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JANUARY SESSION
Global Challenges, Local Solutions Energy Medicine For Self-Help -
Global challenges abound: climate change, growing Continued. . .
inequality, loss of biodiversity, pollution, environmental This is a continuation of the “Energy Medicine for Self
destruction, resource depletion, etc. Many people Help - An Introduction” course which is a prerequisite.
feel overwhelmed by these challenges, feeling there Participants will be presented, and invited to practice,
is nothing they can do. This class will explore how additional energy healing techniques from Eden Energy
people around the world are tackling these global issues Medicine, Energy Psychology and PSYCH-K, etc.
through local initiatives in their communities. We will For maximum benefit, hands-on practice both in the
use these lessons to explore what we could do in our classroom and at home is recommended. Some issues
local communities to address these global issues. typical of seniors’ health will be presented as well as
ELDH 074 S20N01 (Nanaimo) some practices that are done in pairs.
6 sessions: Mon, Jan 13-Feb 24; 9:30-11:30 am ELDK 007 S20Q01 (Parksville)
(No class Feb 17) 8 sessions: Mon, Jan 6-Mar 2; 12:30-2:30 pm
$42.00 (No class Feb 17)
DON GIBERSON is a professional Life and Business Coach and $52.50
Community Resilience Facilitator. He is working with individuals
and community groups in Nanaimo and surrounding areas to Recommended Text: Energy Medicine (2008)
find local solutions to global issues. by Donna Eden with David Feinstein
MIKE PROVENCHER worked for 38 years in the Mental Health
Stop Getting Ready And Get Started! field as a clinician and manager. Since 2004 Mike has been
studying energy treatment modalities for ameliorating mental,
Everyone gets stuck and everyone can get unstuck. This emotional and physical conditions.
fun interactive learning and teaching tool helps you: learn
techniques to evaluate situations; make decisions that Road Safety For Seniors
are more in line with what you value; and problem solve
where you can practice and role play real life situations. This course is an amalgamation of the courses Safe
Experience increased self-confidence. Apply what you Driving for Seniors and Brushing Up for Seniors
learn to get, keep and progress in practical matters. previously presented at VIU ElderCollege. New material
has been added, including an update for the Enhanced
ELDH 078 S20Q01 (Parksville) Road Assessment, preparing for re-examination and how
5 sessions: Mon, Jan 13-Feb 10; 9:30-11:30 am aging affects driving.
$36.75 ELDH 051 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
JANIT BIANIC has been a self-employed Motivational Lifestyle 3 sessions: Mon, Jan 13-27; 1-3 pm
Coach for 25 years. She applies improv techniques to the
$26.25
Sacred Awareness Wheel to improve decision-making, life-
style shifts and communication. When you change one aspect, TIM SCHEWE is a retired RCMP constable with 25 years of
everything changes. service, including 20 in traffic enforcement and 10 as a technical
collision investigator.
“This was my first VIU
ElderCollege course and it
definitely will not be the last!”
2 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose Bay
Empires Of Asia: Disruptive Behaviors In Healthcare
Japan And China Now 6 Weeks Patient safety should be the number one priority for
This course will analyse the nature of the Empires of caregivers and patients. Disruptive behaviours are known
Japan and China in the 19th and 20th Centuries. We to increase medical errors and dissatisfaction with the
will focus on the disintegration of China while at the quality of care in today’s healthcare settings. The purpose
same time Japan becomes a world power. We will look of these interactive information sessions is to create a
at their search for security and motivating influences broader awareness as to the behaviors, implications, and
for expansion as factors of instability in the region. interventions used to mitigate the problem.
ELDH 042 S20Q01 (Parksville) ELDK 029 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Mon, Jan 13-Feb 24; 3-5 pm 3 sessions: Tue, Jan 14-28; 10-Noon
(No class Feb 17) $26.25
$42.00 DR. SUSANNE H. LOVEN-SKOLNIK is a nurse executive with
43-years of experience in the Canadian and United States health
ROD SZASZ has lived in Japan and China for over 25 years
care systems. Her PhD was motivated by her passion to affect
and is fluent in Japanese. He has a M. Sc. London School of
positive change in the quality and safety in surgical care.
Economics, and is a UBC and VIU Alumnus. He has made original
contributions in research to the study of WWII in Asia and the
Pacific with translations of Japanese war-related documents.
Writing Your Legacy
Writing personal history and memoirs can be both
Physical Anthropology – An Introduction transformative and daunting. Using carefully selected
This course is an introduction to physical anthropology legacy themes and sensitizing questions, you will be
which is concerned with human evolution and human encouraged to write two-page vignettes each week to
variation. Darwin’s theory of evolution will be discussed, share with your fellow participants. You will learn to
and then we will go on to trace human origins from the avoid a dry chronology by going deeper into themes
earliest primates to Homo Sapiens. We will study primate that guide and shape the evolution of your life and lead
skeletal anatomy and maps of the areas of exploration. you through the labyrinth of your deepest memories.
The last lesson will look at the extinction of Neanderthals ELDH 006 S20Q01 (Parksville)
and the success of modern humans. 6 sessions: Tue, Jan 14-Feb 18; 12:30-2:30 pm
ELDN 056 S20Q01 (Parksville) $42.00
6 sessions: Tue, Jan 14-Feb 18; 9:30-11:30 am MARVA K. BLACKMORE leads workshops in memoir writing
$42.00 and is the author of “Telling Your Story: A Guide to Writing Your
Memoir Stories”. Past President of the Storytellers of Canada, she
CHERYLE SOSNOWSKI received a BGS from Simon Fraser is also a Certified Guided Autobiography Instructor.
University and an MA from San Diego University. As a former
teacher in the public school system, she enjoys being a lifetime
learner. Cheryle enjoys learning and teaching about other
cultures, and the evolution of the human species on our planet.
Cheryle has taught at ElderCollege for several years.
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JANUARY SESSION 3Writing From Life Oceanography Of The Amazing
This 6-part course is designed to help experienced and Strait Of Georgia
novice writers to mine their life experiences for stories The Strait of Georgia remains one of the most productive
and scenes to convert into memoir, stories, and poetry ecosystems on the planet, but is warming and changing
or personal essays. Participants will enjoy lively sessions because of climate change. Learn how the Strait of Georgia
using prompts, brainstorming, discussion, in-class ecosystem functions, review the changing dynamics of the
writing and group feedback. The instructor will provide fishes in it and discuss what you need to know to interpret
useful writing techniques and strategies along with what you hear about Pacific salmon. Much of what you
motivation and support for writers at all levels. think about salmon will change after this course.
