Have you made a New Year’s resolution yet? How about resolving to try something new at the LightHouse this year?
Beginning in 2016, LightHouse is launching an array of new classes. These classes will refresh every quarter so you’ll always want to visit us and try something new. Here’s a sampling of what we have to offer, through the end of March. (To stay updated on the most current happenings, call us on our event line at 415-431-1481 or sign up for Beth’s List by emailing Beth at info@old.lighthouse-sf.org.)
Business of Blindness with Mike Cole
Every Wednesday beginning January 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Over a cup of coffee, discuss and debate, converse and philosophize with Mike Cole, former director of the Orientation Center for the Blind, on anything related to blindness. Meet successful blind guest speakers and learn about current happenings in the blindness community.
Movie Club
Every Wednesday beginning January 6 from, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Watch an audio-described film and discuss the its high and low points.
Art with Ruthie
Every Monday starting January 11, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Explore your inner artist with Ruthie and learn new ways to express yourself.
Dental Hygiene Workshop Series
Every Monday starting January 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
UCSF Dental School is hosting a series of workshops on dental hygiene and the affects it has on your overall health.
Yoga with Kimberley
Every second Tuesday of the month beginning January 12, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Yoga instructor Kimberly—who is legally blind—provides her students with a playful, core-focused vinyasa, designed to promote strength, flexibility and focus. Her creative sequencing encourages students of all levels to try something new.
For information or to sign-up for these classes, contact Molly Irish at mpearson@old.lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7320.
Would you like to learn how blind people tackle the visual subject of organic chemistry successfully? Do you have a general love for science? Do you want to learn how you can do chemistry as a blind person just as successfully as your sighted peers? Are you interested in how blind professionals use science in their careers every day? If the answer to any of these is “Yes!” then the 2016 Chemistry Camp is for you.
The Gill Family, with the help of fabulously talented Menlo School students, alumni and faculty continue their tradition of special concerts in honor of their daughter Anne, a longtime Enchanted Hills camper. This year the two concerts explore the work of the highly successful songwriting team John Kander and Fred Ebb, best known for musicals Cabaret, Chicago and Fosse as well as the iconic song (known to many of us as a signature piece for Frank Sinatra) New York, New York.
The Lighthouse and the Exploratorium will be joining forces to provide activities and outings that will inspire low vision and blind youth to get excited about science and become lifelong learners. The outings will take LightHouse Youth in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for a series of fun, science-based activities. But students will not just have fun, they will help provide feedback to the Exploratorium, helping it provide an experience enjoyable and accessible for all that visit.