Readers have once again chosen Scarsdale Adult School to compete in the elimination round of balloting to decide the best of the best. Please vote for Scarsdale Adult School in the "Services" category for Best Adult Classes and help us reprise our role as a Best of Westchester award-winner.

The electronic ballot closes at 5 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

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SAS aims to please by staying on top of emerging trends and by offering unique courses from the highest caliber instructors. Next term will include many new special events, lectures, and discussion classes. Spring weather also promises even more museum, gallery, neighborhood, and culinary walking tours in NYC and beyond. Of course, fan favorites will return, including perennially popular hands-on arts & crafts and writing workshops, fitness and language lessons, and recreational games.

Help us continue to serve your needs and interests by completing our Course Survey after taking a class. Let us know how we may improve your experience. We appreciate your constructive criticism and suggestions as we plan for the future.

If you have an idea for a new course or know of a teacher interested in joining our faculty, please let us know via email to Director@ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Week of February 25, 2024

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in Europe: Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy (12357)

Art Appreciation

• Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene: Simone Leigh and Njideka Akunyili Crosby (12337)* start time changed to 10:30am

Arts & Crafts

• Botanical Watercolor Simplified (12417)
• Watercolor Painting (12435)

History and Culture

• Gilded Age Huntington Family: Scandal, Properties, and Art Collection (12348)

Personal Finance

• Life After Work: How to Prepare a Good Life in Retirement (12432)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Africa & Byzantium at the Met (12460)* new February section just added
• Walking Tour: Klimt Landscapes at the Neue Galerie (12421)

Writing

• Moments in Time Writing Workshop (12390)

Week of March 3, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Mary Beth Keane, The Half Moon (2023) (12427)* please note that this event will now be online via Zoom
• Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert (12404)

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in Europe: Ospedale degli Innocenti and the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy (12358)

Art Appreciation

• 1915 Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by Women Artists for the Benefit of the Woman Suffrage Campaign at the Macbeth Gallery (12349)

Literature, Film, and Television

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Counterfeit (2023) by Kirstin Chen (12425)
• Booklover’s Roundtable of What to Read Next (12437)
• Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (12436)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12302)
• Walking Tour: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met (12418)

Writing

• Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing (12388)

All upcoming classes are listed in our Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Winter 2024 Catalog. New classes are added regularly.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expansive number of in-person options.