ELDH 034 S20N01 (Nanaimo) ELDK 049 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Tue, Jan 14-Feb 18; 2-4 pm 3 sessions: Wed, Jan 15-29; 10-Noon
$42.00 $26.25
LOIS PETERSON has published eight children’s novels and Recommended Text: The Sea Among Us – The Amazing Strait
numerous articles, essays and short stories for adults. She has of Georgia by Dick Beamish
taught creative writing for more than 20 years at the community,
primary/high school and college level. DICK BEAMISH C.M., O.B.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C. is a retired
fisheries scientist who continues to study the dynamics of fishes
Origins Of Ancient Civilizations including salmon.
The Pyramids. Harappa. Babylon. The classical
civilizations of the ancient world are known to every Mindful Breath, Energetic Breath
student, tourist, or History Channel buff. How did these Do you ever wonder why your get up and go, got up and
civilizations develop? What are their key characteristics? went? Believe it or not, we can have our golden age and
How and why did they collapse? This short course our energy too. Through mindful breathing exercises
will take three of the best known - ancient Egypt, we will draw from the lessons of Vipassana (Mindful)
Mesopotamia, Indus Valley - and address those key Meditation and Qigong (the practice of internal energy)
questions as we tour their sites, cultures, and artifacts. to bring vitality into our daily lives, for improved health,
ELDK 045 S20Q01 (Parksville) mental clarity and emotional joy.
3 sessions: Tue, Jan 14-28; 3:30-5:30 pm ELDK 014 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
$26.25 4 sessions: Wed, Jan 15-Feb 5; 1-3 pm
MITCHELL ALLEN (Ph.D) is an archaeologist affiliated with UC $31.50
Berkeley and the Smithsonian Institution. He has taught at RALPH FRANK, a retired psychotherapist, has spent a lifetime
five universities and had done archaeological fieldwork in the investigating the intriguing connections between mind, body,
Middle East and Central Asia. emotions and energy. His passion is bringing lessons from
Vipassana meditation, Tai Chi and Qigong, learned from Asian
Canada In The Great War New to Parksville masters, to Western students.
This course will focus on the Canadian involvement in Intelligent Investing
WWI especially on the Western Front. The instructor,
who has lived in Flanders and also in Canada, has a
And Estate Planning Workshop
unique close perspective of the courage and sacrifice This is a comprehensive holistic course that helps to
men and women made in WWI. All aspects of this educate seniors and retirees about money and finances.
time will be covered. It is a study of Canadians and the This course will review the following topics in detail:
consequences for our country and the lessons we can estate planning; financial planning; investment strategies
draw from that. to protect both capital and income; tax management;
wealth succession and charitable giving. If requested,
ELDK 051 S20Q01 (Parksville)
banking and credit management will also be covered.
8 sessions: Wed, Jan 8-Feb 26; 9:30-12:30 pm
ELDQ 058 S20Q01 (Parksville)
$52.50
6 sessions: Wed, Jan 15-Feb 19; 1:30-3:30 pm
JOHNNY COOPMAN is a musician and amateur historian.
He is currently writing a concept album dealing with Canadians $42.00
who were in The Ypres Salient during WWI. Johnny’s passion is WAHID ALI has been a Financial Planner and Retirement
to share this history with others. Specialist for twenty-five years and specializes in Estate
Planning, Wealth Succession and Financial Planning.
4 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayFounders Of Religion Aging Gracefully
The character of the founders of religions set the “DNA” With Meditation New to Parksville
of the movement. This is indispensable for its beginning Wisdom, like wrinkles, accrues with age, even if you
and continuity. Some are deemed perfect while others can’t remember why you just walked into your closet.
less virtuous; some followers defend their founder to the We will explore how the ancient practice of Vipassana
point of threat and violence, others are left to discern the (Mindful) Meditation has immense benefits for aging,
truth. In all cases, understanding a religion is best gained including dealing with pain, illness and loss. Come
by knowing the founder and conditions of the times in prepared to learn, be curious about your next breath
any search for truth. and observe your delightful mind in a compassionate
ELDH 094 S20N01 (Nanaimo) setting. You will develop an ability to continue
8 sessions: Thu, Jan 9-Feb 27; 10-Noon practicing meditation at home.
$52.50 ELDK 015 S20Q01 (Parksville)
Recommended Text: Eastern Religions (2005) 6 sessions: Thu, Jan 16-Feb 20; 1-3 pm
by Michael D. Coogan $42.00
DR. JACK DUCKWORTH (B. MUS, DIP. CS. , M. DIV. , D. MIN) RALPH FRANK, a retired psychotherapist, has spent a lifetime
has spent over 25 years in Christian mission with extensive investigating the intriguing connections between mind, body,
cross-culturally multi-generational experience in Canada and emotions and energy. His passion is bringing lessons from
internationally through module teaching international students Vipassana meditation, Tai Chi and Qigong, learned from Asian
in Eastern Europe and the Netherlands. masters, to Western students.
Salish Sea: A Year On The Wild Side Meditation For Health And Wellbeing
Would you like to be better informed about the What are the scientific facts about the different methods
intriguing natural world of the Salish Sea? Join us of meditation? Why and how does it work? The enormous
as we investigate the life patterns of flora and fauna proven benefits, especially for seniors, can easily be
whose habitats are within this region. We will base our discovered through a simple practice. Discover what
reading and discussions on Briony Penn’s 2019 book, works best for you. The instructor provides the theory and
A Year on the Wild Side: A Naturalist’s Almanac. The the methods of practice. You may find out what works for
book provides perceptive commentary on the impacts you in the comfort and privacy of your home.
of human development and climate changes on this ELDH 033 S20Q01 (Parksville)
natural world.
6 sessions: Thu, Jan 16-Feb 20; 3:30-5:30 pm
ELDK 035 S20Q01 (Parksville)
$42.00
6 sessions: Thu, Jan 16-Feb 27; 10-Noon
ARIE VANDER REYDEN (BA, BFA, MA, Ed. D) has studied at
(No class Feb 6)
various schools of meditation on four different continents. He
$42.00 has taught and conducted workshops in a variety of settings
and audiences, from early childhood to seniors,
Required Text: A Year on the Wild Side: A Naturalist’s Almanac from students to business executives.
by Briony Penn
NANCY RANDALL thoroughly enjoys teaching for VIU
ElderCollege, building on prior teaching experience at the post-
graduate, undergraduate, high school, and elementary school
levels. She particularly enjoys facilitating robust discussions
about the healthy future of our Salish Sea region.
