Bridge for Beginners Classes - New Sessions Start in January 2026 in Ridgefield Continuing Ed

Welcome to Ridgefield Continuing Education! We hold classes year-round and many classes start soon – Day and Evening! – in Person and Zoom.

Advance registration is required. Registration contact information and the website link to all classes, as well as a downloadable brochure, is at the bottom of this article.

Bridge: Total Beginner
Bridge is a wonderful social game that can be played on many levels, each of them providing a good mental workout. This class is for beginners who completed the fall class with Mary. Others who may consider joining in are individuals who have a bit of knowledge about bridge or may have played long ago and want to come and learn about what is going on in modern bridge playing. Please purchase the text Bridge for Everyone by D.W. Crisfield. Instructor Mary Watson-Stribula has been teaching bridge in both New Canaan and Ridgefield for over eight years. She is currently working towards her life master designation. She is an enthusiastic and patient bridge teacher. Class size limited. Makeup, if necessary, is added to the end of the class.

8 Sessions (16 hours) $ 212 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 182)
Mon., 1/26 thru 3/30 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annex.

NOTE: No class 2/16 or 1 additional date to be determined from within the range of 1/26 - 3/30. Weather dates (if needed) are added to the end of the session, but not 4/6 as 4/6 is during spring break.

Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com to be on a notification list for possible spring mini session dates.

Bridge: Intermediate
This class is for those who want to work on bidding and play of the hand techniques in bridge. Experience in playing bridge recently is required. The class will play with randomly shuffled and dealt hands and comparing results at each table. Two or three classes will focus on bidding and playing slam hands. Instructor Mary Watson-Stribula has been teaching bridge in both New Canaan and Ridgefield for over eight years. She is currently working towards her life master designation. She is an enthusiastic and patient bridge teacher. Class size limited. Makeup, if necessary, is added to the end of the class.

8 Sessions (16 hours) $ 212 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 182)
Thur., 1/29 thru 4/2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Annex.

NOTE: No class 2/19 or 1 additional date to be determined from within the range of 1/29 - 4/2. Weather dates (if needed) are added to the end of the session, but not 4/9 as 4/9 is during spring break.

Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com to be on a notification list for possible spring mini session dates.

Also available . . .

• Bridge, Mah Jongg.
• Mushroom Walk, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, Cardio, LaBlast, Barre-Fusion, Line Dance, Event, Swing, Club and Ballroom Dance.
• French, German, Italian, Spanish, Writing, History, Archaeology.
• DSLR and Mirrorless Photography, iPhone Photography, iPhone.
• AI (Artificial Intelligence), CyberSecurity, eBay, Google Docs, Windows, iPhone, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Office Tutorials.
• Guitar, Piano, Interiors, Elder Law.
• Knitting, Drawing and Painting, Cartoons
• And more . . .

Advance registration required. Visit https://ridgefieldschools.org for registration and more information.

eMail ridgefieldce@gmail.com and send me your phone number and a good time to phone.

Phone Peggy Bruno at 203-431-2812 – leave a detailed message