Archival article — originally published in The Paper, March 1981. By Michelle Lowrey, coordinator.
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Invest in yourself and your future by joining the learning community of Hamilton Community School. Don't allow another term to pass without getting involved.
Hamilton offers something for everyone. For those who are body conscious, there's Karate, Aerobic Dance, Slimnastics, Yoga, Dancercize, and Dance Theatre. Less physical course offerings include Creative Writing, Practical Math, Dream Interpretation, Stress Management, ESP Everyday, Tax Information and Preparation, Typing, and Personal Life Management. If you're interested in pursuing creative instincts, there are private lessons in piano, guitar, and drums. We also offer Drawing, Sewing, Creative Art Expression (multimedia), Painting, Cake Decorating, Upholstery, Dramatic Choral Ensemble, Relief Carving, Photography, and Home Gardening.
For those who want to review, assess, and organize skills already acquired, we have several excellent one night workshops: How to Develop a Useful Resume, Job Preparation, and What is the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
In programs sponsored by Forest Park Community College, college credit courses are being offered in Basic Home Repair (1 credit hour, 5 sessions), Color Slide Photography (1 credit hour, 5 sessions), Health Care for Family and Self (1 credit hour, 5 sessions), Stress Management (1 credit hour, 5 sessions), and Creative Writing (3 credit hours, 15 sessions).
If you're too busy to make long term commitments, you might take advantage of our one and two night workshops which address a variety of special interests: Small Business Workshop, sponsored by the SBA and Forest Park Community College; (Cardio-Pulminary Resuscitation, sponsored by the Heart Association; Take Control of Your Weight, Dinner for a Dollar, Taming Your Food Budget, and Nutrition for Children, all sponsored by the University of Missouri Extension Center; and Solar Energy, sponsored by Solar Greenhouse Association.
Our youth programs are proving successful and well attended. We are particularly proud of our tutoring program for grades 1 through 12. We have an excellent staff of tutors from Washington University and the University of Missouri, St. Louis. We have high hopes for our “Theatre on a Shoestring,” a workshop for 3rd through 12th grades, and are looking forward to taking this program to satellite sites in the community. Having acquired the use of the Academic and Athletic Academy's (formerly Hamilton Branch III) gym, we are anticipating expansion of competitive and recreational athletics for both children and adults.
You're invited to sample the learning experience at your Community School. Do yourself a favor — take time out to grow with us. For any questions, course suggestions or information, call 367-6996, 3 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or drop by 5819 Westminster. We'll be looking forward to seeing you.
Read the original newspaper issue: Archive reader · Direct PDF fallback. Originally published in The Paper, March 1981, pages 3.
