Senior Learners, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization, provides educational opportunities to seniors aged 50 and over. Our courses cover a broad range of academic interests, including Health, Science & Technology, The Arts, History, and Languages. Since the pandemic, most courses are delivered online; however, a few are now offered as hybrid or classroom-only formats. The classroom courses are held in Room 107, Building 20, College of Central Florida.

If you would like to participate in a Senior Learners course, you must register and pay for the class. Click the name of the class in the list below to get a description, register, and pay. If there are not enough registrations for the in-person classes, they will be converted to online and those affected will be notified. We recommend that all Senior Learners students, whether vaccinated or not, wear masks while in the classroom.

Once your payment is received you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for connecting to the online class. Payments can be made online or by check.  If paying by check, download a registration form and send it and your check to Senior Learners, Inc., 3001 SW College Rd, PMB No. 210, Ocala FL 34474-4415.

If you have any questions or do not get the link to join the online class, please contact info@seniorlearners.org or call (352) 239–8780 or if you get voicemail (352) 425-3542.

Summer Term Starts on Monday, May 11, 2026
The FREE Kickoff Party is in Room 107 and online on Friday April 24 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Register at: https://seniorlearnersinc.wildapricot.org/event-6473374

Senior Learners Courses for 2026-Fall Term

Title	Starts	On	Weeks	At	Hours	Fee	Instructor
For Love of Film: A Harrison Ford Film Festival	Mon	8/31	4	1:00	3	$20.00	Smith
History of India: Sultans, Mughals and Euros 1	Tue	9/1	5	10:30	1.5	$18.75	Hautanen
The Pontic-Caspian Steppe as the Ice Ages Ended	Tue	9/1	1	1:30	2	$5.00	Holloran
Science as a Way of Knowing	Wed	9/2	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
Bermuda: The Island That Shaped America and Spawned the Triangle’s Greatest Mysteries	Thu	9/3	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Tech Help 1	Thu	9/3	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Team
Should We Amend Florida's Constitution?	Fri	9/4	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Johnson
Talking About Books 1	Tue	9/8	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
Novellas 1 - The Dead by James Joyce	Wed	9/9	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hautanen
Watercolor In Nature	Wed	9/9	6	1:30	2	$30.00	Craggs
Data Centers – Boom or Bust?	Thu	9/10	2	10:30	1.5	$7.50	Reilly
Early History of Personal Computers at Xerox PARC	Thu	9/10	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Events of 1776 throughout the World 1	Mon	9/14	3	10:30	1.5	$11.25	Howard
The Yamnaya - Our Ukrainian Forefathers	Tue	9/15	3	1:30	2	$15.00	Holloran
Brain Health	Thu	9/17	1	2:00	1.5	$3.75	Santini
AirVenture 2026 - A Celebration of the Freedom of Flight	Fri	9/18	2	10:30	1.5	$7.50	Howard
Life at the Top of the Earth: Norway and Its Northernmost City	Thu	9/24	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
SLI Board Meeting	Fri	9/25	1	1:30	1.5	FREE	Hautanen
Science Surprises 2	Wed	9/30	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
Understanding Dementia	Thu	10/1	1	2:00	1.5	$3.75	Santini
Inventing the Republic: 1787–1801	Thu	10/1	4	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Reilly
Events of 1776 throughout the World 2	Mon	10/5	5	10:30	1.5	$18.75	Howard
For Love of Film: American Film Institute - Schindler’s List	Mon	10/5	1	1:00	3	$5.00	Smith
History of India: Sultans, Mughals and Euros 2	Tue	10/6	5	10:30	1.5	$18.75	Hautanen
Talking About Books 2	Tue	10/6	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
From Collapse to Control: How Vladimir Putin Rose to Power	Wed	10/7	1	10:00	2	$5.00	DiPiero
How the Bell Labs Created the Modern World and Then Essentially Disappeared	Thu	10/8	3	1:30	2	$15.00	Holloran
Anne Morrow, More than Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, Sr.	Fri	10/9	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Howard
For Love of Film: American Film Institute Top 100 Films - Sampling	Mon	10/12	4	1:00	3	$20.00	Smith
The Ukrainian Region From the Historic Period Up to 1917	Tue	10/13	3	1:30	2	$15.00	Sutton
Novellas 2 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark	Wed	10/14	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hautanen
Amelia Earhart and the Taraia Project, The 2026 Update	Fri	10/16	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Howard
Tech Help 2	Wed	10/21	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Team
SLI Board Meeting	Fri	10/23	1	1:30	2	FREE	Hautanen
Economics for the Informed Citizen	Thu	10/29	4	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Reilly
Senior Learners 2026 Halloween Gathering	Fri	10/30	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Team
WWI Later years and Aftermath	Fri	10/30	5	10:30	1.5	$18.75	Hautanen
Talking About Books 3	Tue	11/3	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
Dementia During the Holidays	Wed	11/4	1	2:00	1.5	$3.75	Santini
Science Surprises 3	Wed	11/4	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
Ultimate Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Compositions Ever Written	Thu	11/5	3	1:30	2	$20.00	Satterfield
For Love of Film: American Film Institute - Lawrence of Arabia.	Mon	11/9	1	1:00	3	$5.00	Smith
Events of 1776 throughout the World 3	Mon	11/9	5	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Howard
Senior Learners Honors Our Veterans 2026	Tue	11/10	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Howard
The Ukrainian Region Portion of the Soviet Union	Tue	11/10	3	1:30	2	$15.00	Sutton
For Love of Film: Family	Mon	11/16	3	1:00	3	$15.00	Smith
Tech Help 3	Tue	11/17	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Team
Early History of Personal Computers - Mac and Windows	Wed	11/18	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Novellas 3 - Cannery Row by John Steinbeck	Wed	11/18	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hautanen
SLI Thanksgiving Dinner	Thu	11/26	1	1:00	3	FREE	Kelly
SLI Board Meeting	Fri	11/27	1	1:30	2	FREE	Hautanen
From Compass to Conquest: The Voyages That Shaped Civilization	Tue	12/1	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Holiday Chocolate Extravaganza	Wed	12/2	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Science Surprises 4	Wed	12/2	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
Google Gemini: Your Everyday AI Companion	Thu	12/3	2	10:30	1.5	$7.50	Reilly
Novellas 4 - The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain	Tue	12/8	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hautanen
Talking About Books 4	Tue	12/8	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
Guardians of the Deep: The Epic History of Lighthouses and Ships	Wed	12/9	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Tech Help 4	Wed	12/9	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Team
Holiday Party Prep	Fri	12/11	1	10:00	2	FREE	Nevard
Holiday Party	Fri	12/11	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Nevard
SLI Board Meeting	Fri	12/18	1	1:30	2	FREE	Hautanen