Continuing Education Program

Schodack CSD’s Continuing Education program offers a variety of life-long learning opportunities for Schodack residents. Continuing Education is self-supporting, with no bearing on the District's tax rate.

For further information, please contact Continuing Education Coordinator Lisa Smith-Auer at 732-2124 ext. 1318. You may leave a message anytime.

Registration Form

Spring 2013 Offerings

Driving Classes

National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
Instructor: Carmen Medici
Class: April 30 and May 2
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: HS Distance Learning Room
Fee: $40

This six-hour / two-night course qualifies is a DMV class to help participants reduce the number of points on their license. Fee includes six hours of instruction, participant's manual and point /insurance reduction benefits. A certificate of completion is mailed to each individual at their home address after four weeks.

Health & Fitness

Aerobic Dance and Floor Work
Instructor: Debi Filkins
Class begins: April 9 and runs for eight weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 6:45 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: MS Gym
Fee: $60

Tone, strengthen and flex your body as you dance your way to better health. Also floor work with optional pilates and miniball movements. Learn daily stress reducing and energy lifting techniques. Register directly with instructor, Debi Filkins at 708-9238.

Biofeedback Meditation
Instructor: Bethany Gonyea
Class: April 23
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Location: MS Gym
Fee: $15

Biofeedback is the art and science of training the mind to positively influence the body to lower blood pressure, abort migraine headaches, eliminate pain and increase hand and foot temperature. When we learn to manage our physiology through biofeedback, we can manage ourselves and become more confident as we face daily challenges. We will discuss basic biofeedback skills and their relationship to the subtle energies of the body. As we come to experience ourselves as electrical powerhouses, not just dense physical matter, we learn how to more effectively direct our subtle energies to consistently perform at more effective levels. We will also be exploring how biofeedback is the science of intention and that learning how to focus how skillfully changing our intentions changes what we experience.

Bethany Gonyea, MS, Former Director of Biofeedback at the Albany TMJ & Facial Pain Center, has been teaching self-mastery skills for almost 20 years, and has been certified by three independent organizations in Biofeedback.

Boot Camp
Instructor:
Class begins:
Session I - April 9 and runs for five weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Session II – May 14 and runs for five weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: CES Gym
Fee: $80 per session or $10 per class or FREE to BC/BS of New York HMO Insurance Members

Co-Ed Volleyball
Coordinator: Sue Brewer
Class begins: April 7 and runs for 10 Sundays
Time: 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
Location: HS Gym
Fee: $45 plus $2 materials fee for 10 weeks/ Walk In $5

Join other intermediate players for an evening of fun and competitive volleyball play. This 10 week program offers no instruction, coaching or officiating - warm-ups and games will be self-monitored. Players should play at an intermediate to advanced-intermediate level to participate and must wear kneepads. Class size for this group is extremely limited and early registration is required.

We are looking for new coordinator for this program. The coordinator works with the Director of Continuing Education to run the program by taking attendance, collecting payments and looking after the equipment. Please contact either Sue Brewer or Lisa Smith-Auer if you are interested.

Hall Walkers - New Time
Begins April 8 and continues until the end of the school year
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: MS Hallways
Fee: Free
Walk in a safe, warm place - Maple Hill Middle School! You can walk when you wish, at a pace that is comfortable for you. Walkers will be issued a special visitor’s badge to wear while in the building.

Maple Hill Milers Youth Running Club
Coordinator: Mary Mosher and Hilary
Informational Meeting: March 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the MS Library
Practices begin: April 16
Time: 6:45 to 7:30 a.m.
Location: MS Gym
Fee: $25 includes race registration and T-shirt

The Maple Hill Milers Youth Running Club is designed to train girls and boys in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to successfully complete a 5K road race. The Kinderhook OK-5K Road Race takes place on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Last year, the Maple Hill Milers successfully trained more than 40 young runners for this race.

Over 30 Basketball
Coordinator: Scott Stockman
Program begins: on-going each Monday and Wednesday that the district is open until June 3
Time: 7:00 to 8:45 p.m.
Location: MS Gym
Fee: $100 for the year / $50for the half year

Enjoy full court basketball league for fun and exercise. Class size for this group is extremely limited and early registration is encouraged.

Pilates
Instructor: Patricia McCarthy
Class begins: April 9 and runs for eight weeks on Tuesdays
Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: MS Cafeteria
Fee: $60

Pilates is a system of abdominal core strengthening. Pilates has both a yoga aspect and core conditioning to target your fitness experience as well as shape and tone. The instructor, Patricia McCarthy, is a Licensed Massage Therapist who has taught yoga, Pilates and other active adult fitness movement courses.

