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Phoenix Fall Education SpecialLast w eek, 360 youngsters wrapped up an eight-week session of the Youth SkillsDiscovery and Development Project at Pratt Institute. The program culm inated in a fourday display of exhibitions and perform ances which showcased the youngsters%u2019 talents inart, photography, dance, voice, drama and music. Now in its thirteenth year, the YouthSkills Project initiated tw o new com ponents this summer, funded by the Altman Foundation. %u201c Project Display\sive, indidivualized programming in their dem onstrated areas of artistic ability in fine,creative or visual arts. The %u201c Heritage Symphony Program%u201d offered instruction on the violin,the viola or the violin cello to 50 youngsters who demonstrated musical aptitude.Learn Self DefenseBrooklyn Women%u2019s Martial Arts offers a four-week self-defense course starting September 20 to teach physical techniques that can be used in violent confrontations, as well as safety strategies, role plays and discussions.%u25a1asses will be held Saturday afternoons, 1:30-3:30pm at 421 Fifth Avenue. There is a %u2022 sliding fee, based on income, of $5-$60. For further information, call 788-1775.Stop Smoking NowThe Brooklyn Lung Association plans its %u201cBrooklyn Superkids/Superteens%u201d program for children 6-17 with asthma. It is an eightweek physical conditioning program.The course consists of training in special breathing exercises, swimming and judo/karate. Classes will meet at the YWCA, Third and Atlantic Avenues, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6pm, September 9-October 30. Registration is $15. For further information, call 624-8531.Dance The Blues AwayThe Brooklyn Dancesemble will continue its Afterschool Arts Program for the second year this fall at St. Charles Borromeo School, 23 Sidney Place. The program is for children pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade.The program will feature classes in dance, music, theatre, arts and crafts, sports and games. There will also be a %u201cHomework Time,%u201d with teachers helping kids with problem subjects. One activity in addition to %u201cHomework Time%u201d is scheduled each day. The afterschool program is offered 2:45-6pm. There is also a half-day program, from 12-6pm.The Brooklyn Dancesemble also offers individual classes for children, teens, and adults, in modem dance, acting, choir, beginning drawing, exercise, mime, scene study, drawing, and tai chi. For further information, call 797-1597.Practice Poetry PlaceSondra Armer will lead a poetry workshop series at the Solar Yoga Center in Park Slope, beginning October 20. Armer has taught in the English Department at the City University of New York, and has led creative writing workshops at the Park Slope Library, Hudson Guild Gallery, the Centerfold Coffee House, and The Lighthouse.The workshops will be held on eight consecutive Mondays, from 6:30-8:30pm. The Solar Yoga Center is at 373 9th Street. There is a fee of $75; mail registration is suggested. For further information, call 4994669.Exchange Has It AllThe Brooklyn Skills Exchange offers a wide range of courses, taught in the instructor%u2019s home. From Improving Your American Accent to Introduction to Lotus 1-2-3, most courses cost less than $50.Courses are divided into eight sections: Free Courses, all health related; Practical Skills, including computer literacy, sign language, woodworking, and Spanish for beginners; Food; The Marketplace, with Introduction to Investing, shorthand, Financial Planning for the Future, among others, Self Improvement, including Assertiveness Training, Overcoming Depression, Stress Management; Something Completely Different, such as Want to Adopt?, Meeting People Naturally, Help Your Child Learn Math, and Talking with Baby; The Arts, including guitar classes for beginners and intermediate students, photography, Painting for Non-Painters, Writing to Sell, WritingChildren%u2019s Books, and more; and Children%u2019s Courses, including music, art and mime; and Fitness classes.The Brooklyn Skills Exchange is at 2242 East 28th Street, but most courses are taught in instructors%u2019 homes. For further information and a catalog, call 646-6800.Class For Local DipsIn case you%u2019ve forgotten how to dip over the years, the Baker%u2019s Ballroom Club will meet Tuesdays from 8-10pm this fall at the Dance Loft, starting September 9 to refresh your memory. Each session will consist of a 90-minute lesson by Mary Sue Ballou and Kent Baker.Two dances will be taught for three sessions at a time. The dances to be taught, in order of instruction are: Fox Trot, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Swing, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Samba, Viennese Waltz and Mambo. Fees are $6.50 per session; $28 for five sessions; $50 for ten sessions.Baker also offers specialized classes for beginners and advanced students. Prices range from $5-$20. The Dance Loft is at 264 1st Street. For further information, call 499-1899.Packer Opens DoorsThe Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights will host an all-day seminar September 4 for the faculties of si* Brooklyn and Staten Island independent schools. Featured speaker is Dr. Mel Levine, director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who will speak on %u201cVariations in the Neurological Development of Children Pre-K to Grade 12.