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Course codes explained!
Celebrating S 20 N 01
25
years in the community
Spring 2020 N: Nanaimo
Q: Parksville
X: Off Campus
JANUARY SESSION 5The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius
Stoicism is often portrayed as a cheerless philosophy
of suffering and doom. Yet through the writings of
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic approach
to life is surprisingly rich and friendly. With no previous
background in philosophy, students will discover the
intelligence and honesty of Aurelius. The material
covered offers an historical background of Stoicism, and
ways this ancient philosophy can offer psychological and
spiritual insight.
ELDN 032 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Thu, Jan 16-Feb 20; 1:30-3:30 pm
$42.00
Required Text: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
by Russell McNeil
RUSSELL MCNEIL (PhD) studies pioneered a LIDAR technology
which was later deployed to measure the atmosphere of Mars
(“Phoenix” mission, 2010). Russell’s work as a science journalist
included documentaries for PBS and work in News for CBC TV
and Radio. His Liberal Studies teaching career at VIU included
an interest in Greek philosophy, and his book “The Meditations
of Marcus Aurelius, Selections Annotated and Explained” was
published in 2008.
Arts, Ideas And History
This course will look at how the works and ideas of
artists, writers and thinkers reflect and often influence
the history and culture of their times. Among those to
be considered are Delacroix, William Morris, J. S. Mill,
W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo.
ELDK 038 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Fri, Jan 17-Feb 21; 1:30-3:30 pm
$42.00
GARVIN MOLES is a retired teacher who authored a number of
textbooks for BC schools. He is interested in the history of ideas
and enjoys sharing this interest.
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6 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayInterpersonal Communication Skills
Love of
Learning
This workshop is intended for anyone who is
interested in developing skills and tools necessary
to communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
Have you ever said Yes when you meant No? Are you
comfortable dealing with conflict, advocating for
yourself or others, initiating and ending conversations,
standing up for yourself or recognizing mind games?
Join us as we develop the confidence to design and
create our personal toolbox.
ELDH 073 S20Q01 (Parksville)
3 sessions: Fri, Jan 17-31; 9:30-12:30 pm
$26.25
JACQUIE COTTINGHAM is a retired faculty member of the
Academic Studies department at Confederation College,
Thunder Bay, Ontario. She developed and taught this course
for over 3 decades both in the classroom and for various
organizations. She was nominated by her peers and then
selected by the committee for the National Institute for Staff
and Organizational Development Award of Excellence in 2007.
Indigenous Perspectives
On The Environment
This course will explore Indigenous perspectives on
the environment through Indigenous philosophies,
traditional knowledge systems and contemporary
academic work, emphasizing coastal Indigenous The Love of Learning program allows you
communities. Using stories, languages, song and to audit university courses which have
scholarship as starting points, the class will discuss ideas unfilled seats.
about the “land as life”. We will use a variety of academic
and popular readings, films, guest speakers, and hands-
on activities to facilitate discussion and experiential • No exams or assignments
learning about the “land” from an Indigenous point of
• Wide selection of academic courses
view. The course fee includes a $5 supply fee.
at a discount
ELDK 034 S20Q01 (Parksville)
• $99 per 3-credit course + student
6 sessions: Fri, Jan 17-Feb 21; 1:30-4:30 pm
union, services and activity fees
$47.25
• Simply for the Love of Learning!
MELODY MARTIN AND LAURIE MEIJER DREES have a wide
range of academic knowledge in Indigenous histories,
literatures, epistemes and socio-political organizations. The Visit: viu.ca/love-of-learning or
instructors share over 20 years of experience learning from
local Indigenous Elders and community members. call 250.740.6400 for more details.
Classes start Jan. 6
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JANUARY SESSION 7MARCH SESSION
Fossils - Windows Into The Past Coal Mining History On Vancouver Island
This course provides an overall view of the fossil history For over one hundred years, Scottish, English, Italian,
of the earth, emphasizing the paleontology of Vancouver Croatian and Chinese miners dug the coal that
Island. Discussions include types of fossilization, rocks, lies beneath the surface of Vancouver Island from
minerals and geological time periods. Ladysmith to Port Hardy. Generations of miners
ELDP 075 S20Q01 (Parksville)
worked without the protection of a union; they died in
floods, explosions and cave-ins. Their families survived
6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 9:30-11:30 am
on the strength of the community.
$42.00
ELDH 008 S20X01 (Downtown Nanaimo)
GRAHAM BEARD is President of the Vancouver Island
6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 10:30-12:30 pm
Paleontology Museum Society, as well as Director and Curator
of the Museum. He is Vice President of the BC Paleontological $42.00
Alliance and co-author of West Coast Fossils and numerous
scientific papers. LYNNE BOWEN is a writer and lecturer. Three of her seven books
(Boss Whistle; Three Dollar Dreams; and Robert Dunsmuir, Laird
of the Mines) tell the story of coal mining on Vancouver Island.
Prepare For Emergencies
And Disasters New to Nanaimo Perspectives On Russia
The course starts with a discussion of the many types of This seminar will explore Russia through the lens of
emergency events that can befall BC, how vulnerable we influences from the Tsarist era and the Soviet period to
are, and what governments are doing to minimize risks. modern Russia. We will look at everyday life, and some
of the events that have shaped the Russian psyche; as well
We will then cover what we need to do as individuals,
as language, literature, and humour, all of which provide
households and neighbourhoods, as we are the first line
insight into culture. This course includes extensive audio/
of preparedness and response. The final session includes
visual material.
a few desk-top exercises to empower you to turn a
potential catastrophe into a mere inconvenience. ELDH 025 S20Q01 (Parksville)
ELDH 021 S20N01 (Nanaimo) 6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 12:30-2:30 pm
4 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-23; 9:30-11:30 am $42.00
$31.50 DAVID PRUD’HOMME has an M.A. in Russian Literature and a
Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics. He has directly experienced Russian life
ROSS PETERSON is a former Director of Emergency from several perspectives. He attended two intensive language
Management for the North Shore municipalities (Vancouver), seminars in the USSR. After the fall of the Soviet Union, David
and has been providing personal and neighborhood made four trips to Russia on a World Bank project.
preparedness instruction for over 20 years.
