Below is a listing of class offerings for the 2024 Spring Quarter.
Registration opens at 12:01 AM EST on March 3, 2024
Registration and Membership closes at 11:00 PM EDT on March 16, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: THAT ON MONDAY APRIL 8 (Solar Eclipse) THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES THAT DAY. Last day of Monday classes is May 13.
The registration fee is $25.00 per class.
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Mondays |
The Age of Modernism: A Time of Political, Social, Industrial and Cultural Revolution NEW (S24-01) Heritage Congregational Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] This class has been canceled. |
Buddhism: An Introduction REPEAT from Spring '22 (S24-02) Middleburg Heights Community Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Fabulously Gory and Gruesome - Fashions That Kill NEW (S24-03) Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [VIA ZOOM] |
The Third Reich NEW (S24-04) Middleburg Heights Community Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Ancient Wisdom In the Modern World NEW (S24-05) Mahler Museum Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
Loneliness: The Human Signal We Need To Hear REPEAT from Fall '22 (S24-06) Heritage Congregational Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
The Expanding World of Aerial Drones NEW (S24-07) Strongsville United Methodist Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
The James Webb Telescope: Seeing Near and Far, Far Away REPEAT from Fall '23 (S24-08) Middleburg Heights Community Church Mondays, April 1 - May 6, 2024 | 02:15 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
Cleveland Metroparks History Series NEW (S24-09) Heritage Congregational Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
God's Indwelling Spirit NEW (S24-10) Strongsville United Methodist Church Mondays, April 1 - May 13, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
Tuesdays |
Watercolor [Landscape] ONGOING (S24-11) Strongsville Historical Society Tuesdays, April 2 - April 16, 2024 | 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Watercolor [Seascape] ONGOING (S24-12) Strongsville Historical Society Tuesdays, April 23 - May 7, 2024 | 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
The History of American Generals - Part 2 NEW (Part 1 Winter of '24) (S24-13) Heritage Congregational Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Speaking Truth to Power: Significant Women of Christianity REPEAT from Winter '24 (S24-14) Middleburg Heights Community Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Meditation For Spiritual Awakening ONGOING from Winter '24 (S24-15) Helwig Whistle Stop Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Coloring Is For Everyone NEW (S24-16) Heritage Congregational Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
Becoming Spiritually Mature: The Keys to Living Agelessly REPEAT from Winter '24 (S24-17) Strongsville United Methodist Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
Enneagram: Discovering Yourself and Others REPEAT from Fall '21 (S24-18) Middleburg Heights Community Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
The British Royal Family NEW (S24-19) Heritage Congregational Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
The Wit and Wisdom of JFK REPEAT from Fall '20 with some new content (S24-20) Middleburg Heights Community Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
The Viet Nam War, Part 1 NEW (S24-21) Pleasant Hills United Methodist Church Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
Low Impact Adult/Senior Exercise Class Using Irish Dance Basics ONGOING (S24-22) Helwig Whistle Stop Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
The Great Hollywood Musicals NEW (S24-23) Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 07:50 PM [VIA ZOOM] |
Wednesdays |
Basic Drawing ONGOING (S24-24) Middleburg Heights Community Church Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Come for Tea With Jane Austen NEW (S24-25) Mahler Museum Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
King Arthur Believe It or Not: Medieval Legend or Truth? REPEAT from Spring '21 (S24-26) Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [VIA ZOOM] |
Conclusion of Accidental Presidents and Review of Bag Man by Rachel Maddow (S24-27) Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM [VIA ZOOM] |
Take Control of High Glucose Levels - Pre-Diabetic and Diabetic REPEAT from Spring '23 (S24-28) Helwig Whistle Stop Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM [IN PERSON] |
Iconic Movie Stars REPEAT from Winter '21 (S24-29) Middleburg Heights Community Church Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] This class has been canceled. |
Northeast Ohio In the Civil War NEW (S24-30) Mahler Museum Wednesdays, April 3 - May 1, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
Advanced Drawing NEW (S24-31) Middleburg Heights Community Church Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
We Built This City, Part 1: How Transportation, Immigration, Industrialization and Politics Came Together to Build Modern Cleveland (1796-1929) NEW (S24-32) Mahler Museum Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Adaptive Yoga ONGOING (S24-33) Middleburg Heights Community Church Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Introduction to Estate Planning REPEAT from Spring '23 (S24-34) Pleasant Hills United Methodist Church Wednesdays, April 3 - May 8, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
Photo Organizing and Digital Scrapbooking REPEAT from Fall '23 (S24-35) Wednesdays, April 3 - April 17, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 07:50 PM [VIA ZOOM] This class has been canceled. |
Photo Organization and Digital Scrapbooking REPEAT from Fall '23 (S24-36) Wednesdays, April 24 - May 8, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 07:50 PM [VIA ZOOM] This class has been canceled. |
Thursdays |
Quilting ONGOING (S24-37) Middleburg Heights Community Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM [IN PERSON] |
Let's Go Into the Wayback Machine, Part 2 NEW (S24-38) Pleasant Hills United Methodist Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Anti-Semitism In History NEW (S24-39) Strongsville United Methodist Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 10:15 AM - 11:35 AM [IN PERSON] |
Inventions and Innovations, A to Z REPEAT from Spring '22 (with some new content) (S24-40) Middleburg Heights Community Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
The Art and Science of Glass NEW (S24-41) Strongsville United Methodist Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Tai Chi and Qi Gong ONGOING (S24-42) Pleasant Hills United Methodist Church Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 02:05 PM [IN PERSON] |
Spring Is Spectacular In Cleveland Metroparks NEW (S24-43) Rocky River Nature Ctr Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 02:45 PM - 04:00 PM [IN PERSON] FULL - Waitlist only |
Online Genealogy REPEAT from Spring '23 (S24-44) Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [VIA ZOOM] |
The History of the Book NEW (S24-45) Thursdays, April 4 - May 9, 2024 | 02:40 PM - 04:00 PM [VIA ZOOM] |
Independent Hitchcock: The 1940s NEW (S24-46) Loomis Hall Thursdays, April 11 - April 25, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 09:10 PM [IN PERSON] |
Institute for Learning in Retirement
at Baldwin Wallace University
325 Front Street
Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-3188
ilrhelpdeskbwu@gmail.com
The purpose of the Institute for Learning in Retirement is to provide senior adults the highest quality, most-accessible and least-expensive educational, social and cultural experiences possible. We believe that lifelong learning is important for mental and emotional growth at any age. We hope that the time for you to learn and have fun is now.