Employee Appreciation Day Workshops
How do I register for classes?
Workshop registration begins the morning of Friday, May 6th in MyMadison!
Unless otherwise indicatated, pre-registration via MyMadison is REQUIRED to participate in all events. Search for classes using "JAD" in the course number search. How do I register for workshops?
Disc Golf
9:30am -11:30am UPARK/JAD030
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc and the hole is an elevated metal basket! We will play in small groups. UREC will provide the discs. Prior experience isn't necessary.
Breakfast Blasters
9am-10am UREC Demonstration Kitchen/JAD099
Learn new ways to incorporate simple and healthy breakfast recipes into your daily routine.
Restorative Yoga
10am-11am UREC Mind Body Studio/JAD086
Restorative Yoga is an opportunity to explore active rest. After a gentle warm-up participants will experience a yoga sequence designed for relaxation, and is open to all levels. No flexibility or experience needed. Class will end with a guided meditation.
Open Climb at UPARK Challenge Course
10am-11am & 11am-12pm University Park – Challenge Course/JAD068
This event allows you to come to the TEAM Challenge Course see the course in action and experience a section of it including our dual zip lines for yourself!
Open Climb at UREC
10am-11am & 1pm-2pm UREC Adventure Center/JAD050
Come in to try your climbing skills at UREC’s climbing wall in the Adventure Center. All equipment will be provided UREC.
Learn to Climb and Boulder Clinic
2:30-3:30pm UREC Adventure Center/JAD087
Come in to learn how to boulder and climb with a member of our adventure team at UREC’s climbing wall in the Adventure Center. Please bring clothes that you can move easily in. All equipment will be provided UREC
Learn to Log Roll
3pm-4pm UREC Multi Activity Pool/JAD029
In this class, participants will learn the history of log rolling, proper techniques and safety precautions while log rolling with other beginners. Come prepared to get into the water with appropriate swim attire!
Cornhole Tournament
1pm Festival Lawn/JAD085
Join UREC for a cornhole tournament. Only one person per team needs to register for the tournament. Depending on the number of teams signed up, the format will be either double-elimination or round robin.
Arboretum Plant Sale
1-2pm JMU Arboretum
Shop a day before the Arborteum plant sale opens to the public. No registration required!
Learn to do Henna Tattoos
9-10am & 10:15-11:15am Festival/JAD115
Would you like to learn how to do henna tattoos? Come and hear a brief history of henna, how to apply henna, and receive a henna tattoo!
Container Gardening
10-10:40 and 11:30-12:10 FM Annex Room 1051/JAD007
Container gardens aren't just for flowers anymore! While they can be purely decorative and ornamental, they are also used for produce gardens and for architectural purposes. Join us as we learn about these topics, as well as plants, flowers, vegetables, and herbs most prevalent in our area and discover the most environmentally and cost efficient ways of creating our own. A "make and take" container garden will be part of this workshop!
