Wilmington Institute for Lifelong Learning schedules fall courses
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The Wilmington Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL) is planning nearly two-dozen seminars this fall ranging from winemaking and ballroom dancing to public speaking, photography and writing.
The courses, which will run at various intervals between mid-September and early November, are designed to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to promote the joy of learning, according WILL’s director, Margaret Guentert.
Wilmington College started this new community outreach in 2010 and this fall’s offerings represent the program’s four term.
“We are dedicated to providing challenging seminars for those 40 years and older in the greater Wilmington area,” said Guentert, a retired WC faculty member. “Our objective is the lead all who wish to join us to new ideas, possibly new experiences and to pleasure in the pursuit of continued, shared learning.”
Registration began Aug. 15 and continues through Sept. 8.
Most courses will run from Sept. 19 through Nov. 11 and meet for an hour or two each week. Seminar durations range from two weeks to eight weeks. Venues for the seminars are located throughout Wilmington.
Guentert noted there are no educational requirements to participate, no tests and no grades for the courses. The cost is $60 for the first seminar with a second course free of charge. Additional seminars are $30 each. Also, some persons might qualify for financial assistance.
Monday offerings will include the seminars “Throwing Pots with Grandpa,” “Listen to This! A Music and Theatre Roundtable,” “Cherokee: the Culture, the History, the Language” and “Personality: Who Have I Become? Development throughout a Lifetime.”
Tuesday’s will be “Genealogy,” “Religion as Written on the Walls of the Cincinnati Art Museum,” “Trees of Southern Ohio” and “The Essentials of Herbology, Aromatherapy and Homeopathy.”
Wednesday courses will include “Dare to Dance: Ballroom Dancing,” “Writing for the Long Haul: Fits, Starts, Final Drafts,” Financial Concerns in Tough Times,” “German for Travelers” and “Does Science Have Spiritual Value” (also meets Fridays).
Thursday’s will be “An Adventure at the Taft Museum,” “What Can Your Genes (DNA) Tell You?” “Clinton County Senior Leaders Course,” “Simply Knitting” and “Winemaking Made Easy.” On Fridays, the seminars will include “The Other Half of the Story: Women Composers in Western Music,” “Better Photographs with Your Digital Camera” and “Does Science Have Spiritual Value?” (also meets Wednesdays).
Finally, on Saturdays, “Morsels of Christian History” will be offered.
Fall 2011 schedule books are available by contacting Guentert at her WC office, (937) 382-6661 ext. 226, or via email at margaret_guentert@wilmington.edu. Also, schedules can be viewed at WC’s Web site at www.wilmington.edu/academics.[[In-content Ad]]
The courses, which will run at various intervals between mid-September and early November, are designed to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to promote the joy of learning, according WILL’s director, Margaret Guentert.
Wilmington College started this new community outreach in 2010 and this fall’s offerings represent the program’s four term.
“We are dedicated to providing challenging seminars for those 40 years and older in the greater Wilmington area,” said Guentert, a retired WC faculty member. “Our objective is the lead all who wish to join us to new ideas, possibly new experiences and to pleasure in the pursuit of continued, shared learning.”
Registration began Aug. 15 and continues through Sept. 8.
Most courses will run from Sept. 19 through Nov. 11 and meet for an hour or two each week. Seminar durations range from two weeks to eight weeks. Venues for the seminars are located throughout Wilmington.
Guentert noted there are no educational requirements to participate, no tests and no grades for the courses. The cost is $60 for the first seminar with a second course free of charge. Additional seminars are $30 each. Also, some persons might qualify for financial assistance.
Monday offerings will include the seminars “Throwing Pots with Grandpa,” “Listen to This! A Music and Theatre Roundtable,” “Cherokee: the Culture, the History, the Language” and “Personality: Who Have I Become? Development throughout a Lifetime.”
Tuesday’s will be “Genealogy,” “Religion as Written on the Walls of the Cincinnati Art Museum,” “Trees of Southern Ohio” and “The Essentials of Herbology, Aromatherapy and Homeopathy.”
Wednesday courses will include “Dare to Dance: Ballroom Dancing,” “Writing for the Long Haul: Fits, Starts, Final Drafts,” Financial Concerns in Tough Times,” “German for Travelers” and “Does Science Have Spiritual Value” (also meets Fridays).
Thursday’s will be “An Adventure at the Taft Museum,” “What Can Your Genes (DNA) Tell You?” “Clinton County Senior Leaders Course,” “Simply Knitting” and “Winemaking Made Easy.” On Fridays, the seminars will include “The Other Half of the Story: Women Composers in Western Music,” “Better Photographs with Your Digital Camera” and “Does Science Have Spiritual Value?” (also meets Wednesdays).
Finally, on Saturdays, “Morsels of Christian History” will be offered.
Fall 2011 schedule books are available by contacting Guentert at her WC office, (937) 382-6661 ext. 226, or via email at margaret_guentert@wilmington.edu. Also, schedules can be viewed at WC’s Web site at www.wilmington.edu/academics.[[In-content Ad]]