Winter 2019 Calendar: Courses and Events
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COURSES & EVENTS COURSES & LIFE INSTITUTE WINTER 2019 LEARN • SOCIALIZE • CONTRIBUTE Mission Vision Values MISSION LIFE Institute is a community of learners aged 50+ engaged in high- quality innovative learning experiences designed to meet members' interests and expectations and to provide opportunities for personal growth and social interaction. VISION LIFE Institute, in partnership with Ryerson University, will become the recognized leader in innovative third-age learning and member engagement practices. VALUES Learning • Collegiality • Contributing • Community • Inclusiveness • Responsibility • Integrity • Respect for Human Dignity In addition, members of the LIFE Board will work together for the common good of the organization and will be guided by the following values: Integrity • Quality of Learning Experiences • Financial Responsibility • Transparency and Accountability • Respect for Human Dignity • Collegiality LEARN • SOCIALIZE • CONTRIBUTE /,)(LQ:,17(5 $ERXW/,)( &RQWHQWV $ERXW ³/HDUQLQJLV)RUHYHU´«/,)( /,)(DFNQRZOHGJHPHQWV GLVDELOLW\QRWLFHGDWHVWR /,)(,167,787(LVWKHODUJHVWSURJUDPSDUWQHULQ3URJUDPVIRU UHPHPEHU LQ7KH*5D\PRQG&KDQJ6FKRRORI&RQWLQXLQJ(GXFDWLRQDW 2PEXGG\PLQUHPLQGHU 5\HUVRQ8QLYHUVLW\/,)(RIIHUVOLIHORQJOHDUQLQJSURJUDPVWR 1RVFHQWVSROLF\ DGXOWVZKRDUHUHWLUHGRUSUHSDULQJIRUUHWLUHPHQW0HPEHUVRI /,)(FDQDWWHQGVWLPXODWLQJGD\WLPHFODVVHVDQGSDUWLFLSDWHLQ :LQWHUZHOFRPHZDLWOLVWV FUHDWLYHOHDUQLQJDW5\HUVRQRUDWRIIFDPSXVORFDWLRQV$OO UHIXQGVFODVVURRPWLPHV PHPEHUVKDYHIXOODFFHVVWR5\HUVRQIDFLOLWLHV²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¶V LQIR DFWLYLWLHVLQIXUWKHULQJQHZFRQFHSWVLQOLIHORQJOHDUQLQJSURJUDPV $&.12:/('*(0(176 7KDQNVWR ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJEŽƚŝĐĞ x 6KDURQ=HLOHU&KDLU*OHQQ)URVW:HQG\0F'RQDOG*DLO /ĨĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĐůĂƐƐĞƐŝƐĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚĚƵĞ 0DURQ6LPRQ3HDUVRQ'RURWK\5XELQRII0DUWKD:DOODQG ƚŽĂĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ;ŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ͕ (OLVDEHWH:D\ZKRIRUPHGWKHFRUHFRPPLWWHH ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌͿ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞĂĚǀŝƐĞ x (YD%HOO(ODLQH*ROGEDFKDQG0DUFHO'HXUYRUVWZKRSURYLGHG LJŽƵƌĐůĂƐƐŚŽƐƚŽƌƚŚĞŽĨĨŝĐĞĂƚ LQYDOXDEOHKHOS Ğ͗ŝŶĨŽΛƚŚĞůŝĨĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ͘ĐĂ x 5RVDQQH%HUQDUG/,)(2IILFH0DQDJHU ƚ͗;ϰϭϲͿϵϳϵͲϱϬϬϬ͕džƚ͘ϲϵϴϵ͘ x 6XPLQWUD1DUDLQH/,)(2IILFH$VVLVWDQW d^ƚŽZDDZʹtŝŶƚĞƌϮϬϭϴ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶ 0RQGD\'HFHPEHUDWDP 5HJLVWUDWLRQFRPPHQFHV 7KXUVGD\'HFHPEHU :LQWHUIHVWKROLGD\OXQFKHRQ 7KXUVGD\'HFHPEHU 2IILFHFORVHVDWSPUHRSHQ0RQ-DQ 7KXUVGD\-DQXDU\ :LQWHU:HOFRPH%DFN(YHQW 0RQGD\)HEUXDU\ )DPLO\'D\5\HUVRQ8QLYHUVLW\LVFORVHG )ULGD\0DUFK 3DUWQHUVLQ/HDUQLQJ )ULGD\$SULO *RRG)ULGD\5\HUVRQ8QLYHUVLW\LVFORVHG ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚĞůŝĨĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ͘ĐĂ ϯ ;ϰϭϲͿϵϳϵͲϱϬϬϬdžƚ͘ϲϵϴϵŝŶĨŽΛƚŚĞůŝĨĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ͘ĐĂ 126&(176 32/,&< :HDUHFRPPLWWHGWR LEARN :,17(5 HQVXULQJWKH HQMR\PHQWRIDOO LQ SOCIALIZE SDUWLFLSDQWV ,QFRQVLGHUDWLRQRI WKRVHLQRXUFODVVHV /,)( CONTRIBUTE ZKRPD\KDYH DOOHUJLHVDQGFKHPLFDO IT’S WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT VHQVLWLYLWLHVSOHDVH UHIUDLQIURPZHDULQJ FRORJQHSHUIXPH DIWHUVKDYHRURWKHU Looking for more classes or things to do? 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