What Is Film Noir?
Film Noir is a distinct genre of black and white film
produced during the 1950’s. It differs from other genres
by its creative lighting, femme fatales, campy dialogue
and of course its drama. We will discuss lighting,
costumes, hair, makeup and all the wonderful actors that
make up film noir. After a 90 min movie we will discuss
what we saw and how it was filmed.
ELDK 039 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 12:30-3:30 pm
$42.00
CHRISTINE SHAW has a passion for black and white movies and
believes that without education these films and their stars will be
lost to us few who realize the importance of this Golden Age in film.
8 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayClassics For Pleasure Why Write Poetry?
This course will feature selections of the great music of Who writes poetry? What drives the desire to write
Western Europe, written during the 18th (Classical) and it? This introductory course will focus mainly on free
19th (Romantic) centuries. We will listen to recorded as verse; the joys of both reading and writing it. Come
well as live (by the instructor and others) performances. prepared with something to write on for a treasure hunt
Experience the pleasure of listening to and learning about to find the gems from which your writing will emerge.
music by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky We will explore the features of poetry including sensory
and Debussy, along with others. detail, imagery, show and tell, use of strong nouns and
ELDN 087 S20X01 (Parksville) verbs, rhyme and rhythm.
6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 1-3 pm ELDK 031 S20Q01 (Parksville)
$42.00 6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 3:30-5:30 pm
DAVE KLINGER has taught many music courses in the area from $42.00
Nanaimo to Qualicum Beach. He lives in Parksville with his wife
and two dogs. He has a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance ROSE WILLOW has a Creative Writing degree from VIU. She
from Michigan State University. writes poetry for the joy of it. Her poetry has appeared in literary
magazines, and her chapbook “Cultivated Time” has recently
Vancouver Island History 1871-1914 been released.
Beginning in 1871, we’ll see how British Columbia Travel Writing
became a province of Canada and how Victoria ended Convert your travel experiences into compelling
up as its capital city. We’ll follow the life of Victoria, once stories for family, friends and readers. In this engaging
the biggest town in all of British Columbia, how it slowly workshop, new and experienced writers explore ways
lost its financial and economic position to Vancouver but to bring journeys and destinations alive and imbue
survived as the political centre and base for the Royal their work with their own personality and insights.
Navy (in Esquimalt). We’ll see the building of the island’s Marketing, research and photography techniques
own railway: Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway which will also be explored in this interactive course which
promised prosperity for the island communities. We’ll includes in-class writing, brainstorming, list-making,
drop in on the infamous Dunsmuirs, learn about the discussion and gentle critiquing.
island’s collieries, Craigdarroch Castle, the seal fishery,
Victoria’s red light district, streetcars and breweries. ELDK 028 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
We’ll also uncover the lives of some of our more 6 sessions: Tue, Mar 3-Apr 7; 9:30-11:30 am
colourful Premiers including Amor De Cosmos, John $42.00
Robson, E. G. Prior, Richard McBride. And much more.
LOIS PETERSON is an avid traveler and has shared her passion
ELDQ 076 S20X01 (Downtown Nanaimo) for writing in schools, colleges, community programs and
conferences for than 25 years. Her fiction and non-fiction have
6 sessions: Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6; 1:30-3:30 pm been published internationally (loispetersonwriter.ca).
$42.00
DAVID HOBSON is passionate about history and has degrees in
History and German from the University of Victoria and UCLA.
He has taught at numerous institutions in BC including UVic,
Camosun College and ElderCollege.
DID YOU KNOW?
Your VIU ElderCollege membership allows
you to use the library at VIU’s Nanaimo
Campus during your course.
MARCH SESSION 9An Ethical Toolbox: In/Equality: An Alternative Anthropology
Everyday Ethical Decision Making Explore a short introduction to Anthropology which
This course will offer a box full of tools to help us make will provide you with a framework for thinking and
ethical decisions. The emphasis will be on pragmatic learning about other societies and about your own.
everyday ethics as opposed to a philosophical theoretical It is about learning to see in a new way through a
perspective. The class will include much discussion, case/ different, hopefully clearer, pair of glasses. It is about an
scenario analysis, videos, exercises and other activities. anthropological understanding of the world, particularly
the world of societies like our own, where some people
ELDK 030 S20Q01 (Parksville) have far more power and wealth than others.
5 sessions: Tue, Mar 3-31; 9:30-11:30 am
ELDN 086 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
$36.75
6 sessions: Tue, Mar 3-Apr 7; 12:30-2:30 pm
DR. JOHN KNOX enjoyed a 45-year career as an academic, $42.00
consultant and practitioner. He has offered seminars and
courses in Ethics across Europe, North America and Asia in both DAVID ALIAGA has a BA (Anthropology) and an MA
academic and practitioner settings. (Interdisciplinary Studies) from the University of Calgary. He has
conducted migration field research among migrants in Italy and
Disruptive Behaviors In Healthcare Canada, and enjoys teaching anthropology, sociology and Latin
American studies.
Patient safety should be the number one priority for
caregivers and patients. Disruptive behaviors are known Parliamentary Procedure -
to increase medical errors and dissatisfaction with the
Having Great Meetings
quality of care in today’s healthcare settings. The purpose
of these interactive information sessions is to create a Meetings can be so contentious! Meetings can go on
broader awareness as to the behaviors, implications and and on without true progress. Roberts Rules of Order
can solve many of the typical problems experienced by
interventions used to mitigate the problem.
non-profit societies. Using practical examples, students
ELDK 029 S20Q01 (Parksville) will be guided through the way of processing typical
3 sessions: Tue, Mar 3-17; 12:30-2:30 pm motions in an orderly and logical manner.
$26.25 ELDK 043 S20Q01 (Parksville)
DR. SUSANNE H. LOVEN-SKOLNIK is a nurse executive with 2 sessions: Tue, Mar 3-10; 3:30-5 pm
43-years of experience in the Canadian and United States health $21.00
care systems. Her PhD was motivated by her passion to affect
positive change in the quality and safety in surgical care. TONY SHAW is a retired school principal, and is a certified by
the National Association of Parliamentarians as a ‘registered
parliamentarian’.
Living With Depression
This course looks at depression from both a medical
and experienced point of view. The instructors will
focus on management and empathy, both for the person
suffering from depression and those with a depressed
person in their life.
