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Phoenix Fall Education Special Open HouseColumbia UniversityOccupational TherapyThe Faculty of the OccupationaJ Therapy Program College of Physicians & Surgeons invite you to meet our current students and recent graduates to find out about our Master%u2019s program in Occupational Therapy.Date: Saturday, October 25thTime: 10 am to noonPlace: Hammer Health Sciences CenterRiverview lounge, 4th floor NW corner168th St. & Ft. Washington Ave., NYCWe look forward to meeting you. Please contact us at 212-305-3781 so that we may arrange to have an invitation for you at the door.NEED THE KNOW-HOW FORWORK & HOME ENHANCEMENTECHNICAL & TRADE%u2022 Air Conditioning& Refrigeration*%u2022 Oil Burner* %u2022 Welding*%u2022 institutional HousekeepingManagementCITY or STATE LICENSURE%u2022 Pest Control & Extermination%u2022 Fire Safety Director%u2022 Driving instructors%u2019 EducationHEALTH PROFESSIONS%u2022 Medical Lab Technology%u2022 Dental Lab Technology%u2022 Hearing Aid DispensingCULINARY ARTSk n o w h o w- WORKSHOPS .i F u rn itu re R estoration p ^ y re F ram in gBUILDING MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT*in Continuing Education'sApartment House instituteENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGEWOMEN TEACHING WOMEN:BASIC HOME REPAIR*%u2022 Given at our w. 41st street Manhattan CampusCITYUTECHTHE CITY UNIVERSITY O f NEW YORKCall (718) 6 4 3 -5 5 7 0 o r visitCONTINUING EDUCATION O ffic e Room 313250 Jay S treet, Brooklyn, NYEasy access to all public transportationFALL ARTSPREVIEWThe arts are booming in Brooklyn like never before, and in the September 18th edition of The Phoenix, we take a look at the highlights of the season to come in our Annual Fall Arts Preview.From the Brooklyn Museum, BAM, BACA Downtown and BCBC to all of the galleries and theatre groups, it looks like another exciting year. Be a part of it as The Phoenix salutes the anniversaries of two Brooklyn Arts Institutions.125th Anniversary of BAM20th Anniversary of BACAEditorial D eadline: Sept. 10 Advertising D eadline: Sept. 11For information call 718-643-1400Help For ParentsT 'U n D w A n lrlimA I * V i A liU k J M U V V | / %u00bb I M K t Jfor children of working parents: Montessori Dayschool for pre-schoolers; the Afterschool Program and Saturday Funday both for school age children.The Montessori Dayschool is designed to help children explore the world around them. There are three sessions for children 15 months to five years: Monday-Friday, 9am-lpm; 9am-3pm, and 8am-6pm. There is some space left for the fall programs.The Afterschool Program has a bus service or counselors pick up children from schools and bring them to the YWCA. Children are grouped by age. Activities include swimming, gymnastics, arts and crafts. There are also supervised homework sessions, and snacks are served. The fall session starts September 8 and registration is ongoing.Saturday Funday consists of a half-day of classes, swimming and trips. The fall session begins September 12 and registration is underway.The YWCA is at 30 Third Avenue. For further information, call 797-2726.Free Breakfast HereThe School Breakfast Program is a federally funded program that operates in all New York City public schools, giving eligible school children a nutritious start to the day.All attending children are eligible for one of the following plans: free to children from low-income families ($14,300 annual gross income for a family of four); reduced to 5 cents for children of families with annual income of up to $20,350 for a family of four; or full price of 35 cents, for all others.The same meal is served to all children, including at least eight ounces of whole, skim or chocolate milk; four ounces of juice, or a fruit or vegetable; some kind of grain food, such as cereal, bread, muffin, pancake or waffle.Breakfast is served, in most schools, from 7:30-8:30am. For further information, call your neighborhood school or the Board of Education, 729-6100.Families First OpensFamilies First will reopen for the 1986-87 season on September 8. It offers support groups for families with young children, playrooms for pre-schoolers, classes for toddlers, school age children and adults.Families First also has a resale room of used clothes and a lending library. It is located at 250 Baltic Street. For further information, call 237-1862.LIU Readies For SATsLong Island University is offering a preparation course for the College Board%u2019s Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) for high school students.