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By Amy Hahn Lead Coordinator, Community Resources Resident Life is starting outdoor, staff-led activities, and we hope you’ll join us! We are starting with 6 different classes, each held twice a week, beginning on Monday, June 29. These activities will be for your mind, body, and soul. We plan to have a wide range of offerings to encourage socialization and engagement. Every week, residents are asked to call the Resident Life office at 301-572-8339 after 10am on Wednesdays to sign up for the next week’s activities. Residents do need to sign up each week for the following week’s programming; we will not be taking reservations for activities beyond the upcoming week, to allow a variety of residents to participate. We can only take 9 participants per session but will maintain a waiting list in the case of cancellations. Classes may be cancelled due to inclement weather, and all participants will receive a phone call if cancelled. Please note that no outdoor activities will be held on Friday, July 3, because of the Independence Day holiday. We are excited to offer Bodyweight Boot Camp with Ethan, Yoga with Yaya, Grace For The Moment (A Devotional) with Rev. Bell, and Meeting God in Quiet Places (Truths of Scripture Come Alive) with Rev. Bell, Bingo with Community Resources, and an “Expert” Led Talk with a rotating topic and presenter. Our first topic for the “Expert” Led Talk will be Baseball and Baseball Cards presented by Executive Director Gary Hibbs! He’ll speak on this topic on July 1, July 8, and July 10, so you’ll have three opportunities to enjoy this great talk! Sign up for one session. See the full schedule below for days, times, and locations of all activities. The schedule will stay the same; new topics of the “Expert” Led Talks will be presented weekly, and they will be posted on MyErickson in the Activities section. Please note that all participants must wear a face mask at all times before, during, and after the activities. The furniture will be arranged to maintain 6 feet of distance between participants. Riderwood will clean all seating and other surfaces between events. Participants should not assemble early or congregate in nearby locations before or after the activity. We look forward to seeing you at these staff-led, outdoor activities! Please call 301-572-8339 every Wednesday to register for activities. Resident Life to host small group outdoor events By Charles F. Wurster, PhD Editor-in-Chief and Riderwood TV Manager You always wanted to “see the world,” but now, late in life, you have not finished seeing it all. Cheer up! There are seven continents coming to you, here at Riderwood, in seven hours of comfort in front of your own TV, all for free. The BBC is by far the world’s greatest producer of Natural History Documentaries. BBC will show you the most magnificent scenery, the mammals, birds, and other creatures from the bottom of the ocean to the highest peaks on Earth, on all seven continents, with the most remarkable photography you have ever seen. If you have spent your life traveling and have explored all these places, you still have not seen most of what you will see in these films. Narration is by the famed David Attenborough, an expert zoologist, who has been doing this since 1967. He was 94 in May and is making more documentaries than ever. These BBC documentaries will take you to amazing places and show you things you didn’t know existed. But then, maybe you already spent cold months camping high in the Himalayas to catch a glimpse of a rare snow leopard. Probably not, but the BBC will take you there, and you will see one. Up close! You will also fly low over those incredible mountains and see seven continents of scenery like you never saw it before. Documentaries of the past 20 years have included Planet Earth, The Blue Planet, Life of Birds, Life of Mammals, and coming to Riderwood on seven Tuesdays starting June 30 on Riderwood Channel 972 will be Seven Worlds, One Planet. Antarctica will come first. Later dates are July 7, 14, 21 and 28, and August 4 and 11, all at 7:00 p.m. on Riderwood TV Channel 972. You can see these outstanding documentaries in comfort on your own TV, co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Film Series, and Residents Supporting Sustainability. Tune in! Seven Worlds, One Planet documentaries to screen on RWTV Weekly Outdoor Events Bodyweight Boot Camp Mondays at 9:00 a.m. (Chapel Butterfly Garden) Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. (Town Center Patio) Yoga with Yaya Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. (Lakeside Commons Patio) Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. (Town Center Patio) Grace for the Moment (A Devotional) Mondays at 10:00 a.m. (Town Center Patio) Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. (Chapel Butterfly Garden) Meeting God in Quiet Places (Truths of Scripture) Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. (Chapel Butterfly Garden) Fridays at 10:00 a.m. (Town Center Patio) Bingo! Mondays at 4:00 p.m. (Lakeside Commons Patio) Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. (Town Center Patio) “Expert” Led Talks Wednesdays at 11:00 a..m. (Lakeside Commons Patio) Fridays at 2:00 p.m. (Lakeside Commons Patio) By Amy Hahn Lead Coordinator, Community Resources Prince George’s Community College will be offering their SAGE program virtually! Remote learning will be held online only, via Zoom and/or Blackboard. Summer classes will run from July 6 through October 3. There are over 100 classes to choose from! Take as many as you’d like for $85. When Riderwood receives the final schedule of classes from PGCC, it will be posted on MyErickson in the Resident Resources section. Limited copies of the class list will be available at all front desks. Registration will open on Monday, June 29. Sign up on the PGCC.edu OwlLink website, just like for in-person classes. Follow the document called “PGCC Online Registration Instructions” on MyErickson for step-by-step instructions on how to register. If you are a new student or new to Riderwood, look at “PGCC Sign Up to Become a Student Instructions” to become a PGCC student, also available on MyErickson. Both of these documents can be found on MyErickson in the Resident Resources section, under the heading “PGCC Classes.” Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to offer any in-person assistance with registering and cannot accept any registrations that are not completed online. If you run into a problem while registering online, contact PGCC by emailing the SAGE mailbox at: [email protected] or call the Help Desk at 301-546-0637. In order to participate in the Summer 2020 PGCC Online Classes, residents will need to have a personal computer or tablet that has a strong and stable internet connection, a camera, and a microphone. Residents must also be able to register themselves on OwlLink, and sign in and join the classes on your own via Zoom and/or Blackboard. We know online classes aren’t ideal for those who do not use computers or technology, or for those with internet connectivity problems. For those who are not able to join the PGCC remote learning opportunities, we hope you’ll enjoy the wonderful array of Great Courses classes that the Continuing Education Committee is offering on Riderwood TV Channel 976, being run concurrently with the PGCC schedule of classes (which can be found below). Sign up for online summer classes through the PGCC’s SAGE Program The Great Courses on Channel 976 (These are not the PGCC SAGE classes) Classes begin the week of June 29 and will run until September 13*. Each class will run approximately one hour*. (*Unless otherwise noted) Mondays 11:30 a.m. - Haydn: His Life & Music (This class is 45 minutes for each session and is only eight weeks long) 4:00 p.m. - The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. - Masterworks in American Art 4:00 p.m. - The Skeptic’s Guide to American History Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. - Heroes & Legends: The Most Influential Characters of Lit 4:00 p.m. - The Roman Empire: Augustus to the Fall of Rome Thursdays 11:30 a.m. - Experiencing Medieval Europe 4:00 p.m. - National Geographic Guide to Birding Fridays 11:30 a.m. - Understanding Russia: A Cultural History 4:00 p.m. - Fundamentals of Photography Saturdays 11:30 a.m. - Shakespeare’s Tragedies 4:00 p.m. - Turning Points in Modern History Sundays 11:30 a.m. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art 4:00 p.m. - How to Play Chess: Learn from an International Master June 29 - July 5, 2020 Volume 13, Issue 17 RiderwoodTV.com The Riderwood Reporter A collaborative publication by the residents and staff of Riderwood