ELDK 033 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
3 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-18; 9:30-11:30 am
$26.25
DID YOU KNOW? JEF NICHOLS has suffered from lifelong depression and LORI
NICHOLS has 30 years of experience as a psychiatric nurse and
family member of a depression sufferer. Both have lectured on
depression in Canada and the US.
Obtaining your Required/
Recommended Texts is now easier!
Buy online or at your local bookstore,
borrow from the library or a friend.
10 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayIt’s Clouds Illusions Meditation For Health And Wellbeing
You’ll Recall Now 6 Weeks! What are the scientific facts about the different methods
Have you ever stared at a painting and wondered of meditation? Why and how does it work? The
how the artist created such a compelling sky? Did it enormous proven benefits, especially for seniors, can
deepen your desire to create your own painting of easily be discovered through a simple practice. Discover
a cloudscape? In this course science will mesh with what works best for you. The instructor provides the
both Art and Poetry, as we first become familiar with theory and the methods of practice. You may find out
nephology, the earth science study of clouds. We will what works for you in the comfort and privacy of your
then analyze how artistic Masters, such as van Gogh, home.
painted their clouds. Poems and songs centered on ELDH 033 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
clouds, will also be interwoven with this visual stimuli. 6 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-Apr 8; 12:30-2:30 pm
In the second part of each class, armed with ‘tricks of
$42.00
the trade’ for creating powerful skies, you will create
your own acrylic landscape paintings (bring some ARIE VANDER REYDEN (BA, BFA, MA, Ed. D) has studied at
reference photos you might want to use). All materials various schools of meditation on four different continents. He
has taught and conducted workshops in a variety of settings
except brushes are provided by the instructor for and audiences, from early childhood to seniors, from students to
$35, payable at the first class. All levels welcome – business executives.
experience the joy of creativity!
ELDH 001 S20Q01 (Parksville) Understanding America (1898 to Present)
6 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-Apr 8; 9:30-11:30 am This course will attempt to develop a better
$42.00
understanding of America by looking at its historical
development. Key figures, critical events and central
TERRI BOWEN (B. Ed. , MA, Master Graphologist), a retired ideas that have all had a role in defining the American
principal of a Fine Arts school in Calgary, is a four-time Grand experience and shaping its society, culture and
Aggregate Arts Award winner from our local Lighthouse
Country. She works in many mediums and formats, including
institutions will be explored and examined. Part II will
mural painting. cover the period from the Gilded Age to the present.
ELDH 060 S20Q01 (Parksville)
Canada’s Iconic Group Of Seven
6 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-Apr 8; 12:30-2:30 pm
Celebrate Canada by immersing yourself in a study of
$42.00
the iconic Group of Seven painters. Begin by realizing
there were many more than seven in this group! BRETT BOWEN attended the University of Calgary for both his
Learn how this Group formed, continued and became undergraduate and graduate degrees. Upon graduation he
began work with the Calgary Board of Education as (primarily) a
successful beginning in 1920, and how the cultural and teacher of Social Studies, Humanities, and History.
political times influenced their styles. Following the
first hour of each class, students will paint in the style Good Bugs/Bad Bugs Now 3 Hours!
of these Canadian Masters, using reference photos they In the last six years there’s been a scientific revolution in
have brought from home. All materials except brushes understanding of the human microbiome - the trillions
are provided by the instructor for $35, payable at the of microbes that live in and on us, and are now known
first class. All levels welcome – experience the joy of to be essential for normal development and function of
creativity! our brain, immune systems and metabolism. Learn how
ELDH 013 S20Q01 (Parksville) medical science is taking the first baby steps that will
6 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-Apr 8; 12:30-2:30 pm lead to powerful new approaches to obesity, diabetes,
$42.00
asthma, allergies and, perhaps, autism.
ELDS 061 S20Q01 (Parksville)
TERRI BOWEN (B. Ed. , MA, Master Graphologist), a retired principal
of a Fine Arts school in Calgary, is a four-time Grand Aggregate 6 sessions: Wed, Mar 4-Apr 15; 3-6 pm
Arts Award winner from our local Lighthouse Country. She works in (No class Apr 8)
many mediums and formats, including mural painting.
$42.00
JOHN NORTH received his PhD in Immunology from the
University of Cambridge, England. He spent the majority of his
career developing novel pharmaceuticals, retiring after nearly a
decade leading a UBC spin-off biotech company.
MARCH SESSION 11Ethical Implications Of The Human Journey
Religious Spiritual Practices From Conception To Birth
All religions lived out in our society challenge us to Advances in technology mean that we now know
understand their spiritual and ethics praxis. This course radically more about life before birth than any
examines eight major world religions. All learners previous generation. In this course we will address
carry convictions relevant to their culture therefore, a such questions as: how do we develop from a fertilized
key component of the class is to dialogue in a manner egg to an individual made up of about 3 trillion cells,
that acknowledges the validity of all insights and all containing the same genetic information?; how do
experiences while accepting differences inherent in our organs know where to form and what role to play?; and
multicultural country. what kinds of events can disrupt this complex process?
ELDH 072 S20Q01 (Parksville) ELDH 028
6 sessions: Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9; 9:30-11:30 am $42.00
$42.00 Choose one of the following sections:
Required Text: S20X01 (Off Campus): S20X02 (Off Campus):
God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run The World – 6 sessions: 6 sessions:
And Why their Differences Matter by Stephen Plethero (2010) Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9; Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9;
10-Noon 1:30-3:30 pm
DR. JACK DUCKWORTH (B. MUS, DIP. CS. , M. DIV. , D. MIN)
has spent over 25 years in Christian mission with extensive ANNE TOBY received her doctorate in Genetics from Simon
cross-culturally multi-generational experience in Canada and Fraser University. Her career path led to her passion for
internationally through module teaching international students attempting to teach scientific concepts in a simple but accurate
in Eastern Europe and the Netherlands. way to those with no formal scientific background.
Whither Sovereignty New to Nanaimo Introduction To Yoga Philosophy
An examination of the evolution of sovereignty Yoga is a vast and ancient system for human wellness.
from its initial concept in the 15th century to today. Here in the west, we are beginning to see some of
It challenges some of the assumptions about its the aspects and benefits of yoga, largely based on
identifiable elements and examines the influence of the physical practice (asana). Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin,
social dynamics, increasing globalized economics, Restorative and more - there are many forms and the
accelerating technological change and shifting cultural terminology can be confusing. This course will provide
affiliations. It further questions the utility of sovereignty an introduction to the history and purpose of yoga,
to serve its nations’ needs in the age of populism, the the different forms of yoga (and their benefits), and
Trump effect and Brexit. guidelines for both physical and meditation. We will
ELDH 084 S20N01 (Nanaimo) practice different meditation techniques in class.
