Independence School District

About 174 million workers are paying into Social Security in 2018. How do you qualify for retirement benefits and when is the best age to start receiving Social Security retirement benefits? What are benefits for spouses, divorced spouses, and survivor benefits? Can you work and get Social Security? If you postpone Social Security how do you start Medicare? Where do I find my retirement estimator? This will be a relaxed class that will make the fundamentals of Social Security as easy as 1,2,3. 

Learn to do every step of the quilting process on a table topper (table runner in a square). We’ll learn rotary cutting, piecing, pressing, quilt sandwiching, free motion quilting, embroidery, applique, and binding. *A little bit of sewing experience is required. Materials needed: Spool of thread in your preferred color, fabric to complete the project, and a good pair of scissors. Download the free tutorial from Sister of the Divide: "Candy Corn Table Topper"

Are you or a loved one turning 65 or becoming eligible for Medicare due to disability? This is a fun, relaxed class and a pain-free way to learn. What is Medicare Part A & Part B? How do supplement plans fill coverage gaps? What is Plan F, Plan G and let's not forget the new Part D prescription drug Plan? Learn about Medicare PPOs and HMOs. This two-hour class will help you master the ABC's of Medicare Insurance. 

This class is taught by Daniel Rowland. Born and Raise in Kansas City Mo he has over 30 years experience in doing Airbrushing. This class will cover surface preparation, airbrush maintenance, using and cutting stencils, control techniques, highlighting, shadowing, painting and much more. After learning the basic control techniques, students will move on to starting and creating a finished airbrushed painting either on a tee shirt or on a canvas. 

This class will cover the basics of managing your computer hard- ware, software, e-mail, internet usage, computer purchasing, security, privacy and much more.

Did you know that you can eat healthier and much cheaper by making your food from scratch? Taught by an ISD teacher and mother of six children who has had a lot of practice at cooking. This class will instruct participants on how to: read a recipe, make the base for stews, soups, and sauces, grate/chop/dice/slice, and sauté. Healthy ingredient substitutions will also be discussed/used for some recipes. Enjoy the results of your new cooking expertise at the end of each class. Please bring a container to take home leftovers. Sign up for one session or both. Session 1 (6 weeks) Meals-February 5th: Macaroni and Cheese—Learn to make healthy cheese sauce-February 12th: Chicken Soup—Learn to make a healthy soup with a mirepoix base-February 19th: Chile con Carne—Learn to season and layer the flavors while you practice your mirepoix and sautéing skills to make a healthy chili-February 26th: Fajitas and Guacamole—Learn to make your own Mexican seasoning and how to stir fry vegetables and meat for a healthy quick meal-March 6th (Wednesday): Spaghetti and Meat Sauce—Learn to make a healthy meat sauce base for tomato or savory dishes-March 12th: Stir Fried Veggies, Chicken, and Rice—Learn to chop, slice, and stir fry veggies and boil rice for a quick and easy healthy meal Session 2 (6 weeks) Meals-April 3rd: Deviled Eggs—Learn to boil the perfect egg and make your own healthy mayonnaise-April 10th: Roasted Potatoes and Other Veggies—Learn to make healthy, yummy, come back for more, roasted veggies-April 17th: Biscuits and Gravy with Bacon—Learn to make biscuits and a roux base that is essential to all sauces and gravies-April 24th: Green Salads and Homemade Dressings—Learn to make your own healthy dressings and variations of the humble green salad-May 1st: Brownies—No more need to buy a mix when you see how easy it is to make them with healthy ingredients from scratch-May 8th: Granola—It’s so easy to fall in love with this easy to make healthy breakfast or snack food. 

DUE TO THE HANDS ON TEACHING CLASS SETTING IS LIMITED TO 6!Do you want to make an impression at your next dinner party? Chef Myron Powell will help take your cooking skills to the next level. Combining detailed instruction with hands-on practice, this class will guide you to culinary enlightenment. This four-part class series is recommended to be taken as a whole buy you can take individual classes. A cut above the rest; Chef Myron’s culinary skills have helped strengthen businesses while working with the Independence Economic Development Council. Chef has been teaching for four years and also assists the Independence School District Innovation Center Culinary school.

Brushes, Canvas, Palette...even Cookies! Class is designed for those who have never painted before and those who want to have fun in a relaxed, stress-free environment without fear of painting, only Happy Accidents!Easy Step by Step!*Price includes paintFebruary 11th: “Window into Winter”March 11th: “Winter Cabin”April 8th: “Northern Lights”May 13th: “Black Seascape” 

Have you ever been told that you have a great voice? This exciting class will explore numerous aspects of voice over work for television, film, radio, audio books, documentaries and the internet in your area. We will cover all the basics including how to prepare the all-important demo, how to be successful and earn great income in this exciting field. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and to hear examples of demos recorded by professional voice actors. Class participants will even have a chance to record a commercial script under the direction of our Voice Coaches producer!

This introductory class will encompass the very basics of meditation. You will leave class with the knowledge of how to practice meditation Don Limoncelli has more than twenty years. Join us in class to learn more.Session 1: Classic/traditional meditationSession 2: MindfulnessSession 3: Sleep and pain management 

This intense workshop will keep your attention as it hammers you with hundreds of low cost, extremely relevant, and proven growth methods for your retail shop. It will guide you through a simple yet effective growth program, including record breaking return on investment. The workshop rounds out nicely with a photo essay highly slanted towards the hospitality industry, highlighting examples of unique trench marketing ideas gathered from all ends of the globe. You will walk away with a Trench Marketing plan, a solid strategy to take your business to the next level, some new friends, and a copy of the best selling “Marketing from the Trenches”.