Learning in Retirement
What Do We Offer?
- Short-term courses, normally four to six weeks in length, covering a wide range of topics, including art, music, issues of aging, religion, computers and local history. Classes usually cost $10 each, unless otherwise noted.
- Day-long chartered bus trips to museums, art exhibits, theater performances, and other special events are scheduled several times during the year.
- Distinguished speakers on a variety of topics.
- The opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. Find people with similar interests in classes or in special interest groups such as: Book Discussion, Bridge, Genealogy Discussion Group, Hiking, LIR Singers, Sheepshead, Swingin' Golfers, and Waukesha Civic Theater/Dinner and Discussion.
- Access to the WCTC Library, the WCTC Technical Center, the Dental Clinic, as well as reduced fees for membership in the WCTC Fitness Center.
A Sampling of Classes from Past Years
There are no prerequisites, no exams and no grades. Classes in a wide range of topics are usually held once a week for four to six weeks during the day.
- History of Jazz
- Digital Cameras
- Genealogy
- Basic Art & Watercolor
- Calligraphy
- Beginning Computers, Beginning Internet
- Pasta Making
- Wealth Management
- Comparative Religions
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- You, Too, Can Write
- Philosophy
- Aging with Pizzazz
- History of the English Language
- Walk & Talk
- Great American Playwrights
- Musical Memories
- U.S. History
LIR classes are held on the WCTC campus in Pewaukee, the downtown Waukesha WCTC campus, or other facilities in the area. Brochures describing the class offerings are mailed twice a year.
A Sampling of Special Events
Special events are offered monthly. Special Events fall into many categories such as:
- Concerts
- Art
- Religion
- Theater
- History
- Museums