ISD 625-Saint Paul Public Schools

As you and your parents age, there is some inevitability that you will assume a caregiving role. Many find themselves in a situation where they feel as if they are acting as parents to their parents. Open communication and conversation well in advance of inevitable aging issues can help keep you from parenting your parents. This class will provide suggestions to open discussions about age-related topics with your parents, as well as what information you will need to have from your parents in order to assist them through the later stages of their lives.

Start the day in and around Como Conservatory. Learn to create sketches that focus on getting the gesture of a plant. Creating an abundance of sketches teaches composition and color and allows us to explore different ways to put it into a final painting. After lunch we'll meet in a classroom at 1780 West 7th Street, taking our morning sketches and creating energetic floral acrylic paintings. For the sketching portion of the class bring a sketchbook, pencils, a sharpener and eraser. No specific brands or pencil grade required. Supply kits for the acrylic painting portion of the class will be made available for purchase from Wet Paint Artists' Materials and Framing (located at 1684 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105) one week prior to the start date and will cost approximately $70. Kit will include artist quality paints, brushes, palette knife and a 12x12 panel.

Here’s a face-lift you can do at home. Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method that works with the energy that flows through your body. Stimulating facial acupressure points can help erase years from your face naturally, bring a healthy glow to your skin, increase muscle tone, decrease puffiness and eye bags, reduce lines and prevent new lines from forming. Learn how to make your skin as healthy as possible from the inside out.

This class is for people 18 years and older who need a comprehensive overview of the rules and regulations that are necessary to obtain a permit. You will discuss identification requirements, study tips, and the licensing process and will be better prepared to take the permit test. Please note you will not take the permit test in this class.

Who would speak for you if you couldn’t speak for yourself? That’s the concept behind Advanced Care Planning, a guided conversation on your end of life wishes and preferences that identifies what is most important to you concerning quality of life and living. Leave class with the confidence to develop your Health Care Directive, a written document which describes your choices.

Take your leather hand-sewing skills up a notch and make a beautiful leather tote bag, bucket bag, or laptop case for yourself or to give as a gift. Be guided through the process from hide to finished product. Fee includes all supplies. Though not required, it is recommended that students have taken a previous Leather Basics or Leather Lab class, or have equivalent experience, before registering for this class.

It’s common to feel creaky as we move out of our 20s and into middle age. However, gentle, rhythmic movements can support and increase our range of motion and feeling of balance, and lead to greater freedom of movement and a lower risk of injury as we age. Come join us to learn Ki Society’s Oneness Rhythm Exercise, a series of movements to music that teaches relaxation and moving in a natural way.

Low and slow is the key to successfully smoking foods. Discover techniques for backyard smoking, make an all-purpose rub that puts commercial ones in the shade, and eat the bounty you've produced. $15 food fee payable to the instructor. Please note dietary restrictions when registering.