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Grand Learning
For Information and Registration call 623-546-7470
REGISTER ONLINE NOW or call 623-546-7470
TO ACCESS GRAND LEARNING ONLINE Login to your resident account at www.suncitygrand.com Click on the Golf & Recreation heading. Grand Learning is under the Recreation category. OR type this URL in your browser: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=511
Returning Students: If your login doesn’t work, please email us to request a password reset (include your name and phone number) grandlearning@scgcam.com Please do not create another account
Classes are held in the Havasupai/Maricopa classroom (Chaparral Center) unless otherwise specified. Check your invoice for room location.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW OR CALL 623-546-7470
Grand Learning utilizes 3rd party web-based software and each participant must have an account to take classes. TO ACCESS GRAND LEARNING ONLINE
Login to your resident account at www.suncitygrand.com Click on the Golf & Recreation heading. Grand Learning is under the Recreation category. OR type this URL in your browser: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=511 Returning Students:
If your login doesn’t work, please email us to request a password reset (include your name and phone number) grandlearning@scgcam.com
Please do not create another account Classes are held in the 623-546-7470
Havasupai/Maricopa classroom in the Chaparral CenterMonday-Friday8 am - 4 pm unless otherwise specified. Sun City Grand CAM Activities
Check your invoice for 19781 N. Remington Dr. room location. Surprise, AZ 85374 623-546-7470 Monday–Friday 8 am–4 pm Email: grandlearning@scgcam.com The Grand Learning program at Sun City Grand offers enrichment courses to the residents of Sun City Grand and the surrounding communities. The benefits of attending classes include stimulating your curiosity, engaging your mind, and building new relationships. Courses on a variety of topics are offered, such as history, STEM, writing, health/wellness, art history, music, and more. Many of the courses are taught by our residents. For these courses, there are no tests, homework, grades, or pressure--just enjoyment and stimulation. The Grand Learning program at Sun City Grand offers enrichment courses to the residents of Sun City Grand and the surrounding communities. The benefits of We adhere to the CAM No Refund policy. If you drop a class with more than attending classes include stimulating your curiosity, engaging your mind, and 48 hours notice, we can offer class credit only. No credits will be issued for missing Zoom links. Please call the GL office prior to day of class if you did not receive the link. building new relationships. Courses on a variety of topics are offered, such as history, STEM, writing, health/wellness, art history, music, and more. Many of the courses are taught by our residents. For these courses, there are no tests, Be aware that the material presented in all SCG Grand Learning classes is homework, grades, or pressure—just enjoyment and stimulation. determined at the discretion of the instructor, who is an independent contractor or volunteer and not an employee or otherwise affiliated with SCGCA. The We adhere to the CAM No Refund policy. If you drop a class with more course content presented does not necessarily reflect the views of SCGCA and than 48 hours notice, we can offer class credit only. No credits will its Board of Directors. See Instructor biographies on the website. be issued for missing Zoom links. Please call the GL office prior to day Courses in the SCG Grand Learning program are provided for informational of class if you didnot receive the link. purposes only. The information provided should not be considered complete and should not be relied upon in place of communication and consultation with appropriate professionals. Be aware that the material presented in all SCG Grand Learning classes is determined at the discretion of the instructor, who is an independent contractor or volunteer and not an employee or otherwise affiliated with SCGCA. The SCGCA makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, course content presented does not necessarily reflect the views of SCGCA and completeness, or reliability of any information presented in the SCG Grand its Board of Directors. See Instructor biographies on the website.Learning program. Courses in the SCG Grand Learning program are provided for informational No legal liability or other responsibility is accepted by SCGCA for any errors, omissions, or statements by individual instructors, and SCGCA disclaims any liability or responsibility for any loss, damage, or adverse effect resulting from reliance on information presented by an instructor, whether such damages are purposes only. The information provided should not be considered complete and should not be relied upon in place of communication and consultation with appropriate professionals. direct or indirect, consequential, or special. SCGCA makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information presented in the Our classrooms may be warm or cold so wear layers! SCG Grand Learning program. Silence your cell phones in the classroom. Treat your classmates and instructors with respect. No legal liability or other responsibility is accepted by SCGCA for any errors, omissions, or statements by individual instructors, and SCGCA disclaims any For ZOOM CLASSES, the link will be sent to your email address on file. If you do not receive the link within 24 hours of class, please contact the Grand Learning office. liability or responsibility for any loss, damage, or adverse effect resulting from reliance on information presented by an instructor, whether such damages are direct or indirect, consequential, or special. Our classrooms may be warm or cold so wear layers! n Silence your cell phones in the classroom.
