Amity Regional School District No. 5 - Adult & Continuing Education

Adventures in Babysitting is designed to help prepare you to babysit by learning about responsibility, leadership, making decisions, and teaching skills and techniques to be a competent babysitter. There are interactive activities, practice skills and scenarios to help build your confidence. Knowing how to respond in an emergency whether it is a small scrap, choking or a power outage is something every babysitter should know. First Aid and CPR will be covered, along with practice of skills. This course is designed for students ages 11 through high school. *Certification for CPR and First Aid is an additional fee of $35.00

Adventures in Babysitting This course will take you through the dynamics of babysitting. We will cover aspects of babysitting that will help you be professional, make decisions, safety, hands only CPR and first aid and more. As the one in charge you need to have different tools in your babysitting bag. This class will help you with the on the job skills you need. Certification for CPR and First Aid will follow the course from 8pm to 9pm and is through the American Heart Association. There is an additional fee of $40.00 for the certification card. This one hour class is for friends and family of registered members of the Adventures in Babysitting Course. Friends and Family - CPR/First Aid Only The CPR and First Aid certification is open to family and friends of those enrolled in the 9am-12pm course and can register for certification only, from 12pm-1pm. There is a separate section below to register. Register today!

This is a gentle-but-firm, positive reinforcement-based, beginner obedience training class. The AKC exercises - sit, stay, come, heel, figure eight, down, and stay will be used as the basis for enhancing the relationship between you and your dog. Individual problems will be addressed. One 2-hour session of "people-only" classroom discussion about how dogs think and how they learn will be held at Amity Regional High School. This will be followed by seven 1-hour sessions of group work with your dog, held at the Orange Community Center on Orange Center Road in Orange. Approved collar and lead required, as well as proof of current rabies vaccination. Class limited to ten dogs so register early! A second class may be added if there are additional dogs that would be the same dates and start right after the first session that will be from 8pm to 9pm.

First class will be at the high school. Future dates and times will be modified as this course will be held at a fishing site. NOTE: All enrolled are required to have a rod and reel with line. This course will include: Introduction to Tackle Methods Casting and Entomology Instructor: John P Santucci - 17 years of fly fishing experience.

This course will teach the art of the handmade knife and will cover all aspects of the art from design to heat treating and finishing. Using basic hand tools, you will learn how to create a one of a kind using knife and sheath that will last a lifetime. Working with internationally known artisan, Jim Turecek, you will learn to create, from raw steel, man’s oldest tool. Jim has been crafting knives since 1979, and his award winning knives can be found in some of the leading collections in the United States, Europe, and the Orient. A $50 lab fee, payable to the instructor and will cover the cost of the steel knife blank and heat treating. You will also learn how to make a wet formed leather sheath in the class. For ages 18 and over.

MUST REGISTER WITH LENTZ & LENTZ. DO NOT REGISTER THROUGH AMITY ADULT ED. TO REGISTER VISIT WWW.LENTZSATPREP.COM OR CALL 845-638-2826 ALL CLASSES ARE HELD VIRTUALLY STARTING JULY 11. SEE SCHEDULE ONLINE AT LentzSATPrep Website REGISTER ONLINE AT www.LentzSATPrep.com Lentz & Lentz offers a comprehensive SAT and PSAT review course designed to prepare college-bound students for the annual October PSAT and fall SAT(s). The PSAT and SAT tests measure skills which take time to develop. These tests play a significant role in college admission, scholarships, grants and financial aid. Our SAT/PSAT preparation course provides instruction that familiarizes students with practice SAT/PSAT questions, proper SAT/PSAT test-taking skills, short cuts and methods of interpretation, enabling students to test successfully. Why not prepare in a leisurely way with no pressure over an extended period of time by taking the best SAT/PSAT course available? Everything you learn through your PSAT practice is applicable to the SAT practice as well. As you are probably aware, both the PSAT and SAT have changed. Students who begin preparing early have a huge advantage. The PSAT, which is used as the criteria for the National Merit Scholarship, reflects SAT skills needed for the spring exam. In addition, juniors will be able to return in the spring for two free additional lessons before the May exam, or have the opportunity to take the whole program over at a dramatically discounted price. Seniors have their final opportunity to improve their SAT scores before submitting their college applications. Beginning a program now, enables students to maximize their skills over an extended period of time without a lot of pressure, making it easier to attain desired results. Please register directly through Lentz & Lentz at www.LentzSATprep.com or call 845-638-2826.

Have you had a significant life experience that is fascinating, inspiring, educational, informative, or just plain funny? Is yours a tale that begs to be told? Study the art and craft of memoir writing in this eight-week course with published memoir author Bette Isacoff. Learn how to present your life story in a way that will draw in and hold the reader’s attention from start to finish. See your work turn from a recitation of facts to a rich, colorful narrative. Depending on the interests of class members, the details of editing, publishing and marketing may be covered to a greater or lesser degree.