Lunch & Learn Series

Get more details below on upcoming Lunch & Learn Seminars:

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

facilitated by Anne & Greg Coppes

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is a valuable life skill. ASL is a beautifully expressive and complete language that follows its own grammar rules and combines hand gestures with facial expressions and body language to convey meaning.

In this 4-week workshop, participants will develop an understanding of deaf culture and a working knowledge of ASL. After learning phrases and sentences, you will have time to practice with each other.

• Dates: Wednesdays, January 15 – February 5, 2025
• Schedule: 12:15-1:15pm
• Location: Living Room

In addition to being able to communicate with members of the deaf community, other benefits of learning ASL could be:

• improved spatial reasoning
• enhanced ability to recognize and interpret body language
• improved reaction time and peripheral vision
• enhanced creativity
• protection against Alzheimer’s disease

This program is free for Carlisle Family YMCA members and just $10 for non-members. Registration is required and is limited to 15.

Bring a bag lunch and join us in the Living Room ready to learn!

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS

Anne began learning ASL in 1970 as part of the Deaf Education Program at Bloomsburg College (now University). At the same time, Greg was learning ASL at Elwyn Institute in Media PA. Since then, Anne has used and taught ASL for 43 years in various school districts. Starting about 2015, Anne and Greg began offering Lunch & Learn classes at the Carlisle Family YMCA.