Sun City Grand CAM Activities 19781 N. Remington Dr. Surprise, AZ 85374
EMAIL grandlearning@scgcam.com
Spring classes will be online later this month and in the January issue of Grand Lifestyles. More information to follow.
WELLS FARGO AND CO., THE YEARS 1852 TO 1918 BILL ANDREWS
Meets 2 times on Thur 12/1/22 - 12/8/22 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM FEE $20 One of the most recognized symbols of the Old West is the Wells Fargo stagecoach being pulled by horses. But the history of this 192-year-old company encapsulates so much more. Founded in the board rooms of the east and maturing in the west, Wells Fargo is interwoven into not just the history of the West, but the entire nation. The company was present in the California Gold Fields, Nevada’s Comstock Lode and innumerable other gold and silver strikes. Wells Fargo is closely associated with the transportation of gold and silver coin and dust, express delivery, mail, including the Pony Express and banking. But there is also much more. Join us as we review the early history of this company, its ability to transform itself with the changing times and its unique leaders who guided the company through prosperity and hardship.
EVENTS OF DECEMBER KEN SORENSEN
Meets 1 time on Thur 12/1/22 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM FEE $15 The closing month of the year has no shortage of unique items that take place and represent the spectrum of history. Some we know a lot about: December 1, 1955-Rosa Parks sat in the wrong bus seat, December 7, 1941-Pearl Harbor Day, December 10-Hanukkah (this day fluctuates yearly), December 17, 1903-The Wright Brothers first flight, December 21- Winter solstice, December 25-Christmas Day, etc. These and many other events change the course of history for America and the world. This presentation by Ken Sorensen will go through the days of the month and highlight social events and historical events, birthdays and death days and other celebrations. Come and hear about the month of December throughout history.
WYETH FAMILY: A FAMILY OF ARTISTS ALLEN REAMER
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/2/22 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM FEE $15 The Wyeths are a remarkable family of artists. N.C. Wyeth was the father of three generations of artists. He did not come from an artistic family, but he became a nationally known illustrator. N.C.’s artwork transcended illustrations to become fine art. While his son Andrew, and grandson Jamie are the best known, and both became an instant success in New York, there are many other Wyeth artists. In this lecture, we will look at the lives of this family of artists and their works of art. We will begin with N.C. and continue until we run out of time.
AARP SMART DRIVERS COURSE DOREEN MOHR
Meets 1 time on Mon 12/5/22 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM FEE $10+ This one-day 4 hour course may earn you a 10% discount for 3 years on your auto insurance (contact your insurance agent to be sure). But even if it doesn't, it will make you more aware of your actions as a driver and how to stay safer on the roads. There is a $20 materials charge for students who are AARP members and $25 for non-members that is paid by cash or check made out to AARP and given directly to the instructor. Be sure to bring your Driver's License to class.
REVERSE MORTGAGES—A SCAM OR A LIFE SAVER? REX DUFFIN
Meets 1 time on Mon 12/5/22 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM FEE $10 This class will review the basics of the government insured reverse mortgage program - it’s pros and cons, delivered with humor. At the end of the class you should be able to know the ins and outs of the reverse mortgage.
HOW A CASE GETS TO THE SUPREME COURT CHRIS TAYLOR
Meets 1 time on Tue 12/6/22 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM FEE $15 The structures and roles of courts on both the state and federal levels will be discussed as the class learns how a case makes its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Examples of this procedure as shown through several landmark cases will be presented to illustrate the process.