6 sessions: Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9; 9:30-11:30 am ELDS 057 S20Q01 (Parksville)
$42.00 6 sessions: Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9; 12:30-2:30 pm
MICHAEL A WANSINK (Colonel Ret’d) CD, BA, MSc. After a career $42.00
in the RCAF, Mike has been involved in several international peace DEBBIE NARVER has an undergraduate degree in Science, a
efforts for the Canadian government. He served one term as a MBA and a MSc in International Business. She is an experienced
town councilor in Qualicum Beach as well as a member of the manager, and currently works as a strategic management
Board of VIU ElderCollege from 2010-2012. instructor and facilitator. Debbie has practiced yoga for 15 years,
and realized the benefits so much that she went on to complete
her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification in 2014. She enjoys
sharing her passion for yoga with others.
Refund Policy
VIU policy permits refunds only if the withdrawal request is received at least 7 days prior to the
start date of a VIU ElderCollege course. Extenuating circumstances may be considered if the
withdrawal is made later.
12 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayPractical Photography Mindful Breath,
This course is designed for beginning students using Energetic Breath New to Parksville!
digital interchangeable lens cameras, or single lens Do you ever wonder why your get up and go, got up and
cameras that also allow creative control. These cameras went? Believe it or not, we can have our golden age and
allow the user to change the shutter speed, aperture our energy too. Through mindful breathing exercises
size, ISO settings, and to adjust the focus and light we will draw from the lessons of Vipassana (Mindful)
exposure (and other features). We will explore a variety Meditation and Qigong (the practice of internal energy)
of hands-on photographic situations where creative to bring vitality into our daily lives, for improved health,
control can improve your images, leading to better mental clarity and emotional joy.
portraits, landscapes and close-ups.
ELDK 014 S20Q01 (Parksville)
ELDK 022 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
4 sessions: Fri, Mar 6-27; 12:30-2:30 pm
6 sessions: Thu, Mar 5-Apr 9; 1:30-3:30 pm
$31.50
$42.00
RALPH FRANK, a retired psychotherapist, has spent a lifetime
RUSSELL MCNEIL is an amateur photographer and camera investigating the intriguing connections between mind, body,
collector. Selections of his work has been exhibited at Port emotions and energy. His passion is bringing lessons from
Place in Nanaimo and on flickr at the following link: Vipassana meditation, Tai Chi and Qigong, learned from Asian
flickr. com/russellmcneil masters, to Western students.
Afterlife Write On!
Good stories never die. These selections attest to the You love to travel and want to share your experiences
cultural longevity of three classic novels: Whit Stillman with friends, family or perhaps even for publication.
has a romp with early Jane Austen, Jean Rhys takes on Through group discussions, interactive exercises and
Charlotte Bronte by giving voice and history to the first hands-on assignments, this four-session travel writing
Mrs. Rochester, and John Banville answers the questions course will include topics such as idea generation,
that Henry James leaves unanswered at the end of his research, adding colour and atmosphere to your articles.
Portrait of a Lady. Our discussions will consider the who, ELDH 047 S20Q01 (Parksville)
what, why, where, when and how of spinning off.
5 sessions: Fri, Mar 13-Apr 17; 9:30-11:30 am
ELDK 040 S20X01 (Nanoose Bay) (No class Apr 10)
8 sessions: Thu, Mar 5-Apr 23; 3:30-5:30 pm $36.75
$52.50 MANDY TRICKETT is a freelance travel writer who has lived and
Required Texts: worked in 12 countries on four continents. Trained as a long haul
Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen’s Lady Susan Vernon Is tour director, she has directed international travel programs and
Entirely Vindicated by Whit Stillman worked as a travel counselor. Mandy’s articles have appeared
in newspapers, magazines and websites around the world from
Wide Sargasso Sea (Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre) South Africa to Sweden.
by Jean Rhys
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
SANDRA WALKER has a PhD in English from the University of
Toronto and taught mature students at York University’s Atkinson
College for twenty years. She enjoys exploring with like-minded
people whatever literary subject strikes her fancy.
25th Anniversary Legacy Fund
Thanks to generous donations,
you can have your VIU ElderCollege course fee paid.
Please indicate at the time of registration that you require financial assistance.
Availability is limited to one course from this Course Calendar. Membership fee is not covered.
MARCH SESSION 13Adventures in Mind Western Mahjong For Beginners
This course outlines the rules and play for Western
(Australian) Mahjong which is both challenging and
fun. Luck and skill combine to create winning hands.
Learn to organize Chinese tiles for this versatile game
that you can play with others. Students will practise
playing hands of Mahjong in class and will learn to
play Ordinary hand as well as other Mahjong hands
involving Pungs and Chows.
ELDH 023 S20Q01 (Parksville)
6 sessions: Fri, Mar 13-Apr 24; 9:30-11:30 am
(No class Apr 10)
$42.00
KAREN STRONG (B. Ed, MA) has taught public school for 36
years. She learned Mahjong from Rhondda Sellars and plays in a
weekly group. She has also taught friends how to play.
Adventures In Comparative Literature
Discover how classical Athenian and Roman historians,
3 Weeks in Italy! philosophers, and poets were reflected and adapted by
Shakespeare and his contemporaries, while listening
to translations of excerpts from Sappho, Herodotus,
Renaissance in Florence Xenophon, Aurelius, Suetonius, Plutarch, and
Plautus. Elizabethan works will include Shakespeare’s
May 2020 Coriolanus, The Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar,
Antony and Cleopatra; and passages from Hall,
Middle Ages in Bologna Holinshed; and Tudor sonneteers. Topics include
what is democracy, absolutism, stoicism, lyricism, and
September 2020 individuation.
ELDK 046 S20N01 (Nanaimo)
Live in Italy for 3 weeks and immerse
8 sessions: Fri, Mar 6-May 1; 1-3 pm
yourself in lectures, seminar discussions (No class April 10)
and visits to museums, galleries and $52.50
other sites covering art, architecture and
JOHN EDWARDS studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and
literature. is the author of translations of many Greek and Latin poets. He
regards Shakespeare as an omniscient genius and as the god of
Get your application in soon – spots are our beautiful English.
filling up!
