Sunshine Coast ElderCollege announces its Spring 2022 program and invites the community to view a recorded presentation on the ElderCollege webpage with course highlights. Registration opens on Dec. 11, at noon.
Most classes are in-person. We (ElderCollege) will be following all B.C. health orders and guidelines. Presenters, facilitators and participants must provide proof of being fully vaccinated. Masks must be worn in class and class sizes are limited for social distancing. Our age group, 55 and up, is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and variants are an increasing concern. If public health guidelines change and we transition to Zoom, you can withdraw from the course and receive a full refund.
In-person courses are offered at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt: Carbonate Geology of the Sunshine Coast, Peter Hews; Hot Topics, Pat Hausberg and Karen Bell; Design Your Own Garden, Ayuko Inoue; The History of Textiles: Furs, Feathers, Fibres and Fabrics, Christine Pawley and Rosemary Bates; Every Choice Matters for Planet Earth, Michael Starr; Capture Memories with Your iPhone, Jack Pope; Being Prepared for the Unexpected: Developing an Advance Care Plan, Joan Hibbard, Jackie Scott and guest speakers; Natural Hazards, Ray Kostaschuk; Raccoons and First Nations, Daniel Justice; The Oldest Written Tale: The Epic of Gilgamesh, Monica Karpinska (offered simultaneously on Zoom); Law for Seniors, Carmen Sombrowski and others to be announced; Spring Birding on the Sunshine Coast, Tony Greenfield, John Hodges, Rand Rudland; British Columbia: Colonial Past and Present, Brett McGillivray.
In-person courses at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre: History of the Roman Empire, Keith Maxwell (offered simultaneously on Zoom); Climate Change 2022: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading; Michael Healey.
Sunshine Coast ElderCollege is a non-profit society funded solely by course fees. We are all volunteers, including our expert presenters, facilitators and administrators. We receive no grants or donations and operate on a break-even basis.
Courses are $35. Registration is through the ElderCollege web page via PayPal, either with a credit card or a PayPal account. You must pre-register. There are class size limits.
To contact us visit sunshinecoasteldercollege.ca; email info@sunshinecoasteldercollege.ca; register at sunshinecoasteldercollege.ca/spring-2022. Registration queries can be sent to registrar@sunshinecoasteldercollege.ca.
