Live & Learn Winter Session Begins

CHICAGO - The Live & Learn adult education program at The Latin School of Chicago will kick off its winter mini-session on January 14. Classes will be held through mid-March and are open to the public for a fee.

Among this session’s highlights are "How to Repair Food," on Thursday, February 7, "Crisis Preparedness and Management Strategies," on Wednesday, February 20, and "An Introduction to Digital Photography," on Tuesday, February 5 through Tuesday, March 5. As usual through Live & Learn, adult students can also choose from a variety of fun-filled dance, art, fitness and language classes.

Instructors donate their time and resources to Live & Learn and proceeds from the program are gifted to The Latin School in support of scholarship programs.

Depending on space availability, registration for all courses is open until the day of class. To register or receive a free catalogue, call the Live & Learn Office at (312) 573-4698, or visit the Live & Learn portion of the Latin web site at, www.latinschool.org.

Unless noted otherwise, classes are held at The Latin School, 59 W. North Boulevard (SE corner of North & Clark).

The following is a selection of classes that should have openings at press time:

Introduction to Flamenco Dancing
Date: Thursdays, January 24-February 28, 6-7pm (6 Classes)
Course Fee: $90 per person Location: DanceArt Studio located in the South Fieldhouse Building of Lincoln Park Learn the basic techniques and styles of this beautiful, ethnic dance which is rooted in the traditions of Seville in southern Spain. Students will learn the braceo (arm and hand movement), taconeo (footwork), and palmas (rhythmic hand clapping) all of which are characteristic of flamenco dancing.

Adult, Child, and Infant CPR
Date: Tuesdays, January 29, February 5 & 12 6:30-8:30 p.m. (2 or 3 Classes) Course Fee: $35 for two nights; $45 for three nights Lab Fee: $ 15
Location: Latin Upper School
Certified CPR instructor Petra Anderson will teach such lifesaving techniques as rescue breathing, determining unconsciousness, clearing an obstructed airway, performing one-rescuer CPR, and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). Those taking the three-night class will learn how to apply these procedures specifically to infants and children. A certificate valid for one year will be issued upon completion of both the two-night and three-night sessions.

The Artist's Way
Date: Thursdays, January 31-March 7, 7-9 p.m. (6 Classes)
Course Fee: $150 Location: 4414 N. Manor Lane
Artist Barbara Yonan will be your guide for this six-week creative journey which will include painting, mask making, guided imagery, and journaling. Get in touch with the artist within yourself and learn to express your creativity more fully in all aspects of your life.

Mother Daughter Self-Defense
Date: Saturdays, February 2 & 9, 2:30-4 p.m. (2 Classes)
Course Fee: $50 per pair Location: Peace School, 3121 N. Lincoln Avenue
Learn basic self-defense techniques in this hands-on class for beginners conducted by a female martial arts instructor. The class will focus on basic strategies for self-protection appropriate for young and adult women. Jennifer Kim of the Peace School will teach you practical and effective defense moves and help you develop the confident attitude and peaceful mind that are essential tools in any self-defense situation. Daughters must be at least 9 years old.

Beginning Digital Photography
Date: Tuesdays, February 5-March 5, 6-7:30 p.m. (5 Classes)
Course Fee: $90 Location: Latin Upper School
Professional photographer Kelly McKinnell will show you how to use a digital camera. Learn how to compose pictures and work with light. McKinnell will discuss selecting appropriate subject matter, the pros and cons of digital vs. 35mm, and using digital images as art. You will learn to download images onto the computer and use Adobe PhotoShop to manipulate and print your pictures.

How to Repair Food
Date: Thursday, February 7, 6-7:30 p.m. Course Fee: $30 Lab Fee: $10
Location: Latin Upper School
If you have problems with your meals always turning out overcooked, undercooked, burned, lumpy, too spicy, too mushy, too dry, too wet, too flat, too tough, too thick, too thin, wilted, fatty, collapsed, or curdled, then this is the class for you. Let food consultant Wilbert Jones come to your rescue and answer your failed food questions. Learn the cooking tricks that can help you prevent culinary disasters.

Bread Baking Made Simple
Date: Saturday, February 9, 10 am-noon Course Fee: $30 Lab Fee: $15
Location: A private home
Chef Kocoa, former food correspondent for WGN and author of Cooking With Love, will demonstrate how to master simple, but luscious traditional Scottish oat bannocks (scones), apple beignets, and the ever popular cheddar cheese crackers.

Crisis Preparedness and Management Strategies
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 6-8 p.m. Course Fee: $30
Location: Latin Upper School
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. You may be forced to evacuate your neighborhood or find yourself confined to your home. How would you cope if basic services such as water, gas, electricity, or telephone were cut off? American Red Cross Community Disaster Educator Paul Ruiz will advise participants on how to protect themselves and deal with such crises by planning ahead. Ruiz will provide an emergency preparedness checklist and help to create a personal family disaster plan.