Cost starting at $4,995
Group Leader:
John Black, Professor of Liberal Studies
For more information visit:
viu. ca/adventures-in-mind
or call 1.888.920.2221 Local 6536
14 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayMAY SESSION
Energy Medicine For Self-Help - Populism, Social Media, Elections
An Introduction And Fake News
This hands-on course will introduce participants to a This course examines the rise of populism and its
variety of energy healing techniques including Eden relationship to social media, fake news, and recent
Energy Medicine, Energy Psychology, PSYCH-K, elections in the US, Canada, the UK and elsewhere.
etc. You will learn to test and adjust your own energy Varieties of populism are explored and placed in
patterns to promote and sustain health and emotional historical context. Whereas it first arose in the US,
wellbeing. You will be encouraged to practice the Daily today it has spread worldwide challenging the basis of
Energy Routine throughout the course to balance and representative democracy. Examined in particular is the
strengthen energy patterns that boost the body’s self- role of social media in facilitating the rise of populism.
healing ability. ELDK 047 i20Q01 (Parksville)
ELDK 009 i20N01 (Nanaimo) 3 sessions: Mon, Apr 20-May 4; 12:30-2:30 pm
8 sessions: Mon, Apr 20-Jun 15; 12:30-2:30 pm $26.25
(No class May 18)
Required Text:
$52.50 The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed
MIKE PROVENCHER worked for 38 years in the Mental Health American and European Politics, Columbia Global Reports
field as a clinician and manager. Since 2004 Mike has been (2016) by John B. Judis
studying energy treatment modalities for ameliorating mental,
JAY SMITH is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at
emotional and physical conditions.
Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada. He has published in
such areas as new communications technologies, globalization,
Advanced Interpersonal religion, trade politics, transnational networks, democracy and
citizenship.
Communication Skills
This workshop is intended for anyone who is interested Road Safety For Seniors
in enhancing their skills to facilitate more effective
This course is an amalgamation of the courses Safe
communication in a variety of situations. Have you
Driving for Seniors and Brushing Up for Seniors
ever said Yes when you meant No? Are you comfortable
previously presented at VIU ElderCollege. New material
dealing with conflict, advocating for yourself or others,
has been added, including an update for the Enhanced
initiating and ending conversations, standing up for
Road Assessment, preparing for re-examination and how
yourself or recognizing mind games? Join us as we
aging affects driving.
practice and refine our skills and tools in conversation
and conflict situations. ELDH 051 i20Q01 (Parksville)
ELDK 052 i20Q01 (Parksville) 3 sessions: Mon, May 11-Jun 1; 12:30-2:30 pm
(No class May 18)
3 sessions: Mon, Apr 20-May 4; 9:00-Noon
$26.25
$26.25
TIM SCHEWE is a retired RCMP constable with 25 years of
JACQUIE COTTINGHAM is a retired faculty member of the service, including 20 in traffic enforcement and 10 as a technical
Academic Studies department at Confederation College, collision investigator.
Thunder Bay, Ontario. She developed and taught this course
for over 3 decades both in the classroom and for various
organizations. She was nominated by her peers and then
selected by the committee for the National Institute for Staff
and Organizational Development Award of Excellence in 2007.
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MAY SESSION 15Making Your Dreams Come True The Art Of Listening To Music
Bring new clarity to what you REALLY want out of life. Believe it or not, there is both art and skill involved
You will learn about the steps you can take to manifest a in listening to music. This enjoyable and interactive
life you will love. The instructor will provide the tools to 6-hour course will involve a number of engaging
create a vision and feeling a sense of self-empowerment. activities to help participants develop their
Her presentations are interactive and geared towards understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of a
different learning styles with lots of fun, laughter and variety of musical styles by learning to become active
insights into how Universal Laws work. and creative listeners.
ELDH 090 i20Q01 (Parksville) ELDK 037
3 sessions: Tue, Apr 21-May 5; 9:30-11:30 am $26.25
$26.25 Choose one of the following sections:
DOROTHEA GORDON (B.A., M.Ed, Germany) taught French, i20N01 (Nanaimo): i20Q01 (Parksville):
German, Spanish and Latin to high school students in Europe 3 sessions: 3 sessions:
and Victoria, BC. She’s a certified DreamBuilder coach, giving Tue, Apr 21-May 5; Wed, Apr 22-May 6;
presentations and workshops locally and internationally. 1-3 pm 3:30-5:30 pm
ED WASIAK (PhD) is a long-time educator, musician, author, arts
Who Knew Writing Could Be Fun!? advocate, and researcher, Dr. Wasiak is recognized widely as a
Afraid to put pen to paper? This course will focus on leader in Canadian music education. He recently retired from
the process of writing and the pleasure in hearing the University of Lethbridge where he was a professor of music
education.
other’s stories. There will be no editing advice! Try this
user-friendly workshop. By writing in a safe, non- Bridge 1
critical environment you will avoid the “editor-in-your-
This course is an introduction to basic bidding and play
head” and discover you have something to say.
using the Standard American 5-Card Major system. It
ELDR 066 i20Q01 (Parksville) is intended for both beginners and those who have not
6 sessions: Tue, Apr 21-May 26; 12:30-2:30 pm played bridge for some time and wish to re-learn this
$42.00 currently used system. Homework is expected.
SANDRA PETRIE has a teaching background in early learning ELDP 070 i20X01 (Nanoose Bay)
in both private and public schools in Scotland and Canada. She 6 sessions: Wed, Apr 1-May 6; 9:30-Noon
is a student of learning who feels that all that happens in life
teaches us something. $42.00
Recommended Text:
Wonderful TREES!: Botany, Bridge Basics 1: An Introduction by Audrey Grant
Importance And Identification BRIAN ATKINSON an architect by profession, has played Bridge
An introduction to the world of trees during a highly throughout the world: under a hanging car headlamp while
experiential course. An overview of the evolution, bombs dropped overhead in Iraq; in the rain forests of Costa Rica;
and beside the Mekong River in Laos, amongst other places.
distribution, variety and classification of trees, along
with their ecological and cultural importance, combines
with a series of field trips. Participants will get to know
trees and practice identification in a mature forest, an
early successional forest, the Parksville Arboretum, and
a provincial park. Native trees and “wildlife trees” will be
emphasized.
