Adult Education Programs Fall 2013 - Winter 2014

FALL - WINTER 2013 -14 SCHEDULE

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

TO ENROLL IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONTACT MS. MARIETTA GARBIS AT 210-6393-200, EXT. 302 OR garbism@acs.gr ENROLLMENT DEADLINE: October 25, 2013

Study Short Story Writing, Bridge, Icon Painting, Yoga (mornings and afternoons), Photography and Pilates.

Classes and workshops for adults (and students in grades 11/12) October 2013 - February 2014

The Institute for Innovation and Creativity is an initiative of the American Community Schools of Athens

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IIC PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS FALL - WINTER 2013/14

Writer’s Workshop: Playing Byzantine Icon Painting with Words Workshop

No previous yoga experience is necessary!

The instructor writes: “My focus is on teaching the Vinyasa flow style (a smooth Tuesdays, 6:00 8:00 p.m.

Course 1: Wednesday mornings, 9:30 a.m. sequence of poses which are synchronized Instructor: Babis Pilarinos - noon with breathing). However, I am also certified Course 2: Thursday afternoons, 6:00 p.m. - Dates: Oc. 29; Nov. 5,12,26; Dec. 3, 10, 17 in Yin Yoga (gentle stretching) and I like (7 sessions) Nov. 26 class will begin at 8:30 p.m. incorporating some some principals of 6:45.

Instructor: Amalia Melis Pilates into my practice. Don’t worry, Yoga Cost: 150 euros (14 hour program; is not sitting around and chanting Om. You Wednesdays (morning class) Nov. 6, 13, including materials) will not only make your body work, but also 20; Dec. 4, 11 (5 sessions) Minimum enrollment: 7 learn how to concentrate better as well as let Thursdays (evening class)-- Nov. 7, 14, 21; Maximum enrollment: 15 go and relax. I have been teaching adults Dec. 5,12 ( 5 sessions) and children for a number of years, at Cost: 140 euros (14 hour program) several international schools, private studios Minimum enrollment: 7 This course offers an opportunity to learn and from my home. Looking forward to Maximum enrollment: 12 the techniques of an essential Greek art meeting you on the yoga mat!” form. The course is conducted with egg Join us to play with words to create stories tempera in the traditional Byzantine manner. Feel free to contact the instructor with any you have always wanted to tell. Together we Teacher and student wiill work together in questions at sharka.furda@gmail.com or at will cover different elements of Fiction: an artist-apprentice partnership, step by step 693- 7340499.

Setting, Character, Point of View, Dialogue, through the process. At the end of the Plot, etc. This workshop is designed to course everybody will have completed an motivate the writer in all of us, and its focus icon. will be to help each of us discover our own writing voice and style. New and published These lessons are suitable for people with no previous experience in painting, as well as for Learn to Play Bridge writers are welcome. amateur or professional painters who wish to 12 lessons in 12 games We will use several techniques in class to tap study the byzantine art genre. into our thoughts/ideas for stories—free Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. writing and writing prompts, including Babis Pilarinos was born on Zakynthos in Instructors: Aggeliki Politou and photographs, short story lines, poems, one 1966. He paints, illustrates children’ s books, Christiana Syarkopoulou line sentences, etc. Some outside reading paints portable icons and frescoes in Dates: Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18; Jan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 4, 11 may be required. (Short stories are often churches. He teaches Byzantine painting on 8, Cost: 140 euros discussed in class as they pertain to style, Zakynthos, in Paris, in Athens at his “Atelier Pilarinos” and in “Austrian Summer Minimum enrollment: 8 character, voice, plot).

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Maximum enrollment: 12 Once we start producing work, participants www.sommerakademie.at He has given six may be asked to send their new writing to private exhibitions in Brussels, Paris and the group for an initial read before we meet Athens. He is a member of the Chamber of in class. Group comments will provide Fine Arts in Greece. More details can be Bridge is by far the greatest card game of all, constructive criticism, guidance for rewriting, found at http://pilarinos.gr/en/curriculum- and it can provide immense challenge and and editing suggestions. In addition written vitae or visit his facebook profile https:// enjoyment for the rest of your life. This feedback will be provided by instructor on www.facebook.com/pilarinos In the course is intended for beginners who know facebook photo albums you can find photos nothing or almost nothing, about bridge. specific assignments. and reviews of the courses offered in Paris If that is you, read on.

Amalia Melis is creator and organizer of the and Zakynthos.

Bridge is more complicated than other card Aegean Arts Circle Creative Writing games, and beginners are sometimes Workshops (fourteen writing workshops have discouraged by this. Relax! After the first been held to date). Her first short story lesson you will understand the card play “Immigrant Daughter” won second place Morning Yoga involved and be well on your way to award for new writers in Glimmer Train becoming a bridge player. You can also Mondays, 9:15 10:45 a.m.

(U.S. literary magazine/2002). Two other improve your memory, your concentration short stories were finalists in Glimmer Train Instructor: Sharka Furda and judgment, having GREAT FUN at the ( 2005 & 2007). She has finished writing her Dates: Nov. 4,11,18,25; Dec. 2, 9,16; Jan. same time. 12 lessons- 12 fun games. first novel and is working on her second 13, 20, 27 (10 sessions) Cost: 110 euros novel. She is a freelance feature writer for Instructors Angeliki Politou and Christina magazines and newspapers. When avoiding Minimum enrollment: 7 Syrakopoulou are ACBL (American the blank page, she makes sculptures out of Maximum enrollment: 15 Contract Bridge League) accredited teachers.

