York County Senior College Fall Courses

York County Senior College (YCSC) is an all-volunteer organization providing classes for those age 50 plus, who seek on-going intellectual stimulation and sociability with peers. An affordable program with no prerequisites, no entrance exam, no homework, and no tests . . . no credits either! In dealing with the impact of Covid 19, YCSC has adapted to online courses via Zoom, and to a totally online registration program called CourseStorm, which can be accessed through their website at yorkcountyseniorcollege.org.

This Fall’s courses will be presented primarily online via Zoom, with a few on-site in person. More in-depth course descriptions are available on the website. To register for a class: on the website click the Courses/Sites tab, then scroll down the page to the CourseStorm link. Membership (still only $25/year) in senior college is required to register for a course, and all courses are $25 each. Online registration eases and speeds up the process for students and YCSC administration and provides students with immediate confirmation of the registration. While online registration is preferred, mail-in registrations can be made by mailing your check payable to YCSC with your name, address, email address, phone #, and the course(s) for which you wish to register to: YCSC, UMA/Saco Center, 4 Scamman St., Ste. 18, Saco, ME 04072.

ONLINE ZOOM COURSES

Mondays

Ancestry – Fred Boyle – Sept. 20, 1:00 PM, 8 weeks

Tuesdays

Writing from Memory – John Forssen – Sept. 7, 9:30 AM, 6 weeks

Wednesdays

Book Talk – Arlene Jackson – Sept. 8, 10:00 AM, Every other week for 8 sessions
Chair Yoga for Today’s Lifestyles – Andrea Brown Gleason – Sept. 8, 10:30 AM, 5 weeks
Introduction to Addiction – Jeff Goldsmith, MD, DFASAM – Sept. 22, 1:00 PM, 5 weeks

Thursdays

1960s: The Loss of Innocence – Lorraine Dutile Masure – Sept. 9, 10:00 AM, 8 weeks
Conservatives and Liberals; Not Conservatives Vs. Liberals –
Mike Berkowitz – Sept. 9, 1:45 PM, 8 weeks
Introduction to Meditation – Jeff Goldsmith, MD, DFASAM – Sept. 23, 11:30 AM, 8 weeks

Fridays

History of York County Communities – Series of 3 community overview lectures, 2:00 PM
Oct. 1 – ‘The Kennebunk Area’ – Cynthia Walker, Brick Store Museum
Oct. 15 – ‘The Saco Region’ – Anatole Brown, Saco Museum
Oct. 22 – ‘The Sanford/Springvale Community’ – Thom Gagne, Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

ONSITE IN-PERSON COURSES – ANDERSON LEARNING CENTER, SPRINGVALE
(Masks required, as well as proof of Covid-19 vaccination)

Fridays

Beginning Watercolor – Judith Gaudet – Sept. 10, 9:00 AM, 8 weeks
Open Art Group – Gary Wood – Sept. 10, 9:30 AM, 8 weeks
Writing Memoirs – Fleurette Bannon – Sept. 10, 9:30 AM, 8 weeks

There are in-person and outdoor courses in Saco as well, see the website for details.

YCSC website address: yorkcountyseniorcollege.org
Email address: info@yorkcountyseniorcollege.org
Phone: (207) 282-4030