Spring into learning something new.
Registration is now open for 18 continuing education classes from the Institute for Learning in Retirement-East (ILR-East), an east-side older adult learning program affiliated with Baldwin Wallace University. Now in its 24th year, the ILR-East program provides college-level courses without the stress of exams, in a friendly, non-competitive environment. All instructors are experienced professionals and retired professors.
The six-week spring term runs from Tuesday, April 2 with most classes ending on Thursday, May 9. Most classes are offered in person at Temple Emanu El, at the corner of Brainard and Emery Roads, 4545 Brainard Road in Orange Village. This quarter includes two single-session in-person presentations, two courses via Zoom, and one on YouTube.
Registration is due by Thursday, March 28 and available only by mail. The course schedule can be found at bw.edu/ilr-east. For the registration material, contact ILR-East at 440-826-2400 or [email protected]. Most classes meet once a week and are held Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Membership is required to enroll, and course fees are as follows:
– Annual Membership is $30 per year (covering July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).
– Each six-week course costs $35. Single-session presentations are $10 each.
This spring’s courses cover a wide variety of topics including music appreciation, internet humor, World War I-era literature, election updates, science, religion, and film. Some course titles include “The New Royals of Windsor,” “Cosmology: From the Big Bang to Eternity?” and “Unknown Stories of America.
About the Institute for Learning in Retirement – East at Baldwin Wallace University
The Institute for Learning in Retirement-East is committed to providing older adults an educational and social experience that is highly accessible and inexpensive. This program is one of many ILRs associated with colleges and universities across the country. bw.edu/ilr-east
