News August 2015
Learning in Highlands Ranch As Ben Franklin once said, “Tell me and I may forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” Whatever your age, it is important to get involved and keep learning. The Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA) offers a number of educational programs for you and your family. Whether you’re trying something new, or fine-tuning an old skill, our class offerings can provide a learning experience you won’t soon forget. The HRCA offers everything from educational camps for children to adult financial planning seminars. Our STEM educational camps take place during school breaks and holidays and offer children a wonderful opportunity to see how learning can be fun! We offer engineering classes that focus on exciting subjects such as Superhero’s and Mine Craft, as well as science programs where children explore space, texture and colors. Important educational classes for children focus on safety as well as school readiness. Our popular APE program (Avoiding Predators Everyday) has been a wonderful addition to our class offerings and teaches children how to get out of danger and make good choices that protect them. Our ACT test prep class is part of our school readiness series that focuses on preparing students for the upcoming National ACT test from a Board Certified Teacher. For adults, our popular Will Seminar, taught by an experienced estate planning attorney, runs one night, monthly, and participants walk away with a notarized will, general power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and living will. Other seminars include: Estate Planning Seminar, Social Security: Your Questions Answered, The Morning After Closing, and Do You Hear Water? Plumbing 101. Making time to attend a class to learn something new isn’t always an option, so HRCA has partnered with Cengage Learning to offer Ed2Go, an online educational experience. Classes like technology, accounting and finance, and business are online learning opportunities that meet your family’s busy schedule. These classes can be found on our web site at www.HRCAonline.org or by calling 303-471-8818. Make this your most rewarding year yet, and learn something new!
Farm-to-Table DInner Enjoy the tastings that Colorado has to offer for a very unique evening that has NEVER been experienced in Highlands Ranch. The evening will start with a welcome cocktail, live music hayride with HRCA’s draft horses, Bella and Buster, through the Backcountry Wilderness area to a remote site to enjoy fresh, organic local food reflecting the end of summer crops prepared by a Whole Foods Market Highlands Ranch chef. Passed appetizers and various Colorado spirits will be on hand for cocktail hour while we wait for all guests to arrive by hayride. This four-course meal will include select Colorado wine pairings with each course, along with live music. The evening will end with s’mores over an open fire and cocktails. Bella and Buster will then take you back to your car to end this spectacular end of summer dinner. Limited tickets will be available. Saturday, August 29 • 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. • $100 in advance, $125 day of event, if not sold out • Backcountry Wilderness Area • 21+ or older, IDs will be checked.