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| Hundreds of lectures. Knowledgeable instructors. Join us in-person at one of our 19 locations or participate online.  JANUARY – MAY 2024 PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE OR VIA PHONE Keep your mind active and engaged in the new year! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! Register for a Day Trip with FGCU Academy! Greetings, We have more than lectures for you. Bridge, Mah Jongg, Photography, Movies and More! FGCU Academy has so much to offer this year. This is one of our best catalogs yet! Come join us for fun group activities or to enjoy a lecture! Click here to view our list of day trips & special events. Our office is open and we are ready to assist you with your registration needs. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2024 WINTER-SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE! WINTER-SPRING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE Call our offices anytime for assistance at 239.434.4737 Click on any topic below to learn more. Bridge / Mah Jongg  Bridge for Advanced Beginners/Intermediates February 22, 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28 10 – 12 pm Thursdays Naples Center Students should bring $30 cash or a check payable directly to the instructor on the first day of class for purchase of the Advanced Beginners Student Course Manual. Only students who have taken “Contract Bridge for Beginners” or have a minimum of two years playing experience should enroll in this course. This course is intended for students who want to learn many advanced- beginner and intermediate topics in Contract Bridge and is composed of a series of lectures with many examples of each topic discussed. A total of nine rules or “Bidding Guidance Hints” to aid player’s bidding are analyzed. Detailed discussions then follow on ten additional partnership con- ventions for use in achieving even the best contracts and scores More Bridge / Mah Jongg Courses –Mah Jongg for Beginners (3-part series) –Advanced Mah Jongg Strategies (3-part series) –Three Crucial and Useful Bridge Conventions All Players Should Know Language, Foreign Language, & Philosophy  5-Week French Crash Course for Beginners February 19, 26, March 4, 11, 18 10 – 11:30 am Mondays Naples Center Let’s start from the very beginning! This course is for people who have no experience with French, but who would like to start building a foundation and become familiar with the practical, everyday usage of the language. It is appropriate for travelers, students or anyone else who is interested in learning the language. We also explore aspects of French culture and history to tantalize those considering a visit to France. Students will need to purchase this text from Amazon or elsewhere – French Made Easy Level 1: An Easy Step-By-Step Approach to Learn French for Beginners by Lingo Mastery prior to the start of class. More Language, Foreign Language and Philosophy Courses –The Poetry of Robert Frost –Communication Competence: Respectful and Rewarding Interaction –Diversity and Unity Photography  Get More From Your Digital Camera February 12 | 9:30 – 12:30 pm Monday Naples Center / Online via Zoom Everyone owns a camera, and if you are like most people, you can turn it and press the shutter, and that’s about it. Perplexed by all those strange symbols? Afraid to touch a button, or worse yet, touch one by accident and can’t figure out how to undo what you’ve just done? Don’t be embarrassed! Gain control of your compact camera in this easy-to- understand class. You’ll learn what all those buttons do, when to use them, how to use them, and why to use them. More Photography –Introduction to Photoshop Elements –Making/Taking Better Photos –Understanding Your Mirrorless and Digital SLR Sunday Movies  Turtles Can Fly (Turkey, 2004, Drama, Rated PG, 98 min) February 11 | 2 – 4 pm Naples Center Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children gauge and await their fate. TAKE A LECTURE AT ONE OF OUR 19 LOCATIONS The Arlington, Naples (AR) Aston Gardens, North Naples (AG) Bentley Village, North Naples (BV) Bonita Bay Community Assoc., Bonita (BB) Brooks Enrichment Center, Bonita (BR) The Collaboratory, Ft. Myers (CO) Cypress Cove, Ft. Myers (CC) FGCU Main Campus, Ft. Myers (FG) Grey Oaks Country Club, Naples (GR) Hideaway Beach Club, Marco island (HB) The Island Country Club, Marco island (IC) Moorings Park Grande Lake, Naples (GL) Moorings Park at Grey Oaks, Naples (GO) Moorings Park Original Campus, Naples (MP) Naples Center, Naples (NC) Siena Lakes, North Naples (SL) The TwinEagles Club, North Naples (TE) United Church of Marco Island, Marco (UC) Wyndemere Country Club, Naples (WC) (see page 4 of the Winter-Spring 2024 Program Guide for location addresses) FGCU Academy  Click Below to View 2024 Travel Open House Presentation  Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania August 13-28, 2024 16 days for $11,196 View Brochure  Exploring Iceland August 15-25, 2024 11 days for $6,692 View Brochure  Southern Italy & Sicily September 4-18, 2024 15 days for $6,674 View Brochure  Scotland: Highlands & Islands September 9-20, 2024 12 days for $5,896 View Brochure  Sensations of Lyon & Provence 2024 River Cruise September 17 – 28, 2024 12 days from $5,469 View Brochure  Jewels of the Rhine 2024 River Cruise September 20 – 30, 2024 11 days from $4,925 View Brochure  Provincial French Countryside September 27-October 11, 2024 15 days for $6,297 View Brochure  New Zealand Adventure October 10-25, 2024 16 days for $8,124 View Brochure  Southeast Asia Odysseys October 31-November 18, 2024 19 days for $7,597 View Brochure  Travel Abroad with FGCU Academy Call our office 239.434.4737 for assistance with registration or Click to View our Website DONATE NOW FGCU Academy Needs Your Support Today to Ensure that Our Critical Mission of Adult Education and Enrichment Continues! FGCU Academy is ready to serve the SWFL community for the Winter-Spring 2024 Season—Learning, Growing, Sharing and Socializing. With nearly 700 programs at more than nineteen locations, there is something for everyone. If we have had the opportunity to meet in person or if you have heard me speak, I hope I was able to share with you my passion about FGCU Academy and its mission to provide life- long learning and enrichment to the SWFL community. I believe it is critical to our well-being to keep exploring new avenues for growth to keep our minds engaged in our past, present and future. Since we are a non-credit programmatic offering, Florida Gulf Coast University can provide $0.00 of support to the Academy. We must be financially self-sustaining. The fact is that the revenue generated through memberships and program fees provides for only 50% of our annual operating costs. Additionally, our attendance has not yet re- turned to pre-pandemic levels, so revenue is much lower than in the past. As an educator, I find myself slightly uncomfortable talking about the financial needs of the Academy beyond thanking everyone for their participation. But, this year and for the near future, it is important that I find the words to ask for additional support through philanthropic donations. Our passion keeps us moving forward and your donations will do the same. Please take a moment to consider a year-end donation to ensure our continued success. All amounts make a difference in strengthening the work we do in the community. Your gift will allow the Academy to offer more than 1,000 diverse and fascinating programs at more than twenty locations throughout SWFL. Through our mission we promise to enrich the lives, minds and social well-being of more than 10,000 SWFL adults and seniors that participate in our programs each year. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW or mail your donation to FGCU Academy 704 Goodlette Frank Road North, Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 I look forward to seeing you at a FGCU Academy program in 2024. Please contact me directly at [email protected] or 239.434.4838 with questions or to learn more. In gratitude, John J. Guerra Director of FGCU Academy     FGCU Academy FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |