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An ELLA Membership Brings Invigorating & Enriching Learning Adventures

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An ELLA membership offers access to fabulous, fun and enriching courses for mature learners, taught by subject experts. 

A membership costs $25 per year (October 1 – September 30) and features many benefits that our members love to utilize!

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  • Take classes in two sessions each year - choose one or attend both: online winter session and in-person spring session.
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ELLA is the place to learn, with a positive cohort of like-minded individuals. It is a true place for lifelong learning.
Carol Vaage
While we learn in many different ways, I’ve always found I do better at it when it’s structured, has a curriculum presented by someone who knows what they are talking about, and when I have the opportunity to talk with others about it. ELLA’s Spring Program has provided all of these things.
Dennis Foth
ELLA has been a ‘must' in my life for over a decade. It helped me figure out what I wanted to be in retirement. I have developed some new skills and learned a great deal about the world of the past, present and future. Mostly, I have learned about people. The learning is infectious!
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Winter 2026 Online Session

Course List​

Course Number Course Name Instructor
Science
26-S101 Alberta Birds: Stories from the front lines Geoff Holroyd
26-S102 Good intentions, mixed outcomes : A look at Psychiatry's hits and misses from a historical and cultural perspective Suniti Pande
26-S103 All the Light We Cannot See - Exploring Medical Imaging John Mercer
Wellness & Leisure
26-W101 Find Clarity and Calm with Mindful Breathing Suseela Rev Kotawaye
26-W102 Getting More Out of Google Shawn Gramiak
26-W103 AI for Everyone Shawn Gramiak
26-W104 Fall Prevention: Stay Strong, Stay Safe! Tonia Leske
26-W105 Zumba Gold--Exercise in Disguise! Sheela Hota-Mitchell
26-W106 Finding Our Happiness Kim Silverthorn
Humanities
26-H101 Economics of Religion Jahangir Junaid
26-H102 Swing, Poetry and Prose: How Jazz and Literature Impacted Each Other Mboya Nicholson
26-H103 Searching for a Meaningful Life: How Philosophers have Navigated Times of Personal Crisis Daniel Greenways
26-H104 Civic Politics in the Age of Incoherence Keith Gerein
Fine Art & Instruction
26-A101 Exotic Splendour: Collections from Italy to Persia Kimberly Johnson
26-A102 The ABCs of Writing for Kids Marty Chan
26-A103 Colour Planes & Brush Strokes: A Cezanne Gouache Journey Susanne Lamoureux
26-A104 Strange New Sounds: Exploring Modern and Contemporary Music Morteza Abedinifard

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