Event Type : Education

Writers in the Mountains presents “When Space Speaks” with Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, a three-hour intensive online workshop. In this class, students will explore vignette, ellipses, and space breaks. This virtual workshop takes place Tuesday, September 21 from 1 to 4 p.m.

For more information and registration – writersinthemountains.org

The Western Sullivan Public Library offers sessions of Virtual Tech Talk on Wednesdays, from 1:00 -2:00 p.m., thru September 29th.  This month’s topics include: using Zoom, Rosetta-Stone, Ancestry.com, Kanopy, and Podcasting. More information at wsplonline.org.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension – Orange County offers the six-week series, “Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word,” online, on Wednesdays from September 22 through October 27, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.  This interactive series is about child development, emotional coaching, parenting tools, and discussions that support parental confidence and wellbeing. More information at cceorangecounty.org .

The PennState Extension presents a one-day workshop – the Dive Deeper Summit – on Thursday, September 23, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Harrisburg, PA. The Dive Deeper Summit is a multi-state environmental education summit spotlighting innovative teaching about water and water-issues in the mid-Atlantic region. More information at extension.psu.edu.

Delaware Highlands Conservancy presents “Conservation Conversations,” a virtual informational session on Thursday, September 23, from 5:15pm-6:15pm via Zoom. Attendees will learn about how to help protect land, conservation values, and conservation easement.

For more information and registration – delawarehighlands.org

The Western Sullivan Public Library offers sessions of Virtual Tech Talk on Wednesdays, from 1:00 -2:00 p.m., thru September 29th.  This month’s topics include: using Zoom, Rosetta-Stone, Ancestry.com, Kanopy, and Podcasting. More information at wsplonline.org.

The Holistic Health Community offers an introductory class in the Feldenkrais Method, with Drew Minter, on Thursday, September 30, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Stone Ridge, NY. In this class, Drew uses the fine tuning of Feldenkrais, Viewpoints and Deep Listening to help people listen more deeply to their bodies and nervous systems.  More information at holistichealthcommunity.org .

The Cornell Cooperative Extension – Orange County offers the six-week series, “Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word,” online, on Wednesdays from September 22 through October 27, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.  This interactive series is about child development, emotional coaching, parenting tools, and discussions that support parental confidence and wellbeing. More information at cceorangecounty.org .

The Ashokan Center will present permaculture teacher and designer Andrew Faust to discuss a vision  for greater food and energy resilience in the region with an eye toward solving issues of climate, health, and distribution. The program will take place on Sunday October 3, 2021.

For more information visit: ashokancenter.org

The Cornell Cooperative Extension offers a Zoom presentation on pruning, with Cecelia Lillard, on Tuesday,  October 5, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.  The program provides instruction on how to enhance the beauty and vigor of shrubs and trees. For more information and to register, go to cceorangecounty.org.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange presents “Pruning Zoom Workshop” on Tuesday, October 5 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Participants in this online session will learn pruning, the purpose of pruning, and pruning techniques.

For more information – cceorangecounty.org

The PennState Extension presents a program on Wednesday October 20  from 1 to 2 PM with Rob Bertram, chief scientist in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Resilience and Security, where he serves as a key adviser on programs to advance global food security and nutrition.

More information at extension.psu.edu.