Message from the President Bill Haskell, President of New Adventures’ Governing Council Since last month’s article, the pace of New Adventures’ implementation of the Zoom online, distance learning, video-based platform has accelerated. We are now on schedule to go live with 20 to 30 classes for the fall semester, beginning in early October. While the…
Bill Haskell, President, New Adventures Governing Council In June, the New Adventures Governing Council decided to utilize the Zoom application as its online learning platform. Given the decision by Chandler Gilbert Community College to keep the Sun Lakes Center closed until January 2021, the Council’s only recourse to continue providing rewarding classes is to move…
Bill Haskell New Adventures in Learning Governing Council is continuing to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and is evaluating alternative learning opportunities. The traditional “normal,” in-person learning model might not be the version that will work in a post-pandemic world. In addition, the council has been notified by Chandler Gilbert Community College…
Bill Haskell In our 21 years of existence, our traditional goal has been to provide quality courses for our members—courses that are thought provoking, entertaining, challenging, and rewarding. As a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Adventures has been forced to make several difficult decisions about our classes. The first, in March,…
Catherine Hammond This spring, New Adventures, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College, offers nearly 100 classes and events for members who live in the Southeast Valley of the Sun. Classes for the semester continue until April 24, 2020. Presenters, often members of the group, may be experts in the field or people with…
Catherine Hammond Let’s talk about New Adventures, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College and located at the corner of Riggs Road and Alma School in Sun Lakes. What a lot of different ways exist to speak about the organization. One discussion begins with basic information. Registration is currently available online for the nearly…
Catherine Hammond New Adventures is now on Facebook. The homepage is up and has many photos and comments, along with information about the lifelong-learning program. Some of the photos show classes and the state-of-the-art facility, along with links to the website and good contact information. Below is a brief conversation with Roxanne Singer, the governing council…
Catherine Hammond It is not too late to participate in the fall semester for New Adventures in Learning, affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Classes continue until Dec. 13, 2019, and many still have openings. Check for availability at www.NewAdventures.info and click on Classes. What are some of the multiple benefits of participating in this lifelong-learning group?…
Catherine Hammond Fall Semester for New Adventures in Learning, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College, began on September 30 and will continue until December 13, 2019. Classes and events include lectures, roundtable discussion groups, a computer class, field trips, and a special event. The lecture classes introduce a wide range of topics. Here…
Fall classes offered New Adventures in Learning, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College, will present over 80 classes and events between September 30 and December 13, 2019. Several of these focus in one way or another on travel. Carole and Ed Rockland will present “Travels on the Camino de Santiago in Spain.” The…