THE ATHLETIC CLUB FOR YOUR MIND

Exercise your love of learning at the Academy

and earn an advanced degree in living life to the fullest.

 

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Schedule for May 20:
9:00 – Gather for coffee and selecting your classes (may pick up tickets for any of the three time slots)
9:30-11:30 – Attend one of the morning classes
The Economics of Immigration............................................................................Jim Kneser
Genocide: Rape as a Tool of War.......................................................................Sheila Porter
How Does Culture Shape Nations? What is needed for success?......................Ralph Plimpton
Michelangelo, Manet & Monet: What Do They Have in Common?.......................Laura & Fred Pardee
Origins of the Blues in the Rural South: Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith....................Connie Hyde

11:30 – Gather to select classes (may pick up tickets for the two remaining time slots)
12:00-1:00 – Attend one of the noon lectures
End-of-Life Choices: Decisions You Should Make Now........................................Fred Abrams
How Japan Lost the War at Pearl Harbor...........................................................Dick Young
Hollywood, Censorship & Charlie Chaplin..........................................................Ted Borrillo
Who is Clyfford Still and Why is Denver Building a Museum for Him?.................Dean Sobel

1:00 – Gather to select afternoon classes
1:30-3:30 – Attend one of the afternoon classes
How Much Is That Kidney in the Window: the Tragedy of Transplantation........Jim Kneser
Michelangelo, Manet & Monet: What Do They Have in Common?.......................Laura & Fred Pardee
Music of the Civil Rights Movement: Calling the Nation to Moral Account...........Connie Hyde
Why Despotic Leaders Destroyed Art: Mao & Others.........................................Sheila Porter
Women, Children & Other Missing Persons in Classic Maya Culture...................Inga Calvin

No reservations required--seating is limited--tickets will be given out at 9:00 am and also half an hour prior to each session.

COURSE EVALUATIONS
We look forward to hearing your opinions about your classes. Click Here to take our survey.

Since the Experts & Entertainers lecture series involves ten individuals, there is a separate opportunity to rank each speaker. Click Here to take the Experts & Entertainers survey.

WE'VE MOVED TO AN OUTSTANDING FACILITY

The Academy's Spring 2008 courses meet at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 South Colorado Boulevard in Denver, on the west side of the street between Hampden and Yale. This facility features recently remodeled adult classrooms, a welcoming coffee area, intimate seminar rooms, an acoustically perfect lecture hall with two drop-down screens plus smaller lecture areas. Most rooms have new tables and chairs.

Check out the details on the Maps and Directions page or go directly to mapquest.

FRIENDSHIPS ABOUND
Academy courses are terrific opportunities to connect with old friends and make new ones.

 

Don't forget to tell all your friends about the Academy. Click on Refer a Friend for examples of ready-to-email letters.

Want to see photos from some previous years? Go to the Photos page to walk down Memory Lane.

 

“You build a retirement the way you build a career. Decide how much time to spend in volunteering, in physical activities, in keeping muscles toned…and how much time helping the mental apparatus stay toned."

 

 

Members enjoy both survey courses and in-depth studies in a variety of subject areas.

 

“The term ‘liberal arts’ connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful” (George F. Will).




"Thirty years ago there were two kinds of senior courses: sewing and knitting. Now older adults are interested in the total spectrum of the liberal arts: history, art, literature, science, philosophy, mathematics, politics, world affairs and economics. They're living longer and therefore they're more energetic and alert."

 

 

 

As a membership-based organization, we encourage friendships and camaraderie. Because the courses are generally 8 to 10 weeks long, participants have many opportunities to get to know each other well. Social offerings provide a venue for extending the friendships forged in the classroom.

Contact Information

Telephone: 303-770-0786

Postal address:

The Academy

P. O. Box 371318

Denver, CO 80237

Electronic mail: Info@AcademyLL.org,

Class Meeting address:

Wellshire Presbyterian Church

2999 South Colorado Boulevard (south of Yale, north of Hampden)

Denver, CO 80222

 

 

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