This spring of 2024, starting in mid-March, both UCC Hartland and Genesee UCC are pleased to host a popular range of courses through the Learning In Retirement program. These classes feature convenient locations, stimulating learning and discussion, and enjoyable socializing for seniors in the area. Check the Learning In Retirement catalog here • www.lirwc.org
We continue to follow safety guidelines issued by the Governor’s office and the Wisconsin Council of Churches.
Masks are optional and available at class. Tables are spaced apart.
On-site enrollment is limited to 24 - that is 3 persons per each of 8 large classroom tables. More chairs can be added without a table up to a total of 30.
Click here to access the Spring 2024 Learning in Retirement course catalog: LIRWC-2024-Spring-Catalog_FINAL-email.pdf
To register, go to: https;//www.wctc.edu/_site-pdfs/learning-in-retirement/lirwc-catalog.pdf or call (262) 409-9815
Any questions can be directed to the Waukesha LIR office at contact@lirwc.org.
Instructor: Winnie Mading
Date: Wednesdays Pt 1 - March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 Pt 2 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June 5
Time: 1:30 - 3:30PM
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course Description:
Part 1 - This course will cover some of the so-called greatest works of literature ever written in English (and some literature that’s not considered so great). What all these works have in common is that someone thought they were dangerous enough to challenge, ban, or even burn. These lectures will trace the history in the United States and Great Britain of the challenges to books, book bannings and book burnings. You’ll explore the common reasons books have been and continue to be banned, including profanity, heresy, illicit or sexual content, racism, and violence. You’ll also trace the shifting trends in why books are challenged.
Part 2 - We continue our journey to cover some of the so-called greatest works of literature ever written in English (and some literature that’s not considered so great). What all these works have in common is that someone thought they were dangerous enough to challenge ban, or even burn. These lectures will trace the history in the United States and Great Britain of the challenges to books, book bannings and book burnings. You’ll explore the common reasons books have been and continue to be banned, including profanity, heresy, illicit or sexual content, racism and violence. You’ll also trace the shifting trends in why books are challenged. Part 1 not a prerequisite.
Instructor: Sharon Kraklow
Date: Mondays March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15 This is a repeat of the Jan/Feb class
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course description: This course explains the principles of photography in relationship to your phone. You'll learn some of the basic buttons and tools, but the course focuses primarily on the concepts behind better photography. No matter what phone you happen to have, you'll be able to take better photographs if you understand these principles. This class is for both the novice and the more experienced individual.
Instructor: Sharon Kraklow
Date: Tuesdays March 12, 19, 26, April 2,9,16
Time: 9:30 –11:00 a.m.
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course description: Professor Robert Garland, Ph.D., Colgate University, continues his detailed coverage of daily life in the ancient world covering the breadth and depth of human history – from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, and from its earliest beginning through the Middle Ages. This is your chance to get beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Part 2 will focus on the daily life in ancient Greece, Persia, Egypt, and starts on Roman life. Part 1 is not a perquisite to enjoy Part 2.
Instructor: Gordon Gill
Date: Tuesdays May 7, 14,21,28, June 4,11
Time: 9:30 -11:30 p.m.
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course description: When we consider ourselves, not as static beings fixed in time but as dynamic, ever-changing creatures, our viewpoint of human history becomes different and captivating. In this course, award-winning teacher and scholar Barbara J. King – a William and Mary University Professor, delves into the story of how, why, where, and when we became human. An evolutionary perspective on human behavior results in more than just knowledge about dates and sites, but when specific evolutionary milestones likely occurred. What makes this viewpoint possible is the evolutionary perspective offered by biological anthropology through the study of the evolution of genetics, anatomy, and modern variation within the human species.
Instructor: Barbara Felix
Date: Tuesday April 30 only
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course description: Let’s revisit the year considered to be America’s most tumultuous ever. This was the year of protests, riots, assassinations, and war that shaped all of us who lived through it. Follow a month-to-month retrospect review and discussion supported by material of the time, including photos, newspaper clippings, speeches, and a presidential election. Come add your personal experiences
Instructor: Winnie Mading
Date: Thursdays March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Having learned about the tumultuous creation of the Constitution and its first application during Washington’s presidency, in Parts 1 & 2, we now continue to see the challenges and success in firming up the new government from the Whiskey Rebellion, as response to the new taxing powers, through the War of 1812, often described as “part 2 of the Revolution. Among the topics covered are: the establishment of the District of Columbia, religion’s role in the new government, first ventures into foreign relations, establishing a national army, Jefferson’s concerns regarding the Constitution, and the infamous Burr-Hamilton duel. Participation in Parts 1 & 2 are not a prerequisite.
Instructor: Michael Whiteley
Date: Wednesdays March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17
Time: 9:30 -11:30 AM
Place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hartland
Course description: China – everything you ever wanted to know about China will be covered in this course from someone who has traveled to China more than 50 times over the last 25 years. Learn about Chinese culture, travel, history, food, language, politics, and economics; understand what it is like to work and live in China; get to know key cities and tourist attractions; learn how Chinese people work, think, and live their daily lives; master the “do’s and don’ts” of Chinese culture. And finally, better understand how China and U.S. relations will impact the future based on the instructor’s personal experiences and contacts, photos, and artifacts.
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