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French Fashion During the Revolution and the Reign of Terror 

ID:13844
Inspired by recent scholarship on fashion's role as a reflection of the political, social, economic, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its time, this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; starting 4/22/2026, ending 4/22/2026

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Tuition: $30.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Page Knox 

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The Good Life: What Constitutes a Life Well Lived 

ID:13874
The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz is the basis for this course. Go ba ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 5 sessions; starting 4/28/2026, ending 5/26/2026

Tuition: $150.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Edward Ginsberg 

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Town Hall Speaker Series: AI and the Future of Education with David Siegel and Drew Patrick 

ID:14046
"As technology continues to upend all sectors, we have to ensure that emerging innovation is also being applied in the public interest to address soci ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM; starting 4/28/2026, ending 4/28/2026

Tuition: $50.00

Location: Scarsdale Middle School Location : 
  Scarsdale Middle School.

Instructor : N.A. 

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French Fashion in the Napoleonic Era: Josephine and the Empire Style 

ID:13845
Inspired by recent scholarship on fashion's role as a reflection of the political, social, economic, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its time, this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 4/29/2026, ending 4/29/2026

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Tuition: $30.00

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Instructor : Page Knox 

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London, Paris, and New York in the Age of Revolutions 

ID:14052
Through lavishly illustrated lectures, compare the three cities as they were in the late eighteenth century. London was the mightiest city on Earth, P ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; 3 sessions; starting 4/29/2026, ending 5/13/2026

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Tuition: $90.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Francis Morrone 

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How Scarsdale Became Scarsdale: The Shaping of the Suburbs 

ID:13991
Explore the far-sighted decisions, community institutions, and unusual circumstances that transformed Scarsdale from a sparsely populated farming area ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 4/30/2026, ending 4/30/2026

Tuition: $30.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Jordan Copeland 

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Walking Tour: Turtle Bay 

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Explore east Midtown. Walk past without entering the United Nations, examine its immediate neighborhood (with many surprises), and proceed inland as f ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM; starting 5/14/2026, ending 5/14/2026

Tuition: $85.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Francis Morrone 

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Walking Tour: Edith Wharton's New York 

ID:14057
Edith Newbold Jones was born on January 24, 1862, at 14 West 23rd Street in a building that still stands. She grew up right across the street from the ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM; starting 6/1/2026, ending 6/1/2026

Tuition: $85.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Francis Morrone 

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Town Hall Speaker Series: The Rule of Law and the State of Justice in America with Preet Bharara and Mimi Rocah 

ID:14047
Co-workers at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Preet Bharara and Mimi Rocah have decades of experience in the ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM; starting 6/3/2026, ending 6/3/2026

Tuition: $50.00

Location: Heathcote Elementary School Location : 
  Heathcote Elementary School.

Instructor : N.A. 

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Author Visit: Angela Buchdahl, Heart of a Stranger (2025) 

ID:13996
In conversation with Anna Katsavos, meet Angela Buchdahl, author of Heart of a Stranger (2025), a memoir.  Buchdahl, the first Asian American to be or ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM; starting 6/10/2026, ending 6/10/2026

Tuition: $35.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Anna Katsavos 

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Author Visit: Mark Oppenheimer, Judy Blume: A Life (2026) 

ID:14064
Journalist Mark Oppenheimer will discuss his long-awaited biography of cherished author Judy Blume. For over fifty-five years (including a string of 1 ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 6/12/2026, ending 6/12/2026

Tuition: $35.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Lori Rotskoff 

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Walking Tour: Celebrating America's 250th in Philadelphia 

ID:14056
Explore historic Philadelphia. Students must provide their own transportation to and from Philly.

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM; starting 6/17/2026, ending 6/17/2026

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Tuition: $85.00

Location: TBD in Philadelphia Location : 
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Instructor : Francis Morrone 

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