VICARIOUS TRAVELS: TUSCANY AND BEYOND TERRI DION
Meets 1 time on Tue 12/6/22 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM FEE $10 Join Gary Jann in central Italy. Terri will do a brief introduction, then Gary will take you to more than 20 cities plus a few special areas. You’ll experience cheese making in Modena, truffle hunting and noodle making in Pettino, and architectural grandeur in Florence. You’ll see awesome tile work in Ravenna, the worldrenowned hams of Parma, horse races in Siena, the towers of San Gimignano, the porticoes of Bologna, and a white marble quarry in Carrara. All this and more in a presentation using pictures, video clips, and appropriate captions. Gary will even tell you a tale about a hunt for gold!
CITRUS TREE CARE CAROL KOMASSA
Meets 1 time on Wed 12/7/22 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM FEE $15 Citrus trees usually do well in our low desert in Arizona, but there are several important growing needs for homeowners to know about in order to have good fruit and KEEP the tree healthy. In this class we will learn about Citrus Varieties: Where to plant and the best time to do so. When is the best season to harvest? Citrus bugs/diseases. Citrus in containers? Pruning, fertilizing and watering - THE 3 main keys to success! Learn from Carol Komassa, a Certified Master Gardener, and her mistakes before she learned how to do it right!
GINGERTALKS: BOB DYLAN UNTANGLED - POET, ARTIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE GINGER SWARTZ
Meets 1 time on Wed 12/7/22 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM FEE $15 For many of us who grew up in the 60s, Bob Dylan is known as a prophet. Others have ignored him as music and discounted him as a poet. This program will focus on Dylan as a writer of literature, and as an artist and poet. Discussion will move from the freeform poetry of his book, Tarantula, and his memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, to his ballads and poetry. We’ll talk about his influences, from T.S. Elliot to John Steinbeck and Jack Kerouac and discover what literary scholars and critics say about selection from the more than 700 songs he has written and focus on several of his more well-known “poem songs”.
ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THEGRAND CANYON JIM TURNER
Meets 1 time on Thur 12/8/22 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM FEE $15 When Spanish explorer Pedro de Tovar reached the south rim of the Grand Canyon in 1541 he was sure no one would ever visit it again because of the difficult terrain. The same opinion was voiced by Lt. Joseph Christmas Ives reporting on his steamboat expedition in 1857. However, by the 1870s artists like Thomas Moran began to make the public aware of the canyon’s grandeur. In this class we’ll follow leading artists and photographers as they displayed their love for the canyon for more than a century.
UNDERSTANDING THE HOLOCAUST JOEL LASSMAN
Meets 1 time on Thur 12/8/22 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM FEE $10 The Holocaust was the ideological and systematic state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of six million European Jews. Millions of others deemed undesirable were also murdered. It is
defined as genocide and though genocide has occurred throughout history, the Holocaust was unique. In this class, I will discuss the meaning of genocide and why the Holocaust was distinctively different. In addition, I will talk about what led up the start of World War II in Germany, what my parents endured during the Holocaust and as the son of Holocaust Survivors, how my life was influenced by those experiences. There will be an opportunity to ask questions both during and after my presentation.
THE HISTORY OF PAINTING IN 117 MINUTES ALLEN REAMER
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/9/22 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM FEE $15 Do you want to know everything there is to know about painting? You won’t find it here. You will get an overview of painting from cave painting to Abstract Expressionism and beyond. You will see examples and learn the characteristics of many styles and periods of painting.
ARE YOU DEMENTIA FRIENDLY? NYDIA MONTIJO
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/9/22 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM FEE $10 Is dementia a normal part of aging? Is it more than just a memory problem? Our workshop will include what dementia actually is, what the warning signs are, and how to create an environment that is friendly to those who have been diagnosed. If you want to be someone who can respond with respect and act in a way that is safe for both you and them, then this presentation is a must.
