Chappaqua Continuing Education ~ Spring Session

"Try to learn something about everything, and everything about something." ~ Thomas Huxley

We are happy to announce that Chappaqua Continuing Education has an exciting line-up for the Spring. Whether you are curious about Pickleball or ChatGPT and AI (Artificial Intelligence), interested in learning bridge, CPR or How To Travel For Free, improving your culinary skills, or taking an art, photography or exercise class, the Spring brochure is packed with courses in a wide range of categories to choose from.

We offer a hybrid experience, with in-person classes held at Horace Greeley High School or the Westorchard Gym, as well as convenient online classes via Zoom, allowing you to participate from the comfort of your home!

Below is a listing of classes. Register early to ensure your spot. Many classes sell out. Also, we do cancel classes for lack of enrollment, so don't delay in expressing your interest.

Please visit www.chappaquaschools.org/cce for course descriptions and to register, or call 238-7201 ex. 20318.

*Denotes new class

Art & Art Appreciation

• *“Bead Bar”- Custom Bracelets
• *Custom Votive Candle Holders
• *Glass Painting: Flower Vase
• Introduction to Watercolor Painting
• *Watercolor Landscapes
• *Watercolor Springtime Botanicals

Art Virtual Tours & Classes

• *Iconic Harlem: NYC’s Most Storied Neighborhood
• *John Singer Sargent
• *Secrets of New York City’s Flatiron Building
• *The 50 Best Paintings in NYC
• *The History & Secrets of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
• *The Hudson River School

Culinary

• *A Day in Capri
• *A Night in Tel Aviv
• A Taste of India (new recipes)
• *A Taste of Paros, Greece
• *“Amy’s Go to Dinners”
• *BBQ/Smoking 101
• Blue Zone Cooking (new recipes)
• Cookie and Dessert Workshop (new recipes)
• Healthy Eating Cooking (new recipes)
• Homemade Fresh Mozzarella
• *Recipes from Ibiza, Spain
• *Salmon 101
• *Spring Peas 101
• Vegetarian Cooking (new recipes)
• *Where’s The Beef? Expanding Ideas About Protein

Exercise

• 20-20-20
• Beginner/Intermediate Body Sculpting
• Line Dancing
• Line Dancing Advanced Beginner
• PICKLEBALL: Learn to Play
• *PICKLEBALL: Beginner/Intermediate Skills & Drills
• PICKLEBALL: Coached Play-Beginners/Intermediate
• PICKLEBALL: Coached Play-Intermediate/Advanced
• Pilates
• POUND Rock Out Workout
• Small-Group Training
• Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
• Zumba

Finance

• *Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years
• Inspection Ready: Prepping Your Home for a Smooth Sale
• Learn How to Travel for Free
• Medicare 101
• Plan Ahead for Taxes in Retirement (new description)
• Prep & Stage Your Home to Sell
• Protecting Family Assets from Estate Taxes, Income Taxes, and Nursing Home Costs (new description)
• Retirement Planning Strategies (new description)
• *The Nuts and Bolts of Elder Law

Games & Fun

• Bridge for Beginners
• Bridge for Intermediate Beginners
• Bridge: Supervised Play
• Canasta: Beginner’s Series
• Canasta: Supervised Play
• Mah Jongg: Beginner’s Series
• Mah Jongg: Beginner’s Series Section C
• Mah Jongg: Strategy and Skill Building (Supervised Play)

Garden & Home

• *Entertaining 101: Host Like a Pro (Without the Stress)
• Growing Great Tomatoes
• Planning Your Organic Vegetable Garden
• Spring Flower Arranging
• Spring Organizing: Hidden Tricks for Each Room

Health & Wellness

• American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED
• *Eat Well, Live Well! Simple Nutrition Strategies to Improve Health (With Important Takeaways from the New 2026 Dietary Guidelines)
• Introduction to Self Defense Part I - Strategies on How to Keep Yourself Safe
• Introduction to Self Defense Part II - Advanced Strategies on How to Keep Yourself Safe
• *Introduction to Tai Chi
• *Save The Earth, One Green Bite at a Time
• Time Management for Real Life: Less Overwhelm, More Breathing Room
• The Meditative Mind

Hobbies

• Acting: Introduction to Acting for Non-Actors
• Acting: Advanced Acting and Performance
• *Basket Weaving: Tote or Storage Basket
• Hocus Pocus Magic
• *How to Write Your Own Monologue Based on Your Personal Story
• Learn to Knit

Photography & Technology

• Avoiding E-Scams and Digital Deception
• *Create Amazing iPhone Videos: 2026 Masterclass for Beginners
• Demystifying ChatGPT and Other AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• *iPhone Photography From Point-and-Shoot to Professional: You Can Do It!
• Organizing Your Digital Life
• *The Photographic Eye: Train Your Instincts

World Languages

• French for Beginners
• French Intermediate
• French Advanced Conversation
• Italian for Beginners
• Italian Intermediate
• Japanese: Introduction to Japanese
• *Japanese: Advanced Beginning Japanese
• Spanish for True Beginners
• Spanish Advanced