%u25a1asses are small as individual attention is considered important. If a student has trouble with one particular aspect of the test, special tutoring can be arranged through the University%u2019s Department of Tutorial Services. Students can meet with academic counselors at the University, and those who apply to LIU will have their application fee waived.The cost for the program is $165. It begins September 13, for people taking the November 1 test. Applications are available at the Office of Special Academic Services, on the fifth floor of the Library Learning Center, Room LLC 500. On Wednesday afternoons, from 12-2pm, there will be a counselor to talk to students about their application. For further information, call 403-1040.Dance Classes HeldThe Brooklyn Dance/Movement Teachers Cooperative will begin its second season of classes on October 6. An open house for demonstrations and registration will be held on September 2/.Children, teens and adults, professionals and novices, can take classes in various types of dance. Weekday clases have been added for children and parents. There are pre-school Creative Dance clases, a Teen Touring Group which will be creating itsown choreography, and an expanded schedule of Professional Technique and Performing classes. There is a Dance andV irio n p lace fr%u00bbr to e n a o p re nnH M n H p m . ~ - S V M V 3 -Dance and Ballet workshops for pre-teens. There are also after school classes for kids 3-12, and pre- and post-natal exercise classes.The classes are taught at the Gowanus Arts Exchange, 295 Douglass Street. For further information and a free brochure, call 596-5250.Help The IlliterateThe Brooklyn Public Library has a list of adult non-readers that number in the hundreds and it is on the search for adults who would like to volunteer their time as reading tutors in their literacy program.Tutors work with one student, typically an adult 16 years or older who has sought out the program and is motivated to learn to read. For many of the students in the program, the inability to read has limited their job potential and restricted their lives.Adults who would like to volunteer their time as reading tutors are invited to take part in the tutor training program that begins on September 8. The workshop is an 18-hour program that runs through September 24 and is offered free of charge. Trained tuors are then asked to work two hours a week with a student. Guidance and materials are provided by a professional staff. No previous experience is required. To join a workshop, or for information, call 778-9330 or 783-3010.Exercise Off LunchInstead of eating lunch, why not try a little exercise? The Prospect Park Administrator%u2019s Office will offer two lunchtime exercise series, taught by Jennifer Kliegel, at the Prospect Park Picnic House.The Monday series meets from September 8-October 14 (due to Columbus Day); the Thursday series meets from September 11-October 16. Both series meet from 12:15-lpm. The Picnic House is inside the Park at Prospect Park West and 5th Street. There is an enrollment fee of $30.For further information, call 965-8952.Retired Program StartsThe Brooklyn Heights Program for Retired Adults will start the fall season of programs with an open house tea on September 22, with a musical performance by Cantor Suzanne Bernstein. Participants will discuss the coming year.Current plans include a lecture series by religious leaders and an art appreciation series, with guided trips to museums. The open house tea, l-3pm at 117 Remsen Street, is open to all retired persons. Reservations required. For further information, call 596-3064.Counseling AvailableThe Brooklyn Public Library%u2019s Education and Job Information Center offers free career and job counseling by appointment.Counselors work with people on resumes, discuss the job market and opportunities, analyze skills and help with continuing education. The Library is at Grand Army Plaza. For information and an appointment, call 780-7777.School Awards PrizesThe Woodward Park School ended the year on a literary note by awarding %u201cGleanings,%u201d by Lou Willet Stanek, the Woodward Park Book Award for year%u2019s best juvenile book. The 1984 winner was %u201cNobody%u2019s Baby Now,%u201d by Carol Lea Benjamin, and an Honorable Mention was given to the 1985 book %u201cOne More Time,%u201d by Charles Ferry.The book awards have been given by Woodward for 27 years. A special committee of parents and teachers perview the entries that publishers send, and chose a list of six to eight finalists. Students in grades four through eight participate by reading and discussing teh booKs and choosing the winner. The school celebrates the announcement of the award by dramatizing scenes from the book and inviting the author to speak to the students. The students then raise money for donation to a charity of the author%u2019s choice.Page 24, THE PHOENIX, Septem ber 4, 1986Effif