Participants should purchase their own discarded pieces of metal & wire. yoga mat in advance of first class.

Each 90 minute session opens with a breathing sequence, warm-ups and Sun Salutations. The instructor tailor-makes classes to meet the needs of her students and offers variations to suit different levels of experience and ability. Each session concludes with a short relaxation.

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Pilates for Everyone Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Dates: Oct. 29; Nov. 5,12; Dec. 3, 10, 17; Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4. One class will be held on Monday, Nov. 25.

Instructor: Sharon Sagiv Cost: 120 euros (12 hour program) Minimum enrollment: 7 Maximum enrollment : 12

It seems like everyone is either doing Pilates , or interested in starting a Pilates exercise program. Indeed, one of the best things about the Pilates method is that it works so well for a wide range of people.

A t h l e t e s a n d d a n c e r s l ove i t , a s do seniors and women rebounding from pregnancy. Beginners can work alongside more advanced students.

Pilates is a form of exercise, developed by Joseph Pilates, which emphasizes the b a l a n c e d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e body through core strength. The class involves working on the stomach, back and Pelvic floor muscles. There are some flexibility exercises in the class as well. The class is on a mat. So all you need to bring is a towel and a positive attitude!

Instructor Sharon Sagiv started dancing at a very early age: ballet, jazz, tap and ballroom . She acquired all of my ISTD qualifications and studied at Laban College of Performing Arts and the PineappleDance center in Covent Garden.

She then went on to a career as a professional dancer and worked for Chandris Cruise lines and the Belinda King dance company. After getting married and having children she decided to change directions and trained to get her R.S.A. certificate in the Fitness. She has taught aerobics, spin, step amd Pliates professionally since in Mexico, Finland and Israel.

The Art of Photography Fridays, 6pm-9pm Dates: Nov. 15, 22; Dec. 6 Saturdays, Time TBA, Nov. 16, 23 Instructor: Jeff Vanderpool Cost: 150 euros (15 hour program) Minimum enrollment : 7 Maximum enrollment : 12

Learn the art of photography and how to apply it to capture the moments, places

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and people you are most fond of ! We will look at some basic camera and composition techniques in this course but, more importantly, you will learn to see things differently. Learning to "see," ultimately, is what produces a good photograph. The course also involves practical exercises, assignments and group critiques lead by your instructor which will strengthen your ability to understand what makes a good photograph. Last but not least, we will go on two photographic excursions where you will be able to get first-hand advice while photographing. This course is delivered over five, three-hour sessions (including two excursions). Topics will include: Digital camera - main functions Looking vs. seeing Understanding lighting Composition techniques Jeff Vanderpool is a photographer, curator and educator. He received an MA in photography from Goldsmiths College in London and went on to a varied career in photog raphy, working commissions (primarily architecture and built environment), organizing exhibitions and teaching the art of photography. Based in London, UK, until 2010, he worked for clients such as the Wapping Project and the educational charity All Our Children, co-founding an artist-run arts center in Uganda. Since relocating to Greece from London his clients have included organizations such as Elliniki Eteria – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, Monumenta - for the preservation of Greece’s architectural heritage and the Initiative for Heritage Conservancy in Eleusis, Greece. He also taught and co-directed the education p ro g r a m at t h e A t h e n s H o u s e o f Photography in Metaxourgheio, Athens.

Je f f Va n d e r p o o l ’s o w n w o r k h a s been exhibited in solo-exhibitions including the Athens Photo Festival 2009, Kythera Photographic Encounters 2011 and most recently at the Benaki Museum (Pireos) where he was one of three photographers contributing work to the Athenian Houses of the Modern Movement exhibition and accompanying book.

gentle and accommodating manner. There are 3 stages in Kripalu Yoga. In stage one, you learn to pay precise attention to the alignment and details of each posture. You also lear n how to breathe deeply, coordinating breath and movement, and also come to know the limits of one's physical abilities. The second stage has to do with retaining yoga poses for longer periods of time, attending inward to the bodily sensations and thus, building concentration and inner awareness. The third stage is referred to as "Meditation in Motion", a prayer without words. In this, all rules and restrictions of the willful practice are set aside and the postures are allowed to emerge spontaneously, guided by the wisdom of the body.

Kripalu Yoga includes within one system the physical and breathing practices of Hatha Yoga. It also incorporates the mental disciplines of Raja Yoga, the prana awakening principles of Kundalini Yoga, together with the devotion of Bhakti Yoga and the emphasis on service of Karma Yoga.

Konstantinos Chrysikakis has been a teacher of yoga since 1989, and he has taught throughout the world. He is a sports psychologist and personal coach, as well as an in-demand lecturer and seminar leader focusing on stress management, relaxation techniques, health issues, self-esteem, coping with change, human potential, performance enhancement, interpersonal skills, motivation and team building. He has also served as a collegiate varsity basketball coach. Feel free to contact the instructor with any questions at kosta@yoga.gr or at 6973054223.

TO ENROLL IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONTACT MS. MARIETTA GARBIS AT 210-6393-200, EXT. 302 OR garbism@acs.gr ENROLLMENT DEADLINE: October 25, 2013 Payment to ACSAthens Cashier before first class.

Afternoon Yoga Mondays, 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Dates: Nov. 4,11,18, 25; Dec. 2, 9, 16; Jan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10 (12 sessions) Instructor: Kostas Chrysikakis Cost: 130 euros Minimum enrollment: 7 Maximum enrollment : 12

Kripalu Yoga is a system that cultivates the abilities of the body, mind and spirit in a