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Reminder: Advanced registration and payment is required.

Classes are listed below. Some classes are in person and some are on Zoom. Please note location for each course below.



Spanish: Beginner, Part 1 - Evening
For students with little or no previous Spanish experience. Class covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Good background for travel to a Spanish speaking country. The course focuses on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Please obtain the text, Learn Spanish the fast and Fun Way (Barron's, 4th Edition by Gene M. Hammitt). Handouts emailed. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for 28 years. Makeup date, if needed, is added to the end.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
A new class is to be formed from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.  Call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com to be on a notification list.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 2 - Evening
A continuation of Beginner, Part 1 (see above). Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. Class covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Good background for travel to a Spanish speaking country. The course focuses on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Easy Spanish Step-by-Step (McGraw-Hill, 1st or 2nd Edition by Barbara Bregstein). Instructor Robert Roehr lived in Spain for 5 years and has extensive experience teaching Spanish and ESL to adults and has taught here in the past. Makeup date, if needed, is added to the end.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Wed., 2/7, 14; 3/6, 13, 20, 27; 4/3, 10 from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. NOTE: 4/10 is the makeup for 2/28.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Wed., 4/24; 5/1, 8, 15, 22, 29; 6/5, 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School.
NOTE: Drop 4/10 and add 6/12.


Spanish: Advanced Beginner (or Beginner, Part 3) - Evening
A continuation of Beginner, Part 2. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. Please obtain the text, Easy Spanish Step-by-Step (McGraw-Hill, 1st or 2nd Edition by Barbara Bregstein). We will continue to work on pronunciation and vocabulary, and will introduce new grammar concepts. Supplementary articles based on class interests will be provided depending upon class readiness. Class discussions and conversations will be emphasized. Instructor Robert Roehr lived in Spain for 5 years and has extensive experience teaching Spanish and ESL to adults and has taught here in the past. Makeup date, if needed, is added to the end.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Wed., 4/10, 24; 5/1, 8, 15, 22, 29; 6/5 from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School.



Spanish: Advanced, Part 2 and 3 - Evening
A continuation of Advanced, Part 1 from this past Fall. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. We will continue to work on pronunciation and vocabulary, and will introduce new grammar concepts. Supplementary articles based on class interests will be provided depending upon class readiness. Class discussions and conversations will be emphasized. Handouts emailed. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for 28 years.

5 Sessions (10 hours) $ 143 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 127)
Mon., 3/11, 18, 25; 4/1, 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Mon., 4/29; 5/6, 13, 20; 6/3, 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.
NOTE: No Class 5/27.


Spanish: Advanced Conversation - Evening
A continuation from the class this past spring. Newcomers with equivalent experience, who can maintain a conversation in Spanish are welcome. Class will be conducted in Spanish and will include review of grammar concepts and vocabulary, reading and class discussion of current events and articles, and discussion of assigned movie. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for over 28 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Thur., 3/7, 14, 21, 28; 4/4, 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 152)
Thur., 4/25; 5/1, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


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Step away from a rote computer program and into live, active learning of a foreign language.

Absorb news as heard in another country.

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European and Meso American History - Coming this Winter and Spring!


The Rise of Civilization in Meso America - The Teotihuacan, Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs

World War I, the Versailles Settlement, and Interwar Period

The Mitford Family and World War II - a Tales of Passion and Pathos

World War II and the Cold War

and more . . .

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