Important information for Spring Session 2026

On April 27 beginning at 8:00 am, head to the Registration Table on the Main Floor, in the hallway just north of the cafeteria in the Education Centre. Check in and you will receive a lanyard with your name, your course schedule and the classroom locations.

The membership or course is in your cart. Find the window to the right of My Account. If the window shows a dollar amount, click on it to complete your purchase. 

Difficulties? Call us at 825-901-0515 or use the Contact Us form on our website.

All classes take place in the University of Alberta Education Centre, 11210 87 Ave NW, Edmonton

Yes, Education Centre South entrances along 87 Avenue are wheelchair accessible and elevators are available inside to move between floors.

No, classes are NOT recorded. Spring Session is in-person only. 

Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. Thursday April 02, 2026. Please be patient as the first morning of registration is usually very busy on the website.

You must be an active member of ELLA. 

-If you are new to ELLA, click here, and then click on $25 – Add to Cart. 

-If you are unsure if your membership is active, log in, click on My Account and then My Memberships.

Persons under 50 years of age may  join as Associate Members and attend courses but they are not entitled to vote at meetings of the Association or be elected or appointed to the Board. 

Persons 55 years and older may join as regular members with voting and electing privileges.

There are 31 courses to choose from in a variety of disciplines.

No. Spring Session is a 3 week learning event. Each course happens at the same time each day – Monday to Friday. You may choose one course in each period, for a total of 4 courses. Art instruction courses count for two because they take place all morning or all afternoon.

There are four hour long periods beginning at 9:15, 10:35, 1:10 and 2:30 respectively. There is a break of 20 minutes between period 1 and 2 and between period 3 and 4. During the lunch break between periods 2 and 3, noon hour speakers and other events are available.

Courses are sold as bundles and cost $250 for one or two courses, $325 for three and $390 for four courses.  Art instruction courses count as two courses.

Yes. Click here to find out more and apply.

No. If you applied for and received a bursary for Winter Session 2026, you are pre-approved for a bursary for Spring Session 2026. You will receive an email explaining how to register by the end of March.

Registration is done online on my-ella.com starting April 2, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

1. Using the Wish List

Go to the Courses page. Choose your courses and add them to your Wish List. On April 2, transfer your choices to the Bundle Builder 

OR When registration opens on April 2 @ 9:00 a.m., you can move your Wishlist to your cart and checkout. 

1. Using the Bundle Builder

Log in to your account, choose your courses. Click on Bundle Builder. 

Courses are green if available, orange/gold they are selected, and gray when they are not. 

After the courses load into the time table, select up to one course in each period. 

To add a course click on the course and then Add to Bundle. You will see the other courses in the Period go gray and your choice should show as Orange/Gold. 

When you are finished, scroll down to see your course selections listed and the bundle price. Click on Add to Cart. 

When you are done, click on your shopping cart (located in the upper right corner) and then View Cart or Checkout. 

Difficulties? Call us at 825-901-0515 or use the Contact Us form on our website.

If a course is full, you will not be able to add it to your cart, but you can click on the Waitlist button and you will be informed by email if a space becomes available.

Courses will appear on the website on March 24. You are encouraged to read through the descriptions, make your choices, and click on them to add them to your Wishlist. When registration opens on April 2 @ 9:00 a.m., after logging in to your account, you can move your Wishlist to your Shopping Cart and Checkout.

The number of seats available for each course are determined by the instructor and classroom size. The website counts down the seats as the checkout process is completed. Two people could have the last seat in their cart and whomever completes the checkout process first will get the seat.

Yes. Once a course appears to be sold out, you can add your name to the waitlist. Should a space become available people on the wait list will be contacted in the order that they added their name to the list.

Refunds are available up to Monday April 20 @ 3:00 p.m. An administration fee of $75 will be withheld.. Refunds beyond that date will only be given if a course is cancelled by ELLA or under exceptionable circumstances, (decided on a case-by-case basis.)

Click on Contact Us to let us know if you would like to withdraw.

Courses may be cancelled due to low enrollment or instructor unavailability. In the event of a cancellation, you will be contacted by ELLA Operations Volunteers and receive a full refund.

Yes. Until 3:00 pm on April 20, changes can be made subject to availability. Click on Contact Us to send us an email with the particulars.

After that, we ask that you attend your class(es) for two days. On Wednesday April 29 a volunteer will be available near the Information Desk between 9:00 and 12:00 to make changes. You can also click on Contact Us and send an email. Any switches will be based on availability.

Purchase your parking pass according to the schedule below. On the date indicated, go to https://www.ualberta.ca/parking-services/permits/student-permits/index.html. Scroll down the page and click on the green button Manage Your Parking Permit to take you to the parking portal.

If you have a CCID and password with the University, choose the first button “UAlberta Login.” If you do not have a CCID choose Guest Login. Follow the instructions to enter your email and password if you have previously purchased a parking pass. If you have forgotten your password or login, choose Retrieve Account Information. If you have never had an account choose Create One.

Education Carpark has accessible parking. The second floor of the carpark has a pedestrian walkway to the 2nd floor of the Education Building.

Yes. Check the car parking schedule to see when you can apply. Purchase a Bicycle Parking Passes for $15.50 to access the secure bicycle cages from the Parking Services Office located at 1-051 Lister Centre. It is open from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Mon-Fri.

Go to my-ella.com. Log in and choose My Account and then My Classes. Your courses will show up in a table. Click on the name of the course to open the course page. Scroll down to Course Resources. All information posted by the instructor will be found here. 

First make sure you are subscribed to emails, go to my-ella.com. Log in and choose My Account and then Email Preferences. Click on Resubscribe to General Emails, fill in the boxes and click on Subscribe.

Click on My Account, and then click on My Messages found along the left side. Any messages sent will appear here. 

Also remember to check your spam or junk folder.

No, Just as we keep your email address confidential, we also keep the instructors’ email addresses confidential. You can ask the instructor for their email address directly, or you can click on Contact Us on the website and we will forward your comments and questions.

The Spring Session Noon Hour presentations are in-person only and are NOT recorded. They all take place in Education Centre North – room N2-115 – the theatre on the second floor. All members are welcome to attend whether they are registered in Spring Session or not.

As the classes and presentations take place in classrooms and theatres with instructors who move around, recording would require speciality equipment and expert staff or volunteers to record and edit. We just don’t have that capacity.

If the speaker makes their presentation available, it will be posted on the website for a limited time. To access, go to my-ella.com and Log in. Choose My Account, choose Noon Hour Presentations and click on the noon hour you are interested in.

Gift cards are emailed directly to the recipient. Contact them and ask them to check their spam or junk mail folders. 

ELLA welcomes your comments and suggestions. All the evaluation forms are carefully reviewed and help to make ELLA experience better. Evaluation forms for courses and noon hour programs will be available on the website. Log in, choose My Account and then My Surveys.