ACTIVITIES


BRAIN SPARKS

Boggle

Mini Mysteries

A to Z Outburst

Numbers Challenge

Brain Aerobics

Improvisation

Movie Madness
FUN & CONVERSATION

Funny Bones

Reminiscence

Laughing for Your Health

Pet Tales

Needle Arts

Eat, Drink, & Be Merry

Bingo

DROP-IN GROUPS

Gratitude

Drop-In Chat

Events & Parties

READING, WRITING, & STORYTELLING

Writing Workshop

SCWW Theater

History/Herstory

Book Group

Storytelling

Saturday Morning
Poetry

SUPPORT GROUPS

Challenges of Aging


Living with Chronic Pain

Vision Support

Coping with Loss

Bridges to Inclusion

DISCUSSION GROUPS

Socrates Cafe

Bible Study

What's the Verdict?

Current Events
MORE GROUPS

Tech Talk

Watch Your Language

Understanding Well-Being

Curiosity Club

Astronomy


Armchair Travelers

SCWW Spotlight

Special Presentations

    BRAIN SPARKS

    BOGGLE : Monday 10:00 - 10:30am
    This word game is a great brain exercise and easily adapted to
    playing on the telephone.

    MINI MYSTERIES : Monday 2:00 - 2:30pm
    Put your detective skills to work and help our group of
    gumshoes come up with solutions to baffling whodunits.


    A to Z OUTBURST : Wednesday 3:00 - 3:30pm
    Celebrate the alphabet with list-making, trivia questions, and
    letter games. We tailor the program to your interests.

    NUMBERS CHALLENGE : Thursday 11:30 - 12:00noon
    You don't need to be a math whiz, but a love of probability,
    sequences, and logic will help in this group.

    BRAIN AEROBICS : Friday 10:00 - 10:30am
    Exercise your gray matter with brain twisters, word scrambles,
    and puzzling riddles.

    IMPROVISATION : Friday 3:30 - 3:30pm
    Let's put our wits together and come up with outrageous
    characters, imaginative scenes, and spontaneous stories.

    MOVIE MADNESS : Friday 4:00 - 4:30pm
    If you're a fan of the silver screen and you love movie trivia,
    join us for film quizzes, fun critiques, and discussions about your
    favorite actors, movie genres, and classic quotes.


    FUN & CONVERSATION

    FUNNY BONES : Tuesday 3:00 - 3:30pm
    Join us for a half hour of funny stories, jokes, and riddles as we aim
    to prove that laughter really is the best (or at least next best!) medicine.

    REMINISCENCE : Wednesday 1:00 - 1:30pm
    Stroll with us down Memory Lane as we share our past experiences.
    Make new friends and enjoy differences as well as the similarities of
    your life stories.

    LAUGHING FOR YOUR HEALTH : 4 Wednesdays in June 11:00 - 11:45am
    Try out some hilarious laughing exercises that research has proven promote health and reduce stress. Jokes are welcome!

    PET TALES : Thursday 10:00 - 10:30am
    Share stories of your animal companions, past or present, with
    others who also appreciate furry, feathered, and gilled friends.

    NEEDLE ARTS
    : Thursday 1:00 - 1:30pm
    Share enjoyment of favorite hobbies such as sewing, quilting,
    embroidery, needlepoint, knitting, crocheting, and others. This group
    may include guest speakers and a project to work on.

    EAT, DRINK, & BE MERRY! : FOOD TALK : Friday 11:30 - 12noon
    If you like to talk about food almost as much as you like to eat, this
    group is for you! We will share stories and recipes and have some
    mouth-watering discussions.

    BINGO : Saturday 10:00 - 10:45am
    Bingo? On the telephone? You bet! Join us for fun and prizes!

    READING, WRITING, & STORYTELLING

    WRITING WORKSHOP : Sunday 4:00 - 4:45pm
    We will do writing exercises and share the results, read homework
    (optional), and do other writing as time permits.


    SCWW THEATER : Monday 11:00 - 11:45am
    Join our group of thespians as we read aloud pages from a variety
    of popular plays or listen in as an audience member.

    HISTORY/HERSTORY: A Personal Timeline : Monday 2:30 - 3:15pm.
    Take this opportunity to write about the interesting experiences you've
    had in your life and to share your reminiscences with others.

    BOOK GROUP : Thursday 3:00 - 3:45pm
    Each week we will discuss a short story we have all read on
    our own during the preceding week. Those with low vision will have an opportunity to hear the selected story read aloud on the phone.

    STORYTELLING : 4 Fridays in June 2:00 - 2:45pm
    Develop your life's many stories from beginning to middle to end
    and tell them to a receptive audience. Lightheartedness and humor
    are most welcome.

