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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
Norma Burton-Lopez’ course for students who have had little to no Spanish instruction. It covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and conversation using the present tense. The text is Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Spanish with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words and Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By (Easy Spanish) by Speaker Abroad Academy (make sure you order the beginners 3-in-1, not the Intermediate 5-in-1). 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.

7 Sessions (10.5 hours) $ 152 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 135)
Tue., 2/24; 3/3, 10, 17, 24, 31; 4/14 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 4/7.


Spanish: True Beginner, Part 2 - Day - in Person
For students continuing from the class above. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the present tense and introduce the past tense. The text is Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Spanish with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words and Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By (Easy Spanish) by Speaker Abroad Academy (make sure you order the beginners 3-in-1, not the Intermediate 5-in-1). 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.


7 Sessions (10.5 hours) $ 152 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 135)
Tue., 4/21, 28; 5/5, 12, 19, 26; 6/2 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Annex. Note: makeup, if needed, is added to the end.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 2 - Evening - Zoom
For students continuing from fall 2025. 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.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 155)
Mon., 1/26; 2/2, 9, 23; 3/2, 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Spanish for Advanced Beginners - Day
This course is a continuation of Spanish for True Beginners Part 1 and 2 (Fall 2024 and Winter / Spring 2025) or hae equivalent experience. It covers additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the present tense and introduces the past tense. The text is Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Spanish with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words and Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By (Easy Spanish) by Speaker Abroad Academy (make sure you order the beginners 3-in-1, not the Intermediate 5-in-1). 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 fall 2026.


Spanish: Intermediate 1 - Day
This is a continuation of the advanced beginner class from last fall.  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.

7 Sessions (10.5 hours) $ 152 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 135)
Tue., 2/24; 3/3, 10, 17, 24, 31; 4/14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 4/7.


Spanish: Intermediate 2 - 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.

7 Sessions (10.5 hours) $ 152 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 135)
Tue., 4/21, 28; 5/5, 12, 19, 26; 6/2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annex. Note: makeup, if needed, is 6/9.


Spanish: Advanced Conversation - Evening - on Zoom
A continuation from the class this past winter/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 (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 28 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 155)
Thur., 1/29; 2/5, 12, 26; 3/5, 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Check here in March or April for spring date information.


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European History, Meso Armerican Archaeology, American History and More!


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The Rise of Civilization in Meso America ~ the Olmecs and the Zapotecs
3 Sessions $ 77 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 65)
Wed., 10/22, 29; 11/6 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Annex (66 prospect Street) + Zoom (hybrid)


The Rise of Civilization in Meso America ~ the Teotihuacan, Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs
3 Sessions
Winter / Spring 2026. Contact us to be on a notification list or visit website.


The Regency and King George IV
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Fri., 11/7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.


Queen Victoria - The Grandmother of Europe
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Fri., 11/14 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom. NOTE: time change.

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