2240 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, LA
(504) 284-7678
(504) 284-7840 fax

One of the best kept secrets in New Orleans, People Program is a non-profit membership organization for persons 50 years old and over who are looking for creative ways to spend leisure time.  Sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, currently there are almost 500 members enrolled of diverse backgrounds, ranging from ages 50 to 93.  Over 190 varied courses are offered and include exercise, computer, dance, art, needlework, crafts, games, languages, music, and more.  For a flat membership fee of $150, you can take as many classes as you'd like at one, two or all three campuses! 

Fall 2010 Registration now being accepted! Register now for Fall 2010 class fill up quickly so make sure you sign up today to get the courses you are interested in. Classes include Computer, Strength Training, Watercolor, Decorative Painting, Photography, Mah Jongg, Jewelry Making, Machine Quilting and many more popular courses.
Who: Active adults age 50 and older Cost: $150 per session / $50 per summer session Info: Call (504) 284-7678 2010 Fall Registration Form			Mailing Address: 2240 Lakeshore Dr. New Orleans, LA 70122
Fall 2010 - Main Campus Schedule
MAIN CAMPUS FALL 2010: MONDAY
#	TIME	COURSE	INSTRUCTORS	LOCATION
M401	09:00-09:55	Richard Simmons Video Workout	Lois H. Fox	Dance Studio
M402	09:00-10:55	Chess (All Levels) Limit 12	Anthony M Cosentino	Room 2
M403	10:00-10:55	Tap: Beginners	Patricia Ravain	Dance Studio
M404	10:00-11:30	Drawing: Intermediate Limit 15	Herman C Gray	Room 3
M405	10:00-11:30	Drawing: Beginners - WAITLIST No. 2 Pencil, Drawing Pad	Leonard P. Larkins	Art Studio
M406	11:00-12:00	Tai Chi: Beginners - (Section 1) Limit 18 - WAITLIST	Laverve Kappel	Dance Studio
M407	9:30-11:00	COMPUTER--WORD 2007	Raymond Knutsen	Lab
M408	12:00-01:30	Knitting Beginner - Advanced - WAITLIST Sz 13 needles ThicknQuick yarn	Judith B Darensbourg	Workshop
M409	12:00-01:00	Strength Training - WAITLIST Limit 20	William Kappel	Dance Studio
M410	12:30-01:30	(*)Computer: Basics - WAITLIST $35 Fee	Jacklyn Elliott	Lab
M411	12:30-02:30	Oil Painting: Beginners	Herman C Gray	Art Studio
TH423	12:30-02:30	Bridge: Beginners - MOVED TO THURSDAY	Patricia Jacobs	Room2
M413	01:00-02:00	Writing: Life Stories in Prose & Poetry Limit 18	Cecilia C. Dartez	Chapel
M414	01:00-02:30	Bead Weaving - WAITLIST Supply List provided - Limit 9	Debbie Rauschkolb	Conference
M415	01:30-02:30	Ballroom Dancing: Basics	Jacklyn Elliott	Dance Studio
M416	01:30-02:30	Crochet: Strictly Beginners - WAITLIST G hook, any yarn - Limit 8	Roseann La Bostrie	Room 1
M417	01:30-03:00	Framing/Matting Workshop - WAITLIST Supply List - $15 Fee	Mary Ann Tassin	Workshop
M418	02:00-03:30	Ballet Beginner/Intermediate	Anna Barbara St. Romain	Dance Studio
M419	10:00-11:00	New Orleans History	Russell Carll	Room 1
(*) Students are REQUIRED to have a home computer if you take a computer class (No Macs).
MAIN CAMPUS FALL 2010: TUESDAY
#	TIME	COURSE	INSTRUCTORS	LOCATION
T401	09:00-10:30	Swedish Weaving Monk's Cloth Sz13 yarn needle	Mary Ann Tassin	Workshop
T402	09:00-12:00	Boutique	Jerry Talbot	Art studio
T403	09:00-10:00	Armchair Exercise	-	Chapel
T404	10:00-11:00	Stretch for Health & Fitness Bring a mat	Laura Guerin Hebert	Dance Studio
T405	10:00-11:00	Photography - Fee $15 Bring camera - know computers	Bert Myers	Lab
T406	10:00-12:00	Upwords	Claire Wilson	Room 1
T407	10:00-11:00	How To Write A Children's Book	Angela Carll	Room 2
T408	10:30-12:00	Punch Embroidery	Mary Ann Tassin	Workshop
T409	11:00-12:00	Jazz Dance - WAITLIST	Laura Guerin Hebert	Dance Studio
T410	11:30-01:00	Poetry	Patricia A. Ward	Room 2
T411	12:00-01:30	Ballet: Beginner/Intermediate	Anna Barbara St. Romain	Dance Studio
T412	12:00-01:00	Stress Management	Elsie J. Bailey Bonnie Easton	Room 1
T413	12:00-01:00	Needlepoint Supply Fee	Jerry Talbot	Workshop
T414	01:00-02:00	Chorus	Mary Ruth Shanks	Chapel
T415	01:00-02:00	Creative Writing	Beth Johnson	Art Studio
T416	01:30-02:30	Yoga - WAITLIST Bring a mat	Laverne Kappel	Dance Studio
T417	02:00-03:00	PhotoShop Elements - Fee $25 Bring Camera - Know Computers	Bert Myers	Lab
