Elder College Classes

Are you prepared for emergencies and disasters?

 In his course, you will learn what types of emergencies we are subject to, how bad they can be, how we can reduce the risk, and what we can do about them. You will also learn what governments' role is,

The Fab Four of Florence.

An exploration of the work (in architecture, scuplture, painting and literature) of four friends (Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio and Alberti) who initiated the Italian Renaissance. Participants will be encouraged to sha

The History of First Nations Land in British Columbia

We will look at the the way that newcomers have treated First Nations people over their land from early contact to the present. We will learn about land lost and sometimes regained. It is import

Coal Mining History of Vancouver Island

For over 100 years Scottish, English, Italian, Croatian, Japanese and Chinese miners dug the coal that lies under the surface of Vancouver Island from Ladysmith to Port Hardy. Generations of miners worked wit