%u201d%u201cHe is an extraordinary scholar and brilliant speaker,%u201d says Packer Headmaster Peter Esty, %u201cand we are fortunate to have all Brooklyn and Staten Island independent school faculties share this unusual experience with our Packer faculty.%u201dSome 450 faculty members will attend the seminar from Adelphi Institute, BerkeleyCarroll Street School, Brooklyn Friends, Poly Prep Country Day School, St. Ann%u2019s School, Staten Island Academy plus the faculty from The Packer Collegiate Institute.St. Charles Has FrenchSt. Charles Borromeo will offer French classes to its students for the first time in the coming year.Continuing programs include the after school sessions, from 3-6pm; the %u201cmusician%u201d program, for keyboard and guitar, with its end of the year performance; and the school will continue its computer program, now in its fifth year.The principal is Sister Eileen McGuire. The school is at 23 Sidney Place.Packer Gets MoneyDuring this past summer, The Packer Collegiate Institute received a $35,000 grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation of Princeton, N.J., to complete the renovation of its physics laboratory, announced Peter T. Esty, Headmaster.Funding wiii provide for five completely equipped lab centers, each of which will accommodate four students. Packer has had a longtime tradition of excellence in science and, in recent years, there has been great interest in pursuing physics, particularly Advanced Placement Physics, a college level course.In 1978, Packer received $25,000 from the E.E. Ford Foundation to refurbish the school science wing, particularly the biology preparation lab and to create a large computer center.S T A R T I N G S O O N !%u2022 For children 2-3 to 2-8 years old%u2022 2, 3, 5 half days%u2022 Toilet training not required%u2022 N.Y.8. Certified Teachers%u2022 Licensed & supervised by the Division ofDay Care, N.Y.C. Dept, of HealthP r o g r a m P a a tu r m aS p e c ialize d P re -S c h o o l g y m e n d iw fm e q u ip m e n t a n d in stru c tio n o ffered a s p a rt of th e p r o g ra mA R T S C I E N C E S T O R I E S D R A M A T R I P S B L O C K P t A Y M U S I C C O O K I N G W A T E R & S A N D PL A YPROSPECT PARK\\^ Y M C A'T l W357 Minth Street & Brooklyn, M.Y. 11215You Can DependO n The YMCAiA Jewish Education For Our TimesThe religious school at Congregation Beth Elohlmengages our children in the Jewish quest for knowledge.It is a religious school which upholds the self worth ofthe student through the value of inquiry into Jewishhistory, Jewish tradition, and Jewish ethics. O ur childrenare enthusiastic about learning because we offer a positive atm osphere and effective role model teachers. Ourgeneral Temple program is geared to support the educational effort of the religious school.The main elem ents of the Congregation Beth ElohimReligious School are:****S u n d a y and W ednesday sessions****A com m itted and dedicated teaching staff* * * * Full classes for pre-K through high school age* * * * Art, music and drama integrated into oureducational program**%u2018 *A creative and engaging atmosphere* * * * Friendship within a warm Temple com m unity200 Students Are Now Enrolled In OurReligious SchoolFor m ore information and registration forms please call:Mr. Jeffrey Sirkman, Principal or Rabbi Gerald I. WeiderFor mdre information call the Temple office(768-3814). A Reform congregation, located atGarfield Place and 8th Avenue, Park Slope.Congregation B e th E lohimGarlielfi Temple u ' m S s H %u201dB ig A p p l eC H IL D R E N %u2019SW o r k s h o pProgressive Nursery andKindergarten Program%u25a0 Ages 2-6 years%u25a0 Extended program for the workingparent (7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.)%u25a0 Full and half day sessions available%u25a0 Staff of certified teachers who care%u25a0 Licensed by NYC Board of Health295 Fifth Ave.Phone: 768-2233Brooklyn Learning Center157 Montague StreetBrooklyn, New YorkJoan Margolis and staff continue to offer:%u2022 expert tutoring in all subjects%u2022 remedial reading and math%u2022 SAT preparation%u2022 Eighth grade special schools test 17 paration%u2022 C.n-nn tect nrenaration A A A%u2022 after school homework centerPlease call or come in for a free consultation718-935-0400Septem ber 4, 1986, THE PHOENIX, Page 25