T418	02:30-03:30	Tai Chi: Experienced Beg. (Section 2) Limit to 18 - WAITLIST	Laverne Kappel	Dance Studio
T419	11:00-12:00	Book Club	Pamela Hebert	Room 3
(*) Students are REQUIRED to have a home computer if you take a computer class (No Macs).
MAIN CAMPUS FALL 2010: WEDNESDAY
#	TIME	COURSE	INSTRUCTORS	LOCATION
W401	09:00-09:55	Yoga - WAITLIST Bring a mat	Laverne Kappel	Dance Studio
W402	09:00-09:55	Italian Conversation: Beginners	Anthony M Cosentino	Room 1
W403	09:00-10:30	Directed Brazilian Emboidery Completed 1 yr Brazilian	Barbara C. Duhe	Room 1
W404	09:00-11:30	Stained Glass: Advanced No new students $15 Fee	George Mayo	Workshop
W405	09:30-11:55	Intermediate Drawing Workshop	Brandi Downs	Art Studio
W406	10:00-10:55	Physical Fitness Bring Mat	Linda B Brasset	Dance Studio
W407	10:00-12:00	Mah Jongg: Beginners - WAITLIST Limit 10	Winston Falgout	Room 2
W408	10:30-11:30	Brazilian Emboidery: Intermediate II Also teaching Cross Stitch	Jerry Talbot	Conference
W409	10:45-12:25	Brazilian Emboidery: Beginners Limit 6 Fee $28 Home work	Barbara C. Duhe Cornell M. Bell	Room 1
W410	11:00-11:55	Tap Dance: Intermediate-Advanced	Patricia Ravain	Dance Studio
W411	11:00-12:00	(*)Computer: Basics - WAITLIST $35 Fee	Emily Clack	Lab
W412	11:30-01:00	Decorative Painting: One Stroke	Lynn M. Dave	Workshop
W413	12:00-12:55	Flash Dance	Patricia Ravain	Dance Studio
W414	12:00-02:00	Drawing With Pastels	Martinel Fleury	Chapel
W415	12:30-02:30	Bridge: Intermediate	Delphine A Butler	Room 1
W416	12:45-03:15	Machine Quilting BYO Machine	Katherine Ancar	Art Studio
W417	12:30-01:25	Spanish for Fun - WAITLIST Limit 12	Trini Calero	Conference
W418	01:00-01:55	Line Dancing: Beginners - WAITLIST	Joyce Rihner Marion G. Swain	Dance Studio
W419	01:00-03:00	Mah Jongg: Intermediate	Winston Falgout	Room 2
W420	01:30-03:00	Wood Carving Limit 4 new students	Lynn M. Dave	Conference
W421	01:30-03:00	Watercolor: Beginners - WAITLIST Limit 10	Trini Calero	Workshop
W422	02:00-03:00	Cajun Dancing	Mary Alice Bose	Dance Studio
(*) Students are REQUIRED to have a home computer if you take a computer class (No Macs).
MAIN CAMPUS FALL 2010: THURSDAY
#	TIME	COURSE	INSTRUCTORS	LOCATION
TH401	09:00-10:00	Armchair Exercise	-	Chapel
TH402	09:00-10:00	(*) Computer: Intermediate/Internet $35 Fee Must know Basics	Joseph T Ridolfo	Lab
TH403	09:00-10:30	Intro To Ceramics Supplies & firing fees extra	Priscilla Occhipinti	Workshop
TH404	09:00-11:30	Beginning Sewing BYO Machine	Susan Clay	Art Studio
TH405	10:00-11:30	Jewelry Making	Jo-ann S Barkemeyer	Conference
TH406	10:00-11:00	Stretch For Health & Fitness Bring a mat	Laura Guerin Hebert	Dance Studio
TH408	10:00-12:00	Scrabble	Lucille A. Payne	Room 2
TH409	10:00-11:00	American Sign Language	Sr. Shirley Bodisch	Room 1
TH411	10:30-11:30	(*) Computer: Intermediate/Internet $35 Fee Must know Basics	Joseph T Ridolfo	Lab
TH412	10:30-11:30	Oil Painting Supplies & Firing fees extra	Herman Gray	Workshop
TH414	11:00-12:00	Jazz Dance	Laura Guerin Hebert	Dance Studio
TH415	11:00-12:00	It's Your Money Guide to Investments	Elyce Picciotti	Chapel
TH416	12:00-01:00	Strength Training - WAITLIST Limit 20	William Kappel	Dance Studio
TH417	12:00-01:30	Hand Quilting: Beginners	Pat Bennett	Art Studio
TH418	12:30-02:00	Craft Workshop - WAITLIST	Laura Guerin Hebert	Workshop
TH419	01:00-02:00	Gentle Yoga - WAITLIST Bring non-skid mat	Edna M. Stewart	Dance Studio
TH420	01:00-02:30	Table Tennis Limit 12		Chapel
TH421	01:00-02:00	Guitar: All Levels Limit 8	Stan Bejma	Room 1
TH422	02:00-03:30	Ballet: All Levels	Anna Barbara St. Romain	Dance Studio
TH423	12:30-02:30	Bridge: Beginners	Patricia Jacobs	Room2
T424	11:00-01:00	Acting Workshop	Lance Nichols	Chapel
(*) Students are REQUIRED to have a home computer if you take a computer class (No Macs).
Important Dates: Mark Your Calendars Monday, August 23, 2010 Session Begins Thursday, December 9, 2010 Session Ends **************** No Classes on these Dates **************** Monday, September 6, 2010 Labor Day Monday-Friday, November 22-26, 2010 Thanksgiving

2010 Fall Registration Form

To become a volunteer instructor or for more information, please contact LaVerne Kappel, Executive Director, at 504-284-7678, email: info@peopleprogram.org.