Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Spring/Summer 2025
Writing
Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing Ever wonder what will happen to all those wonderful stories hidden within your photo albums and shoeboxes full of memorabilia? Here is a special way to share and pass down those memories, and create a forever gift to your family. By reminiscing out loud in class, answering provocative and probing questions, participating in group conversations to be recorded, and completing assignments each week, students will begin the process of organizing and presenting their life stories in writing. By the end of the course, students will have the start of a full memoir. Students from prior classes are welcome as we will be exploring new questions. NANCY KESSLER started collecting stories at a very young age through frequent visits with her elderly neighbor. As her interest in oral history and folklore blossomed, she pursued a career in historical museums, becoming a curator at the Museum of the City of New York following her graduation from Skidmore College and the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Kessler was also the Therapeutic Recreation Director for Atria Rye Brook (independent living facility) and Greenwich Adult Day Care (Alzheimer’s adult day care). 6 Sessions, starting Tuesday, April 8 (no class 4/15) Tuesday, April 22 • 1:00pm-3:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13245 • $210 6 Sessions, starting Tuesday, May 27 (no class 6/3) Tuesday, June 10 • 1:00pm-3:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13246 • $210
Poetry Performance and Writing Workshop This stimulating, dramatic, and interactive workshop opens with poetry readings by the instructor, followed by a question and answer period, and writing prompts to inspire students to pen their own poetry. Students are encouraged to share their work but are not required to do so in this encouraging, nonjudgmental environment. NINA BELEN ROBINS is a poet and grocery store employee. She was a three time national slam poet and finalist for poet laureate of Westchester. She has published six books of poetry and has been in various journals. She lives with her husband and cats and can be found at www.ninabelenrobins.com Wednesday, April 9 • 11:00am-1:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13284 • $50
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