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


Spanish: True Beginner, Part 1 - Day - in Person
This course is for students who have had little to no Spanish instruction. It covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and conversation using the present tense. A Spanish for Beginners Manual will be sent to you by email. If you are not able to print it, copies will be available at class for $10. Instructor: Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Tue., 9/29; 10/6, 13, 20, 27; 11/3; 12/1, 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 11/10, 17, 24.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 1 Plus - Evening - on Zoom
For students with a little previous Spanish experience in the past. Class reviews and covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Focus is on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Text is Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way (Barron's 4th Edition). 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 29 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Mon., 9/28; 10/5, 19, 26; 11/2, 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Spanish: True Beginner, Part 2 - Day - in Person
A continuation of part 1 above with Norma Lopez-Burton. Scroll down for description.
Available Winter - Spring 2027.


Spanish: True Beginner, Part 3 / Advanced Beginner - Day - in Person
For students continuing Part 2 (Spring 2026). We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the past tense and introduce other tenses such as future and conditional. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the present tense and introduce the past tense. A Spanish for Beginners Manual will be sent to you by email. If you are not able to print it, copies will be available at class for $10. Instructor Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Tue., 9/29; 10/6, 13, 20, 27; 11/3; 12/1, 8 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 11/10, 17, 24.


Spanish: Advanced Conversation - Evening - on Zoom
For continuing students and newcomers who can maintain a conversation in Spanish. Class will be conducted in Spanish and will include review of grammar concepts (as needed) and vocabulary, reading and class discussion of current events and articles, and discussion of an 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 29 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Thur., 10/8, 15, 22, 29; 11/5, 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Future Semesters


Spanish: True Beginner, Part 2 - Day - in Person
For students continuing from True Beginner, Part 1. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the present tense and introduce the past tense. A Spanish for Beginners Manual will be sent to you by email. If you are not able to print it, copies will be available at class for $10. Instructor Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

Available Winter - Spring 2027.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 2 - Evening - Zoom
For students continuing from Beginner, Part 1. Newcomers with some Spanish experience are welcome. Class covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Focus is on how to carry on simple conservations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Text is Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way, Barrons, 4th Ed. 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.

Please email ridgefieldcontinuingeducation@gmail.com or phone (203) 431-2812 to be on a notification list for the next class from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom. Note: Makeup, if needed, is added to the end.


Spanish: Intermediate 1 - Day
This is a continuation of the advanced beginner class.  Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  This course will cover the preterit and imperfect tenses, as well as future and conditional.  There will be an emphasis in conversing using the newly learned tenses. Text needed is Practice Makes Perfect Intermediate Spanish Grammar, Premium 3rd Ed. By Gilda Nissenberg, McGraw Hill. Instructor Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

Available Winter - Spring 2027.


Spanish: Intermediate Continued - Day
This is a continuation of the Intermediate 1 class above.  Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  This course will cover the preterit and imperfect tenses, as well as future and conditional.  There will be an emphasis in conversing using the newly learned tenses. Text needed is Practice Makes Perfect Intermediate Spanish Grammar, Premium 3rd Ed. By Gilda Nissenberg, McGraw Hill. Instructor Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.



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European History, Ridgefield History and More!


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Ridgefield History


The Dutch, The English, The Native Americans and The Deeds
This is the story three different cultures who tried to occupy, and retain possession of the same lands. Each had a different approach and political agenda as they made their land deals. The Europeans did not understand the Native Americans and visa versa especially in the beginning. This was the political climate the Proprietors of Ridgefield had to negotiate as they were establishing their new town. Instructor Lynn-Marie Wieland is a lithic (stone tools) archaeologist specializing in southern New England prehistory focusing on the Indians of the Ridgefield area up through and their contact with the early European settlers. She minored in Meso American Archaeology and has traveled extensively in Central America.

2 Sessions $ 54 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 47)
Wed., 9/23 & 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Annex and on Zoom. NOTE: This is a hybrid course.


European History

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