Spanish and French classes are open for registration to keep you learning new languages throughout the summer.

Spanish for Travelers (Course 13341) is a practical class for those planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country. The focus is on vocabulary and communications useful for shopping, eating, sightseeing. Class begins on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Beginner Spanish (Course 13340) is geared for those with little to no previous exposure to the language. New in-person sessions begin Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

Beginner to Advanced Beginner Spanish builds on skills developed in the beginner class. Two different sections are open this summer. Course 13366 begins Tuesday, June 17, 2025, and Course 13339 meets on Tuesdays starting July 1, 2025.

Advanced Beginner Spanish (Course 13408) is the next level up for students who have an understanding of the present tense and reflexive verbs. The class will concentrate on past, future, and compound tenses. The summer session starts Friday, July 11, 2025.

Intermediate Spanish (Course 13407) focuses on subjunctive and compound sentences while continuing to build vocabulary. This eight-session course begins Thursday, July 3, 2025. Students who have already taken that class move up to Intermediate to Advanced Spanish (Course 13406) for more compound sentences and higher level sentence structure. Class meets for eight weeks starting Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Intermediate Conversational Spanish (Course 13405) is the summer's only conversation-oriented class for those comfortable speaking the language and eager to improve grammar and fluency. Class begins Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Last but not least in the lineup, a new session of Conversational French (Course 13365) will begin shortly on Thursday, June 26, 2025 for students who can already communicate in French but sometimes have difficulty understanding and expressing complex topics and nuanced ideas.

Improve your language skills and register for the class that suits your current level today!

Week of June 15, 2025

Special Event

• Author Visit: Eleanor Wilde, June in the Gardens (2025) (13336)* CHANGE IN LOCATION

Art Appreciation

• Master Flemish and Dutch Painters: Dutch Landscape in the Golden Age (13224)

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• iPhone Basics (13373)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Intermediate ChatGPT: Unlocking AI for Productivity, Planning, and Precision (13411)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Intermediate ChatGPT: Unlocking AI for Productivity, Planning, and Precision (13412)* RECENTLY ADDED

Languages

• Beginner to Advanced Beginner Spanish (13366)* RECENTLY ADDED, NEW START DATE

Literature

• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: Memorial Days (2025) by Geraldine Brooks (13251)
• HBO’s Gilded Age — Fact and Fiction (13410)* RECENTLY ADDED

Walking Tours

• Culinary Walking Tour: Multi-Ethnic Cuisine of Astoria (13361)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Walking Tour: Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim Museum (13129)
• Walking Tour: History of Arthur Manor and How It Sparked Scarsdale's Suburban Transformation (13398)* RECENTLY ADDED

Week of June 22, 2025

Art Appreciation

• Master Flemish and Dutch Painters: Vermeer and Dutch Genre Painting (13225)

Arts & Crafts

• Expressive Motion of Charcoal Drawing (13383)* RECENTLY ADDED, NEW START DATE
• Still Life Exploration Open Studio for All Mediums (13392)* RECENTLY ADDED, NEW START DATE

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• Introduction to Cloud Storage Using Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive (13283)
• Kickstarting College to Career: Leveling Up from Profile to Presence for College Students (13371)* RECENTLY ADDED

Fitness and Dance

• Walk 15® (13335)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Postural Therapy Movement (13409)* RECENTLY ADDED

Games

• Let's Play Mah Jongg: Beginner Series (13116)
• Let's Play Mah Jongg: Supervised Play (13119)

Languages

• Intermediate to Advanced Spanish (13406)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Conversational French (13365)* RECENTLY ADDED, NEW START DATE

Literature

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Dream State (2025) by Eric Puchner (13160)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, the World of LGBTQ Art (13168)
• Walking Tour: Belmont in the Bronx (13350)
• Walking Tour: The Frick Collection (13355)
• Walking Tour: Yale Center for British Art (13174)
• Walking Tour: Eighteenth Century French Paintings at the Met (13215)* NEW DAY AND TIME
• Walking Tour: Art Deco NYC, Murray Hill to Gramercy Park (13178)
• Walking Tour: Sargent and Paris at the Met (13212)* NEW START TIME

All upcoming classes through end of March are listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Spring/Summer 2025 Catalog. New classes are added in real time.

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.