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Who Are We

Who Are We?. one of 400 Lifelong Learning Institutes member-directed learning groupactive peer learners who share with each other by:creatingcoordinatingparticipating in courses. Our Mission. To provide life enrichment for mature learnersthrough intellectually challenging coursesthrough encouragement of social interactions.

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Who Are We

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    2. Who Are We? one of 400 Lifelong Learning Institutes member-directed learning group active peer learners who share with each other by: creating coordinating participating in courses

    3. Our Mission To provide life enrichment for mature learners through intellectually challenging courses through encouragement of social interactions

    5. Our Members welcomed at 50 years of age are mostly retirees had diverse occupations live in 15-20 communities on the North Shore

    6. Development of Explorers begun in 1992 by retired SSC professors first housed on College campus now renting suite of rooms near Peabody Essex Museum

    7. Our Explorers Center 10 Federal Street, Salem

    8. Growth of Explorers

    10. Nature of Participation courses teach class assistants committee members Board members WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS.

    11. Our Courses meet once a week for 2 hours vary in length – 4, 6, 8 weeks formats: lectures/discussions, study groups, workshops, museum classes topics: arts, literature, science, current events cost $200.00 /year

    12. Calendar Year – 2004-2005 fall semester – September to December 40 courses spring semester – March to June 37 courses winter intersession – January and February -- 11 offerings summer intersession – July and August -- 12 offerings

    13. Class in Session

    14. Digital Photo Class

    15. Our Community Faculty present SSC professors retired SSC professors Peabody Essex docents Salem Hospital doctors musicians ex-Peace Corp volunteer

    16. Friday Coffee Speakers open to the public (10-12 noon) examples from this past year - “Effort to reach Summit of Mt. Everest” - “Globalization & Its Challenges” - “Exploring the Arctic Ocean with Sound Waves”

    17. VALUE OF EXPLORERS Lifelong Learning Institute “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” - William Butler Yeats

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