2016 Winter/Spring Program Guide

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Green Living Organic Gardening (16 years and older)

Organic gardening incorporates landscape design and the environment to improve and maximize the health of soil and plants without the use of synthetic, commercial pesticides and fertilizers. Learn about this method of sustainable gardening, and bring your questions. This program is jointly produced by Reston Community Center and Reston Association. Registrations required by March 3, 2016. Registration is required and a $5/$7 (RA Member/Non-Member) fee is payable upon entry to the Walker Nature Center, located at 11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA. 1, 60-min. session at Walker Nature Center $5/$7 payable upon entry to WNC Registration Req. • Staff

March 10 Thu 803019-6A

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Avoid Waitlists and Cancellations We often encounter patrons who are frustrated when they have to be waitlisted for our “full” classes and on certain occasions when we have to cancel a class due to under enrollment. Register quickly via online, mail-in, fax, or in-person during the priority registration periods.

Did You Know? 55+ patrons receive a 20 percent discount on Adult Classes.

Voluntary Simplicity (16 years and older)

Join this five-session discussion course to identify positive adjustments that can be made in daily living as a response to today’s complex dilemmas. Learn to embrace, partially or totally, the tenets of frugal consumption, ecological awareness and personal growth. Explore the distractions that prevent us from caring for the earth, and acknowledge the connection between our lifestyle choices and the condition of the planet. Participants receive a book of readings that form the basis of each discussion. This program is jointly produced by Reston Community Center and Reston Association. Registration is required by January 11, 2016 and a $32/$42 fee (Member/Non-Member), is payable upon pick up of your course materials at the Walker

Registration Begins: December 1 Reston • December 8 Non-Reston

Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA. You will be contacted when the materials are ready for pick up, approximately one week before the first session. Discussion Course Goals: • To understand the meaning of voluntary simplicity. • To explore the material and psychological distractions that prevent us from caring for the earth. • To acknowledge the connection between our lifestyle choices and the condition of the earth. 5, 90-min. sessions at Walker Nature Center $32/$42 payable upon entry to WNC Registration Req. • Strange

January 25 – February 22 Mon 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 803033-6A

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