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aturdd c of For seniors 1 '— i , Education . By SUi)iE TAYLOR arts,had the site,Guy 13.Phillips Junior High School. . :. . Staff Writer right on the city bus line. The community schools program encourages use of the schools at night and on When Bill Ingr•am. .loan 'Tetel-Hanks and Melody weekends. Trent, senior center director for the Or- I'renCgot together more than a year a f;o to brainstor►n tinge County Department on Aging, had the target ideas for a new educationahsocial untiet for senior population. citizens,they knew what they didn't want. Twenty four seniors filled two classes that first No macrame. No night classes. No watered-down semester in fall 1984. By spring of 1985, word had course content. spread. Enrollment nearly tripled,Sixty-two seniors took five classes, ranging from gourmet food prep- "IT IIAD TO he something that would appeal to aration tocomputers.They wanted more. thisdvnamic population,"said Ingram. Ingram.Tetel-Hanks and Trent knew they were on The three heads came up with The Saturday School to something. So did the N.C. Adult and Education for Senior Citizens, an eight-week Sabbath-morning Association. It will honor the Saturday School for `curriculum with a built-incoffee.breark. Seniors next month with its Creative and Innovative Each offered separate resources. Ingram. coordi- Program Award,given annually to a deserving North nator for continuing education ut Durham 'Technical Carolina adult education venture. An emphasis is Institute, came up with mast of the courses and the placed on cooperativeageneyefforts. instructors- Tetel-lfank.s, coordinator of the Chapel Neither of the three — city, county and state rep- liill-Carrboro Community Schonlfi and of cultural 1SeeAward,page8A1 A "charming dimension" of the way° _ Saturday School is a coffee break - ®® mid-way through the 10 a.m. to noon session, said Tetel-Hanks. (Continued from page 1A) Sponsored by the Retired Senior . resentatives — are certain how • Volunteers Program, the modest they were nominated,but they are registration fee—$10 for students pleased with the pending award. 65 and older and$25 for under 65--- "It is exciting to have it happen defrays coffee and sweet roll costs. when it's only one year old," said The coffee break encourages Tetel-Hanks. socializing. Many of the seniors Ingram said the success of the are new to the area. "Newcomers Saturday School is its different out- say they find a sense of look community.And,there is no park- "The usual senior classes are ing problem,"said Tetel-Hanks. macrame and arts and crafts. The program's potential is People have an attitude that these enormous, they said. They have are poor lonely people who need the entire Phillips school at their something to do with their hands disposal, and can offer as many while they watch'Phil Donahue'," classes as there are classrooms. said Ingram. The third semester begins Sat- "We're saying just because urday, Oct. 5. Registration is you're 60 doesn't mean you're not under way for six classes: "Art interested in computers." History and Appreciation," One of the most successful "Chinese Cooking for the Older classes is poet Judy Hogan's Palate," "Drawing and Multi- writing reminiscences, where Media Art," "Investments and Fi- students keep journals on their n a n c i a l Planning," "The own life experiences. Hogan's User-Friendly Computer Course," course will be offered for the third and"Writing Reminiscences." timethissemester, To register or for more infor- "People have a wonderful time matiotr, call Trent at the Depart- and the course content is valid. ment of Aging at 968-4478. Nothing is watered down," Tetel- Hanks said.