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-Summer Term

Title	Starts	On	Weeks	At	Hours	Fee	Instructor
For the Love of Film: Best Films of 2025	Mon	5/11	5	1:00	3	$25.00	Smith
The Golden Age of Steam Locomotives	Tue	5/12	1	1:30	2	$5.00	Holloran
Watercolor in Nature - Floral Fantasy	Wed	5/13	6	1:30	2	$30.00	Craggs
Science Surprises 1	Wed	5/13	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
Medieval England After Henry II	Thu	5/14	4	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Reilly
WWI The Great War Begins	Fri	5/15	6	10:30	1.5	$22.50	Hautanen
How Americans Ate Before 1950	Tue	5/19	3	1:30	1.5	$11.25	Holloran
Florence Unleashed: Where the Renaissance Was Born	Tue	5/26	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Novellas 1 - Our Souls at Night-Kent Haruf	Wed	5/27	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hull
Army-Navy Football Rivalry	Thu	5/28	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Wilcox J
Board Meeting	Fri	5/29	1	1:30	0.5	FREE	Howard
Trail of Gold: How Alaska Became the Last Frontier of Fortune	Tue	6/2	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Science Surprises 2	Wed	6/3	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
How Ideas Spread - 1	Thu	6/4	3	1:30	1.5	$11.25	Howard
How Americans Ate Between 1950 and 1990	Tue	6/9	3	1:30	1.5	$11.25	Holloran
Palaces & Playgrounds: Glamour Through the Ages	Tue	6/9	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
The Aging Brain	Thu	6/11	2	10:30	1.5	$7.50	Reilly
Rediscovering the Beauty, Humor, and Hidden Gems of the USA through Travel	Tue	6/16	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Kelly
Novella 2 - Long Day's Journey Into Night - Eugene O'Neill	Wed	6/17	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hull
For Love of Film: A Rob Reiner Film Festival	Mon	6/22	5	1:00	3	$25.00	Smith
Sunshine and Struggle: A Wild Ride Through Florida’s Past	Tue	6/23	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
Talking About Books 1	Wed	6/24	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
Land of Dreams and Disruption California’s Defining Milestones	Wed	6/24	1	10:00	2	$5.00	Rossi
The Science of Fireworks	Thu	6/25	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Reilly
Pre-250th Independence Day Party	Thu	6/25	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Howard
Board Meeting	Fri	6/26	1	1:30	2	FREE	Howard
2nd Summer Term Kickoff Party	Tue	7/7	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Howard
Science Surprises 3	Wed	7/8	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
India Before Islam 1	Wed	7/8	4	1:30	1.5	$15.00	Hautanen
Talking About Books 2	Thu	7/9	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra
America'a Gilded Age	Thu	7/9	4	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Reilly
How Obesity Evolved in US Since 1890	Tue	7/14	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Novella 3 - The Life of Chuck-Stephen King	Wed	7/15	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hull
Masters of the Podium: A Journey Through History's Greatest Conductors	Thu	7/16	3	1:30	2	$15.00	Satterfield
Tet Offensive: The Battle for Tan Son Nhut Airbase	Tue	7/21	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	DiPiero
Lots of Chocolate Fun - Learning and Tasting	Tue	7/21	2	1:30	1.5	$7.50	Holloran
The Cold War	Tue	7/28	2	10:30	1.5	$7.50	DiPiero
Novella 4 - A River Runs Through It-Norman McClean	Wed	7/29	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hull
Board Meeting	Fri	7/31	1	2:00	2	FREE	Howard
For Love of Film: Under the Sea	Mon	8/3	4	1:00	3	$20.00	Smith
Lots of Chocolate Fun - Baked Treats	Tue	8/4	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Science Surprises 4	Wed	8/5	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
India Before Islam 2	Wed	8/5	4	1:30	1.5	$15.00	Hautanen
Controlling Personal Data	Thu	8/6	4	10:30	1.5	$15.00	Reilly
Lots of Chocolate Fun - Other Treats	Tue	8/11	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Holloran
Science as a Way of Knowing	Wed	8/12	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Pealer
How Ideas Spread - 2	Thu	8/13	3	1:30	1.5	$11.25	Howard
Board Meeting	Fri	8/14	1	1:30	2	FREE	Howard
Prep for Ice Cream Social	Tue	8/18	1	10:30	1.5	FREE	Nevard
Ice Cream Social with Chef Thom Thomas	Tue	8/18	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Thomas
Novella 5 - The Red Badge of Courage-Stephen Crane	Wed	8/19	1	10:30	1.5	$3.75	Hull
FREE 2026 Fall Term Kickoff Party and Senior Learners, Inc., Annual Meeting	Fri	8/21	1	1:30	1.5	FREE	Howard
Prep for 2026 Fall Term Kickoff Party	Fri	8/21	1	10:30	1.5	FREE	Nevard
Talking About Books 3	Tue	8/25	1	1:30	1.5	$3.75	Berra