Adults are Elaine Owens Smith’s favorite students.

“These people are there because they want to learn,” she said.

Smith is one of many teachers for Bowling Green-Warren County Community Education’s fall classes.

Registration has started.

There are a variety of classes, including recycled glass ornament making, Spanish and line dancing, according to Joshua Smith, Community Education enrichment and volunteer coordinator. The Smiths are not related.

“We have classes that will teach you everything from beginning pottery to advanced wheel throwing. If you’re into yoga for stress relief or to sleep better, we have it,” he said. “We have basic swimming for children and Aqua Zumba.”

Joshua Smith has taken the Aqua Zumba class.

“It’s pretty fun. Your mistakes are hidden so you’re not embarrassed,” he said. “If you have knee pain, it helps with that. (It’s good for) people who would not be able to do an actual Zumba class.”

There are also technology classes.

“Technology is advancing so quickly that most of us can’t keep up. We have those classes to help you,” he said. “We have classes on how to use a computer. We have to step back and realize some of our population has never used a computer.”

Elaine Smith teaches Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint, and a gingerbread class that teaches students to make it from scratch.

“The two have nothing in common,” she said, laughing.

She has been teaching adult enrichment classes for Community Education for about nine years.

“(Former enrichment and volunteer coordinator) Anne Grubbs and I were friends,” she said. “When the person who had been teaching couldn’t teach any longer, she knew I had the skills and asked me to teach.”

Excel is her favorite class to teach.

“It’s my favorite because there is so much it can do. (Students) sit there and go, ‘Wow! I didn’t know I could do that,’ “ she said. “I enjoy sharing my knowledge. I love teaching.”

She also likes to learn. She took Community Education’s country line dancing class.

“There are things I want to take, but sometimes they coincide with what I’m teaching, so I don’t get to take as much as I’d like to,” she said.

The classes are all about bettering yourself and more, Joshua Smith said.

“We still want to have fun, come together and build more community in Bowling Green and Warren County,” he said. “We’re always looking for new and different classes. We look at what’s out in the community and offer it as a class.”

No one is ever too young or too old to learn and try something new.

“Maybe they’ve looked for years and years and just have never taken that step. Maybe they don’t want to invest a lot, but want to see what it’s all about,” Joshua Smith said. “(Learning) doesn’t just stop when you graduate from high school or college. You don’t have to give up learning.”

— For more information, call 270-842-4281, visit the office at 1227 Westen Ave. or visit commed.us.

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