ERC-922 SCSC-Conflict Res N. Ireland

Section Info: South County Senior Center | Conflict Resolution N. Ireland | Finding Peace: Lessons in Conflict Resolution from Northern Ireland. This interactive, six-week class is open to anyone interested in understanding effective ways to resolve conflict. We will assess community-based approaches to peacebuilding such as storytelling, dialogue, and music, using real-life examples from Northern Ireland, a place that experienced thirty years of communal violence known as "The Troubles," and has since built a lasting peace.

HOR-903 ONLN-Beyond Basic Gardening

Section Info: Online | Beyond Basic Gardening | Build upon basic gardening skills to identify ornamental and native plants for propagation as well as indoor seed starting. Learn specific techniques for pruning trees, shrubs, and perennials. Discuss soil building, watering, mulching, and year-round care of your landscape. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. is mandatory for section 201.

HST-937 ONLN-Female Music Icons

Section Info: Online | Female Music Icons | Women of Achievement. Read and discuss "Songs She Wrote: 40 Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music" by Michael Garber, 2025. These women trailblazed the path for women in music today. Included are Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, and Dorothy Parker. Learn about these women who created hits and enduring songs and whose creativity was often overshadowed or credits eliminated. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. is mandatory for section 201.

HTH-926 COSR-Circuit Training

Section Info: Omalley Senior Center | Circuit Training | No class May 25 | Circuit training makes use of the weights and cardio machines in the Fitness Center of the Annex. After a 5-minute warm up each machine is used for 5 minutes alternating between aerobic/cardio machines and weight machines to help improve muscular endurance. The class ends with a 5-minute cool down. The goal is to gain strength and endurance plus notice an overall increase in energy and fitness level. Beginner to intermediate level.

HTH-926 MC-Aerobics, Strength

Section Info: Main Campus | Aerobics, Strength | No class April 14, 16, or 21 | This class improves balance, cardiovascular fitness, and strength using weights, balls, bands, bars, and a mat or chair. We begin with a warm-up and stretch, followed by low-impact aerobics to raise the heart rate. Strength and cardio segments alternate, ending with core work and stretching. Thursdays include time in the fitness center. All major muscle groups are trained for a total-body workout-set to great music.

HTH-926 ONLN-Aerobics and Strength

Section Info: Online | Aerobics and Strength | This upbeat cardio class warms the muscles and gets the blood flowing. We then stretch to elongate muscles, ligaments, tendons, and spine, focusing on correct posture by lifting from the sternum and crown of the head. Maintaining good posture helps with balance and fall prevention. Light hand weights and chair routines strengthen the upper and lower body. Each workout is unique and set to great music! | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1 p.m. is mandatory for section 202.

HTH-928 ANSR-Beginner Tai Chi

Section Info: Annapolis Senior Center | Beginner Tai Chi | No class May 25 | This Beginner Tai Chi class offers a gentle, standing exercise program for mental and physical wellbeing, featuring Yang Style Simplified Short Form as taught by Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing. Slow, smooth movements combined with deep breathing promote strength, balance, and relaxation. Often described as "meditation in motion," Tai Chi supports cardiovascular health, bone strength, balance, joint comfort, and overall mobility, while also improving mood, focus, and emotional wellbeing

HTH-928 ANSR-Intermediate Tai Chi

Section Info: Annapolis Senior Center | Intermediate Tai Chi | No class May 25 | This Intermediate Tai Chi class builds on the Yang Style Simplified Short Form learned in Beginner Tai Chi, which is required. Students continue refining slow, smooth movements coordinated with deep breathing to support physical and mental health. This standing, weight-bearing practice-often called "meditation in motion"-strengthens cardiovascular health, bones, and balance, supports joint comfort, and promotes mental clarity, improved mood, reduced anxiety, and overall wellbeing.

HTH-928 ANSR-Intermediate Tai Chi

Section Info: Annapolis Senior Center | Intermediate Tai Chi | This Intermediate Tai Chi class builds on the Yang Style Simplified Short Form learned in Beginner Tai Chi, which is required. Students continue refining slow, smooth movements coordinated with deep breathing to support physical and mental health. This standing, weight-bearing practice often called meditation in motion strengthens cardiovascular health, bones, and balance, supports joint comfort, and promotes mental clarity, improved mood, reduced anxiety, and overall wellbeing.

HTH-928 ONLN-Beginner Tai Chi

Section Info: Online | Beginner Tai Chi | This Beginner Tai Chi class offers a gentle, standing exercise program for mental and physical wellbeing, featuring Yang Style Simplified Short Form as taught by Master Cheng Man-Ching. Slow, smooth movements combined with deep breathing promote strength, balance, and relaxation. Often described as meditation in motion, Tai Chi supports cardiovascular health, bone strength, balance, joint comfort, and overall mobility, while also improving mood, focus, and emotional wellbeing. | Note: Beginner Tai Chi. Attendance in online class sessions Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. is mandatory for section 209.

HTH-928 ONLN-Intermediate Tai Chi

Section Info: Online | Intermediate Tai Chi | This Intermediate Tai Chi class builds on the Yang Style Simplified Short Form learned in Beginner Tai Chi, which is required. Students continue refining slow, smooth movements coordinated with deep breathing to support physical and mental health. This standing, weight-bearing practice often called meditation in motion strengthens cardiovascular health, bones, and balance, supports joint comfort, and promotes mental clarity, improved mood, reduced anxiety, and overall wellbeing. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. is mandatory for section 208.

HTH-928 SCSC-Beginner Tai Chi

Section Info: South County Senior Center | Beginner Tai Chi | No class May 25 | This Beginner Tai Chi class offers a gentle, standing exercise program for mental and physical wellbeing, featuring Yang Style Simplified Short Form as taught by Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing. Slow, smooth movements combined with deep breathing promote strength, balance, and relaxation. Often described as "meditation in motion," Tai Chi supports cardiovascular health, bone strength, balance, joint comfort, and overall mobility, while also improving mood, focus, and emotional wellbeing.

HTH-928 SCSC-Self Defense

Section Info: South County Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.

HTH-928 SCSC-Self Defense

Section Info: South County Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.

HTH-929 ASRC-Self Defense

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | No class May 25 | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.