Cooking: Healthy Cooking in Your Electric Pressure Cooker (a.k.a. Instant Pot)

Lose the fear and fall in love with one of the hottest kitchen gadgets. Electric pressure cookers are safe, easy, and a great way to get healthy and delicious dinners made fast. Price includes a demo and sampling of meals.

1 - 3 hr. class - $36 / $41 nonresidents

8018                       Roeland Park Community Center                          3/25     Thu      5 pm

8019                       Roeland Park Community Center                          4/22     Thu      11 am

Meditation: Building a Meditation Practice in the New Year

Many of us are feeling the need for a reset in the new year. Taking a few minutes to focus your mind each day can reduce stress, pain, depression, and more. Meditation is a simple, cost effective solution to a great number of health concerns. It helps with a person's physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. this introductory class is offered by certified meditation leader Whit Welch. The health benefits of meditation will be discussed as well as how to practice and create a sustainable practice. There will be time for a meditation session to get everyone started on the right path. Welch "believes just the benefits to an individual's physical health are reason enough to start a meditation practice. The fact that meditation also strengthens a person's mental and spiritual abilities is miraculous."

1 – 50 min session- $5/ $6 nonresidents             

8925                        Roeland Park Community Center                           4/21     Wed      6 pm

Technology :  Facebook® 101

Become the Facebook® guru to all of your friends.  Learn how to stay connected with your friends and family with just the click of a button. Guidance provided on setting up an account, posting a status, and posting pictures. Please bring your own device for hands on learning and know the Apple® ID or Gmail® address and passwords associated with your smartphone account.

1 - 2 hr. class - $20 / $22 nonresidents 

Matt Ross Community Center                                      3/9       Tue      10 am

Technology: Home Wifi

If you want to be able to tell your internet service provider’s IT support you’ve already tried basic troubleshooting when you call so you can skip to real solutions, enroll in this class. We’ll go over the basics of your home WiFi components, what they do, and some fundamental steps you can take to remedy simple problems before requiring professional help. What is a modem? How is it different from a router? What are the differences between dial-up, DSL, and fiber optic internet infrastructure?   Hard or soft reset? All of these questions and more will be answered.

1 – 1 ½ hr. class - $15 / $17 nonresidents         

7944                    Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse                 1/19     Tue       10 am

Technology: How to Use Zoom

Zoom is the new buzzword! Learn how to sign up and use the software platform Zoom. Bring your device and any associated account passwords.

1 - 1 hr. class - $10 / $11 nonresidents 

8075              Roeland Park Community Center                     2/23     Tue       10 am

8076              Roeland Park Community Center                     4/15     Thu         1 pm

Technology: Information Sourcing

The internet is an information jungle. There are no rules concerning validity and relevance on any particular site. This class does not aim to tell you what to think or where to look for the information you seek. Its sole purpose is to help you discern safe and reputable information sources from satirical or misleading ones. We’ll go over domain infrastructure, the nature of ad revenue and its influence on social media, as well as scholarly outlets for vetted information about which you can be confident. 

1 -1 hr. class - $13 / $15 nonresidents  

  7947          Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse                            2/2       Tue      10 am