ALL ABOUT YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM JIM KAUTH
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/16/22 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM FEE $10 Irrigation systems can be confusing. Do you need help? Join Jim Kauth, Certified Landscape Water Manager, to learn everything you need to know! This class will cover the basics and includes hands-on training. Participants will program a controller and do some irrigation repairs. You will learn: Components of an Irrigation System; How an irrigation controller works; How to program the controller; How to troubleshoot and make simple repairs to an irrigation system This class will benefit all Sun City Grand residents. You won't want to miss it!
FILM SHOWING: THE GAME CHANGERS DR. EDELITA JAMIS
Meets 1 time on Mon 12/12/22 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM FEE $10 Directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Louie Psihoyos and executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic, and Chris Paul, The Game Changers tells the story of James Wilks - elite Special Forces trainer and The Ultimate Fighter winner - as he travels the world on a quest to uncover the optimal diet for human performance. Showcasing elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes, what James discovers permanently changes his understanding of food and his definition of true strength.
THE MIDDLE EAST - WHAT'S GOING ON THERE NOW? WINNIE FRITZ
Meets 1 time on Tue 12/13/22 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM FEE $15 Join Winnie Fritz, a former U.S. Army Nurse and current healthcare executive that has lived and worked in the Middle East intermittently for 40 years, and discover what's going on in the Middle East. Let’s: (a) Refresh our geography and old treaties impacting current events and dynamics, b) Review three current issues: new treaties/agreements; post-pandemic challenges and economics; and refugees....and 'life today' in the Middle East.
TO CONVERT OR NOT TO CONVERT YOUR IRA? PAM PRINE/KIM DYER
Meets 1 time on Tue 12/13/22 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM FEE $10 The question of whether it is beneficial to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA comes up frequently when considering your retirement portfolio. During this presentation we will discuss conversion implications to your taxes, RMDs, heirs and more. Join us for help in determining if a Roth conversion is a favorable option for you.
FOOD AS MEDICINE: ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM DR. EDELITA JAMIS
Meets 1 time on Wed 12/14/22 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM FEE $15 Dr. Jamis created a sugar-free and dairy-free rocky road ice cream recipe that is simple and easy to prepare without compromising taste and, more importantly, your health. All ingredients are natural and whole-food plant-based. Very informative nutrition education will precede this class. Come and join us! You will surely have fun preparing your healthy ice cream.
PAINTING WITH ALCOHOL INK LESLEY COWLES
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/16/22 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM FEE $10 + Come and participate in one of the latest and fastest growing mediums in the art world: Alcohol Ink! You will be delighted with the colorful, flowing properties of ink and be surprised and pleased with your creations. Instructor Lesley Cowles will teach you various techniques that will make you proud of your art. Don't miss this fun class! No artistic experience or talent necessary. ALL SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED. (YOU MAY WANT TO BRING DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND AN APRON) There is an additional fee of $40 for instructor and supplies which can be paid in advance at the Grand Learning office (cash only please).
CAN WIFA SAVE ARIZONA'S WATER FUTURE? JEFF GIBBS
Meets 2 times on Thur 12/15/22 - 12/22/22 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM FEE $20 Arizona is in a very difficult situation with regard to the water sustainability we need to support the lifestyle we have become accustomed to in the Valley of the Sun. This year, the Arizona Legislature approved $1.2 billion as a downpayment to address this situation. In addition in created an organization entitled WIFA - Water Infrastructure Finance Authority - to start solving our upcoming water crisis. This class will investigate this initiative to assess whether it is likely to be able to ensure our water future in Arizona.
ALL ABOUT YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM JIM KAUTH
Meets 1 time on Fri 12/16/22 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM FEE $10 Irrigation systems can be confusing. Do you need help? Join Jim Kauth, Certified Landscape Water Manager, to learn everything you need to know! This class will cover the basics and includes hands-on training. Participants will program a controller and do some irrigation repairs. You will learn: Components of an Irrigation System How an irrigation controller works How to program the controller How to troubleshoot and make simple repairs to an irrigation system This class will benefit all Sun City Grand residents. You won’t want to miss it! Thank you for supporting Grand Learning. Happy Holidays!
