Fall 2026.
Thank you for registering!
For questions, you can email Melissa.patterson@juneauschools.org or call 907-523-1501. Extension 5946. Please call the Community Schools office to pay over the phone before the classes begin.
Melissa will be out of town in September, but leave a message and she will call you back for payment in early October.
More classes will be added soon!
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Class Descriptions:
Better Bones and Balance Fitness Class with Sarah Lewis.
The B3 Fitness program offers a mix of strength, power, and balance training for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia, or a risk of future low bone density (50% of women 35+ and men 50+). Participants will be coached by UAF Professor Sarah Lewis while following Oregon State University's Better Bones & Balance program and the Australian LIFTMOR training protocol from Griffith University, research-based programs shown to maintain or increase bone density.
This class is intended for participants who have approval from a medical professional and are currently able to the following independently: walk, sit down and stand up from a chair, and go up and down at least one flight of stairs.
Cost- $116.00 When- October 6-29.
This class meets 2 mornings a week. Tuesdays and Thursday mornings 6:30am-7:30am. Where- Thunder Mountain Middle School weight room.
Pickling & Fermenting with Sarah Lewis.
Do you love pickled vegetables, sauerkraut, and kim-chi? You'll be astonished by how easy it is to make your own! In this class you will learn the basics of lacto-fermentation and vinegar pickling for tasty homemade snacks and digestive health.
Cost- $62.00 (includes materials)
When- October 4. 1pm-4pm.
Where- Thunder Mountain Middle School culinary arts room.
Menopause & Mocktails with Sarah Lewis.
Women are talking freely about menopause and the changes we experience in our bodies and lives. Let's get together to reduce myths, fears, surprises, and even the negative effects of symptoms. In this class you will learn about strategies and lifestyle changes to make before or during perimenopause, to enter menopause with strength and confidence. As a bonus, weʼll share some tasty mocktails with a twist.
Cost- $52.00
When- October 10.1-4pm.
Where- Thunder Mountain Middle School library.
Selling Homemade & Homegrown Food in Alaska with Sarah Lewis.
If you have a homemade foods business, would like to start one, or might sell homemade foods through your farmstand or local market, knowledge of Alaska's Homemade Food rules will help ensure youʼre in compliance. In addition, having a food safety mindset on the farm (or during wild harvest) will help you identify food safety strategies for your market produce. In this class, Sarah Lewis, UAF Professor of Extension, will explain the Alaska Homemade Food rules and introduce basic produce safety practices for farmers and foragers.
Cost- $24.00
When- October 24. 1pm-3pm.
Where- Thunder Mountain Middle School culinary arts room.
Canning Meat & Soups with Sarah Lewis.
Healthy, home-canned soups and pre-cooked meats save time, money and mealtime hassles. In this class, Sarah will teach people of all experience levels how to easily and safely pressure can meat and ready-to-eat soups.
Cost- $83.00
When- October 25. 1-6pm.
Where- Thunder Mountain Middle School culinary arts room.
Making fused glass mosaic sun catchers with Rachael Juzeler.
Create a 5x8” fused glass suncatcher!
Saturday October 24th – 12-4pm-
Project and tool introduction; design and assemble mosaic style suncatcher, created from
colored, fusible art glass fixed onto a clear base, leave to be kiln-fired.
Thursday October 29th – 6-8pm –
Pick up kilned glass work; finish details. grinding edges and assembling hanging mechanism
Max 15 people
$60 material fee (includes all materials for a 5x8” art glass mosaic –Bullseye art glass, firing, hanging embellishments).
Cost of class total- $124.00
Location- TMMS art room.
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