitness

All classes will be held at the Leawood Aquatic Center

Fee: $55 / Resident Discounted Fee: $46

Boot Camp

18 years and up
Most likely the hardest of our water classes, but for people of all ages! Modify as you go! The instructor will lead you through cardio and strength training drills! If you are an early bird, this 6:00 am class is just for you!

 

Monday & Wednesday	June 3-26	6:00-7:00am
Monday & Wednesday	July 8-31	6:00-7:00am
Monday & Wednesday	August 5-28	6:00-7:00am

 

Aqua Zumba

18 years and up
Same fun music and moves only in the water! Come join the party!

 

Monday & Wednesday	June 3-26	5:00-5:55pm
Monday & Wednesday	July 8-31	5:00-5:55pm
Monday & Wednesday	August 5-28	5:00-5:55pm

 

Water Aerobics

18 years and up
Water is great workouts for everyone.... learn how to get a great workout in the water no matter what your fitness level or your swimming level is! You will improve muscle tone, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, & increased range of motion!

 

Tuesday & Thursday	June 4-27	9:00-9:55am
Tuesday & Thursday	July 9-August 1	9:00-9:55am
Tuesday & Thursday	August 6-29	9:00-9:55am

 

Deep Water Aerobics

18 years and up
Great cardio and strength exercises all done without even touching the ground! A water belt, water weights, and a noodle are provided to keep you afloat all the while you are getting a great workout! You do not need to know how to swim to join this class.

 

Monday & Wednesday

June 3-26

7:00-7:55am

 

Arthritis Class

18 years and up
Great cardio and strength exercises all done without even touching the ground! A water belt, water weights, and a noodle are provided to keep you afloat all the while you are getting a great workout! You do not need to know how to swim to join this class.

 

Tuesday & Thursday	July 9-August 1	5:00-5:45pm
Tuesday & Thursday	August 6-29	5:00-5:45pm