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Discovery Center
Chicago’s Lifelong Learning Center

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What is Discovery Center?
The Discovery Center is Chicago's Lifelong Learning Center. It is Chicago's largest and longest running independent adult education program, now celebrating our 33rd year! The classes are stimulating and fun, presented by qualified independent instructors who enjoy introducing others to their subjects. Learn among friends. There are no exams, no grades, no degrees. The programs are for your own personal enjoyment and growth. The instructors are knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Your comments and suggestions concerning the programs are always welcome. Stop by and see for yourself what fun informal learning can be!

2225 -DOWNHILL SKI TRIP

You'd love to learn to downhill ski, but getting to the slopes is too much of a hassle? Wrong! Discovery Center has arranged & organized everything for you with this 1 day ski holiday amid beautiful surroundings. Trip includes roundtrip transportation, coffee/donuts before you start out, ski fees (including slope fee, lesson & lift ticket). Bus trip takes about an hour, so most of your day will be spent at the club. Bring lunch or purchase one at the club's cafeteria or restaurant. If you've never been on skis before, or have limited experience, this trip is for you. The club has a variety of runs from beginner to advanced. The certified instructors teach with an emphasis on safety, skill and, most important, FUN. Join in on the fun & excitement of the Discovery Center's ski trips & learn what skiing Chicagoland-style is all about. Equipment Fee (rental of skis, poles & boots):$23

Sec D Sat|Feb 20|8:30am-6:30pm

Class Fee: $59.95| 1 day
Departs from: 2940 N Lincoln
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2226- CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRIP

Cross-country skiing is easy, especially under the experienced guidance of top-notch instructors. Even if you've never been on skis, you can enjoy the experience of gliding over the snow with a speed that is surprising & exhilarating. Cross-country skiing is a great winter sport for city dwellers. It gets you out of your house or apartment, allows you to take advantage of the parks & forest preserves, and it's great exercise. It is also becoming an alternative to winter running-providing the same type of exercise with the added advantage of keeping you warm. It exercises your whole body while keeping your heart rate consistent. Great for both beginners & people who have some ski experience. Includes roundtrip transportation, coffee/ donuts before you start out & ski fees (including lesson). The bus trip takes about an hour, so most of your day will be spent at the club. Bring lunch or purchase one at the club's cafeteria or restaurant. Rental of equipment comes to $10, including skis, poles & shoes

Sec P Sat|Feb 20|8:30am-6:30pm
Class Fee: $59.95 | 1 session
Departs from :2940 N Lincoln
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2679 - QUICKBOOKS

This class is a must for any small business looking for a powerful solution to computerized accounting or bookkeeping. Have vital information at your fingertips at all times. Do your invoicing in minutes. Track income and expenses. Print professional looking invoices. Pay bills with the click of a mouse. Manage receivables and track payables. Do complete financial reporting instantly and forecast cash flow. No need to understand debits and credits. Treat expenses by job, department, location, or class. See the big picture of your business and the detail behind it.

Material fee: $15 cash payable to instructor.

Sec L Sun|Feb 21|10:00am - 5:00pm

Class fee: $125| 1 session
Location: 2940 N Lincoln

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2227 SNOWBOARDING



Snowboarding is becoming more popular each year. An exhilarating way to get a great workout in beautiful surroundings. If you've already mastered skate boarding (or surfing), you'll find snowboarding relatively easy

.Even if you've no prior experience, the expert instruction provided will help get you started. Includes roundtrip transportation (with complimentary coffee and donuts before you start out) & ski/snowboarding fees (including slope fee, lesson & lift ticket).
The bus trip takes about an hour, so most of your day will be spent at the club. Bring lunch or purchase one at the club's cafeteria or restaurant.

Be prepared to give your height, weight, boot size & whether you are right or left "foot forward" when you register.

The resort requires $250 security deposit on a credit card for the rental of the Snowboard.

Equipment Fee (rental of snowboard & boots): $35

Sec D Sat|Feb 20|8:30am-6:30pm

Class Fee: $59.95|1session
Departs from: 2940 N Lincoln
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3606 COFFEEMATING

By showing how to be approachable, use verbal and non-verbal love signals and engage in small talk, coffee daters are able to circulate and percolate with greater ease during this provocative evening.

CoffeeMating is a series of on-going, fast, 5 minute one-to-one exchanges or "mini dates." Throughout the evening, men and women pair off, talk for a short, limited time, and then "snowball" and move on to the next potential "date." After each date, coffee daters fill in a "yes" or "no" on their date cards. If the attraction is mutual, a match is made.

CoffeeMating gives new meaning to the expression, "Let's meet over a cup of coffee!"

Sec W Tue|
Feb 9|6:30pm-9:00pm
Class Fee: $39 | 1 session

Location: 2940 N Lincoln
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2801 FINANCIAL FITNESS

Come learn how to make your dollars go farther. This class will cover Investing Basics, including types of investments, how investments grow, risk vs. reward.


Learn about Mutual Funds, Dollar-cost Averaging, The Rule of 72 and how to make it work for you, tax shelters and how to use them. Even if you don't have a lot of money to invest, we'll show you strategies for how to save substantially in other areas by using simple tricks that salesmen, banks and insurance companies would prefer you didn't know.

We'll show you tricks for getting out of debt quicker, for improving your tax situation, how to own a home if you don't, as well as the real American dream of business ownership and the advantages that go with it. Bring a note pad and pens. Mat fee of $20 includes a booklet and a video tape. Students will have access to a technical support help-line too.
Ed Hanna is an investment representative with 13 years experience.
Material Fee: $20

Sec X |Feb 16|8:00pm-10:00pm
Class fee: $39 | 1 session
Location: 2940 N Lincoln
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