Yoga I
Instructor: Ellen Sadowski
Class begins: April 9 and runs for eight weeks on Tuesdays
Time: 7:00 to 8:15pm
Location: CES Auditorium
Fee: $60

Yoga I is for beginners who are looking for an introduction to yoga or people with experience who prefer a slower, gentler class. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Ellen Sadowski is a White Lotus-certified Hatha yoga teacher.

Yoga II
Instructor: Ellen Sadowski
Class begins: April 11 and runs for eight weeks on Thursdays
Time: 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
Location: CES Auditorium
Fee: $60

Yoga II combines a range of postures from gentle to challenging. This class is designed to help you create a practice of stretches that strengthen the body and calm the mind. Students who want to further develop the style and pace that Ellen uses in her yoga classes should sign up for this class. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Ellen Sadowski is a White Lotus-certified Hatha yoga teacher.

Zumba
Instructor: Diane Nardacci
Class begins: April 11 and runs for eight weeks on Thursdays
Time: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
Location: MS Cafeteria
Fee: $60

When participants see a Zumba class in action they can’t wait to give it a try. Zumba classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before participants know it, they’re getting fit and their energy levels are soaring! There’s no other fitness class like a Zumba Fitness-Party. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating, often building a deep-rooted community among returning students.

Zumba Toning
Instructor: Diane Nardacci
Class begins: April 8 and runs for eight weeks on Mondays
Time: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
Location: CES Auditorium
Fee: $60

When it comes to body sculpting, Zumba Toning raises the bar (or rather, the toning stick). It combines targeted body-sculpting exercises and high-energy cardio work with Latin-infused Zumba moves to create a calorie-torching, strength-training dance fitness-party. Students learn how to use lightweight, maraca-like Toning Sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs, glutes and thighs. Zumba Toning is the perfect way for enthusiasts to sculpt their bodies naturally while having a total blast. So come and join us for some Serious Body Sculpting and Latin-infused Zumba moves using 1-3 lbs. weights (which of course are optional).

CPR - NEW
Instructor: Debbie Lammerts
Class begins: March 26
7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
HS MUF
Fee: $60

This is an American Heart Association / Basic Life Support / Health Care Provider CPR class that is required for all coaches, life guards, teachers, and nursing students. In this three hour classroom-based course, the general public will learn to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR to victims of all ages, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Participants will receive a card the same night.

Hobbies

Parent / Child Beginners Cake Decorating
Instructor: Karen Casey
Classes on: April 9, 16, 23 and 30
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
MHHS Room 203
Fee: $50

Learn the basics of cake decoration for your next family celebration or birthday! This fun and easy class will teach you and your daughter how to level and ice a two layer cake and make an assortment of flowers to decorate your cake. Instructions and equipment lists will be provided at sign-up. Enrollment is limited.

Summer 2013 Offerings

Maple Hill Sports Academy

Registration is now open for Maple Hill Sports Academy summer skills camps. Dates are: Hoops at the Hill Basketball Camp, June 24-28, Camp Canonica Baseball Camp, July 1-5, and Over the Hill Soccer Camp, Aug. 12-16. Click here for a brochure and registration form…

Registration

Registration must be made in advance for all courses, even those that are free. Registrations will only be accepted with full payment of all course fees.

Registration is open to all residents of the Schodack CSD. Nonresidents may enroll in courses only if space is available.

District residents who are age 60 or older may attend many courses tuition free or at a reduced rate. Courses that are not free or offered at a reduced rate are noted in the course description. All materials fees are the responsibility of the participant.

Register By Mail

Complete the registration form and a check made out to Schodack Central School District and mail both to:

Continuing Education Coordinator
Schodack Central School District
1216 Maple Hill Road
Castleton, NY 12033

Register In Person

Complete the registration form and bring it to the District Office at 1216 Maple Hill Road weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. In person payments maybe either be in check or exact-amount cash.

Refunds

Registration in a class represents a commitment and instructors are hired on the basis of the number of people registered, therefore, we are sorry, but no refunds will be made unless the class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment or the class is filled to maximum capacity.

Each class must meet a minimum enrollment. If a course is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, or over-enrolled, you will be notified by phone and/or mail and receive a full refund. The refund will be mailed to you in check form and may take several weeks to process.

School Closings

Continuing Education classes do not meet when school is closed.

Weather/Emergencies

Classes may be cancelled due to weather or other emergencies. If the District closes the school, Continuing Education classes are also cancelled. Every effort will be made by the class instructors and the Continuing Education Coordinator to contact all registered participants.

Become a Continuing Education Instructor

Do you have a talent, interest or skill that you could share with the community? We are always looking for new course ideas and instructors! If you are interested, please contact the Continuing Education Coordinator for more information.