    SATURDAY MORNING POETRY : Saturday 9:30 - 10:00am
    Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea while reading and listening
    to poetry on different themes such as love, nature, firsts, etc.


    SUPPORT GROUPS

    CHALLENGES of AGING : Monday 10:00 - 10:30am
    Discussing challenges you've encountered as you age can elicit
    suggestions for coping with difficult situations and bring you
    comfort. You may also be able to share your insights with others
    in similar situations and find that giving help can be as beneficial
    as receiving it.

    LIVING with CHRONIC PAIN : 6 Mondays, June 2 - July 7 6:30 - 7:15pm
    We will learn relaxation techniques to help develop a calmer state
    of mind and body. We will generate and share ideas about how to
    cope with chronic pain to increase our enjoyment of everyday life.

    VISION SUPPORT : Fourth Tuesday 3:00 - 3:45pm
    The purpose of this support group is to guide participants to
    become more independent and to share their life experiences
    regarding vision loss.

    COPING with LOSS : Thursday 2:00 - 2:30pm
    Losing someone or something you love is very painful, and it's
    something that almost everyone will experience at some point in their
    lives. This group offers a safe place to be supported and supportive.

    BRIDGES to INCLUSION : Friday 11:00 - 11:30am
    Most disabled individuals seeking full inclusion don't want pity
    or patronizing--they just want to be here. The challenges and
    blessings of openly belonging are enormous. Let's talk about them.


    DISCUSSION GROUPS

    SOCRATES CAFE : Third Monday 1:00 - 1:45pm
    Join other thoughtful people for an informal exploration of such
    questions as: What is truth? What is humor? What is community?

    BIBLE STUDY : Monday 3:30 - 4:30pm

    We will discuss stories of the Old and New Testament.

    WHAT'S THE VERDICT? : Tuesday 10:00 - 10:45am
    You can be the judge, jury, and lawyer in a fascinating discussion
    of real-life, but very unusual law cases.

    CURRENT EVENTS : Thursday 4:00 - 4:45pm
    Add your two cents (inflated in 2008 to two dollars!) to our
    current events discussion. National, state, and local politics
    spoken here.

     MORE GROUPS

    TECH TALK : 4 Mondays in June 10:30 - 11:00am
    What's an iPod, a blog, or a blackberry? What the heck kind of a verb is
    "google"? Confused? You're not the only one! Questions will be answered
    in plain English. And if we don't know, we'll "google" for the answer.

    WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! : Tuesday 2:00 - 2:30pm
    Who or whom? Lay or lie? Whether you're a grammarphobe or a
    grammarphile, you'll enjoy this lighthearted exploration of the
    English language.

    UNDERSTANDING OUR WELL-BEING : Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00pm
    Join us to learn about and discuss the universal Principles behind our psychological well-being, what leads us towards feeling calm and at ease,
    and what leads us away from it. This class will be fun and feel good,
    and will teach us how to access our innate well-being when we want.

    CURIOSITY CLUB : Friday 10:30 - 11:00am
    Do you have a question about something, but no convenient way
    to find out the answer? Call in and we will immediately get the
    information you seek by looking it up on the Internet.

    ASTRONOMY : 4 Wednesdays, June 18 - July 9 4:00 - 4:45pm
    The history of astronomy continues with the focus this term on 20th century discoveries including the Big Bang and the birth of our planetary system.

    ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS : Wednesday, August 20 4:00 - 4:45pm
    Join us for a fabulous tour to a surprise destination somewhere in this
    wide world. Photos will be mailed to you before the tour begins. All aboard!

    SCWW SPOTLIGHT : Tuesday 1:00 - 1:30pm
    Listen to some lively interviews with SCWW participants and facilitators,
    and talk to the person in the spotlight.

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS : Tuesday 11:00 - 12noon
    This series of different health and safety topics is offered with the help of several programs serving seniors in our community. For a complete listing,
    click on the Presentations button on the top of this page.


    DROP-IN GROUPS

    GRATITUDE : Daily 9:00 - 9:15am and 6:00 - 6:15pm
    Begin your morning and your evening with gratitude. Join our
    SCWW community on the telephone twice a day, seven days a week,
    or however often you wish, and talk about what you feel grateful for.


    DROP-IN CHAT : Wednesday 3:30 - 4:00pm
    Looking for a little friendly conversation? Feel free to call in to this
    weekly group, meet some new folks, and exchange ideas about
    whatever comes to mind.

    EVENTS & PARTIES
    Registered participants will receive invitations to free special telephone
    events including author interviews, parties, and a telephone cruise.



Mini Mysteries



Armchair Travelers



Socrates Cafe



Eat, Drink, & Be Merry



Book Group



Pet Tales



Astronomy



Drop-In Chat



Needle Arts



Current Events



Boggle



Numbers Challenge



SCWW Spotlight



What's the Verdict?



Brain Aerobics