ELDK 005 i20X01 (Off Campus)
4 sessions: Tue, Apr 28-May 19; 1-4 pm Celebrating
25
$31.50
LYNNE BROOKES (PhD), has a passion for nature and has taught
biology, ecology, environmental science and conservation. She
enjoys sharing with others the fascination of native plants, local
ecology, birds and mindful gardening for wildlife. years in the community
16 Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Nanoose BayBringing The World To Milner Gardens Painting Our Salish Sea
And Woodland Build knowledge of the land, sea and sky of our Salish
VIU’s Milner Gardens and Woodlands has been rated Sea area. Follow with an examination of the lives of
one of the top gardens in Canada. In partnership with Impressionists, Neo-Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
Vancouver Island rhododendron clubs, the Greig painters and their “water”-oriented scenes. Then use this
Rhododendron Species Garden has recently opened at knowledge to create your own Impressionist paintings
Milner Gardens and Woodlands. This unique garden in watercolour, acrylic and/or mixed media. There is
has been designed to explore the incredibly diverse a balance of theory and hands-on painting, and both
world of the Genus Rhododendron. There is far more experienced artists and beginners will have fun learning
to this far-ranging genus that you ever imagined. This together. All materials except brushes are provided by the
course will include a classroom session and subsequent instructor for $25, payable at the first class. All levels are
tour of the new garden. invited – experience the joy of creativity!
ELDH 076 i20X01 (Off Campus) ELDS 006 i20Q01 (Parksville)
2 sessions: Wed, Apr 15-22; 1-3 pm 3 sessions: Thu, Apr 23-May 7; 9:30-11:30 am
$21.00 $26.25
JOHN DENISEGER is a retired aquatic biologist (BC Premiers TERRI BOWEN (B. Ed. , MA, Master Graphologist), a retired
Legacy Award), outdoor enthusiast and avid gardener. He is a principal of a Fine Arts school in Calgary, is a four-time Grand
member of the Milner Gardens and Woodland Board, and former Aggregate Arts Award winner from our local Lighthouse
president of the Nanaimo Rhododendron Society. Country. She works in many mediums and formats, including
mural painting.
Learn Mah Jong Bridge 1: Play And Learn
Sharpen your thinking skills and have fun learning the
This course is for people who have completed Bridge
challenging game of Chinese Mah Jong. You will learn
1, or those with some recent experience, but feel they
the western version of this ancient game. You will have
need a little more practice before introducing their
the opportunity to learn some of the basic and most
bridge talents to the world. Each session will include
popular hands and enjoy practicing your new skills in
new nuggets of knowledge, the bidding and playing of
groups of 3 or 4.
predetermined hands, and a review and discussion of
ELDS 039 i20N01 (Nanaimo) the bidding and play. The instructor will base comments
6 sessions: Wed, Apr 22-May 27; 12:30-2:30 pm on Standard American bidding system of the American
$42.00 Contract Bridge League.
RHONDDA SELLARS has played Mah Jong for over 10 years and ELDR 015 i20X01 (Nanoose Bay)
has taught many students who now enjoy the game on a weekly 6 sessions: Thu, May 14-Jun 18; 9:30-Noon
basis. Currently she enjoys playing Mah Jong several hours per
week and is happy to share this exciting and rewarding pastime $42.00
with her students. Recommended Text:
Bridge Basics 1: An Introduction by Audrey Grant
KEITH RUTHMAN is an engineer and former contributor to
Canada’s Space Program. He has been playing bridge since he
was 15 years old and now enjoys teaching others with an easy-
going patient approach.
DID YOU KNOW?
PARKING AT THE NANAIMO CAMPUS
Parking is $3 for 3 hours when choosing
the Economy option in Lot A which is
a short walk to most classes.
MAY SESSION 17Cultural Art Patterns Walking With Wallabies
Throughout The Ages To Danube Dining
Examine the artistic patterns of various cultures: Celtic Explore Australia with the instructor while she shares
knots and illuminated texts; East Indian mandalas; Aboriginal dream stories and discusses the three waves
patterned Islamic tiles and Plains Indigenous people of immigration to Australia. Then see the scenic Rhine
and Haida art forms. Create your own patterned works and Danube rivers through Karen’s eyes on a river
of art. All materials are provided by the instructor for cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. You will learn
$25, payable at the first class. All levels are invited - about castle and fortress history, canal locks and taste
experience the joy of creativity! some traditional Australian and German foods. To
ELDS 051 i20Q01 (Parksville)
cover the cost of food $10 will be collected at the first
class.
3 sessions: Thu, Apr 23-May 7; 12:30-2:30 pm
ELDK 006 i20Q01 (Parksville)
$26.25
2 sessions: Fri, May 1-8; 9:30-11:30 am
TERRI BOWEN (B. Ed. , MA, Master Graphologist), a retired
principal of a Fine Arts school in Calgary, is a four-time Grand $21.00
Aggregate Arts Award winner from our local Lighthouse
KAREN STRONG is a retired teacher who has always enjoyed
Country. She works in many mediums and formats, including
travelling. She has travelled to Britain, Europe, Spain, Portugal,
mural painting.
Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama Canal, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, New
Zealand, Alaska, and Hawaii.
A Theory Of Everything - Made Easy
The recent discovery of a fifth force of nature and the
“Higgs particle” a few years ago, have had momentous
implications about the structure of everything in the
universe. Modern physics is closer today to a “Theory of
Everything”, the basic shape of which confirms that we
live in a cosmic sea of beauty and wonder, where anything
is possible. This series will focus on leading ideas of
modern physics, but requires no mathematics. You may,
however, be required to suspend disbelief.
ELDQ 061 i20N01 (Nanaimo)
6 sessions: Thu, Apr 23-May 28; 1:30-3:30 pm
$42.00
RUSSELL MCNEIL (PhD) studies pioneered a LIDAR technology
which was later deployed to measure the atmosphere of Mars
(“Phoenix” mission, 2010). Russell’s work as a science journalist
included documentaries for PBS and work in News for CBC TV
and Radio. His Liberal Studies teaching career at VIU included
an interest in Greek philosophy, and his book “The Meditations
of Marcus Aurelius, Selections Annotated and Explained” was
published in 2008.
When there’s a will, there’s a way.
Support a future VIU student Contact Susie Caswell with VIU
with a gift in your will, or Advancement at 250.740.6216 to
consider a gift today! learn how your gift can change lives.
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