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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! Dear John, This week we will be featuring Escape Your Filter Bubble: Learn to Talk With Those You Disagree With – by Professor Lyn Millner. This course will challenge you to think and come away with ways to challenge your own views. If you are questioning your housing needs for the future, you need to attend Bruce Rosenblatt’s lecture – Should I Stay or Should I Move? Understanding the Senior Housing Options in SWFL – Mr. Rosenblatt walks you through all of your options very clearly. He is considered the foremost expert on senior housing in SWFL with over 30 years in the industry. Tax season may be over but the IRS never goes away. Let Tom Eastwood entertain you with The IRS: Everything You Should Know but Were Afraid to Ask. Learn how to work with them if necessary. Have you ever wondered how to get somewhere easily? Without using a paper map? John Guerra will teach you how to use your maps app in his class – iPhone/iPad Maps App: Getting There With Ease. Calling all passionate journal writers, thinkers, and thought provokers – It is time to put your pen to paper and get the feedback you have always wanted in this interactive class – Writer’s Collaborative Workshop (4-part series) – taught by Lisa Wroble, a published author and writer of more than 30 books. See below for more details and to register for classes. Call our office for assistance with your registrations at 239.434.4737.  Week of April 22 – April 26 and more Click on any topic below to learn more.  Escape Your Filter Bubble: Learn to Talk With Those You Disagree With April 23 | 1:30 – 3pm, Tuesday Brooks Enrichment Center Most of us prefer to surround themselves with comforting information and friends we agree with. Social media companies know how to exploit this. Get ready to be just a little uncomfortable in this session. You will experience cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias—and come away with ways to challenge your own views. Perhaps most important, you’ll learn how to talk to those who disagree with you.  Should I Stay or Should I Move? Understanding the Senior Housing Options in SWFL April 24 | 10 – 11:30am, Wednesday FGCU Main Campus – Building AB9 Room 106 Join this interactive discussion about senior housing-related topics. When is the right time to consider a senior living community? What are the different types and costs of the senior living options in SWFL? What are the future trends in our area? What are the pros/cons of hiring home health care instead of moving? What are ways to pay for senior housing including VA Benefits, Medicare and Medicaid? What is the role of a senior housing advisor? What questions should people ask when touring?  The IRS: Everything You Should Know but Were Afraid to Ask April 29 | 10:30 – 12pm, Monday Naples Center / Online via Zoom Not everyone has IRS problems, but everyone has questions. This unique, informative and entertaining discussion by a retired IRS executive will address scams, avoiding problems, divorce and taxes and common but serious mistakes in dealing with IRS.   iPhone/iPad Maps App: Getting There With Ease April 30 | 10:30 – 12pm Tuesday Naples Center / Online via Zoom Apple’s Maps app gives you everything you need to get where you’re going and find interesting places along the way. It can provide turn-by-turn voice navigation for driving, walking, cycling and public transit. Maps offers cycling directions with bike lanes, paths, and roads; electric vehicle routing; and informative guides to numerous destinations. Maps can show you cities in 3D and can take you to the sky with Flyover.  Now is the time to get your creative juices flowing. Get your story written whether it be an autobiography, family chronicle, poetry, or a story. Put your pen to paper now and do it. It will be your legacy. You will get great feedback and make some new friends too! NEW SESSION Writer’s Collaborative Workshop (4-part series) April 30, May 7, 14, 21 1:30 – 3:30pm, Tuesdays Naples Center / Online via Zoom In this hands-on workshop, participants share writing for feedback and engage in discussion of the writing craft and profession at all levels, including the writing process, developing ideas, audience and reader engagement. Each week each participant reads an excerpt of work-in-progress for constructive critique and collaborative learning. Learn through works-in-progress and discuss the writing process, effective revision techniques, and targeting specific genres and markets. Time and length limit to excerpts are dependent on group size. The Week Ahead Monday April 22 –Affordable Housing Needs and Impacts –Nuclear Power – The Essential Component in a Strategy to Mitigate Climate Change –Kennedy – Nixon: The 1960 Campaign for President Tuesday April 23 –iPhone/iPad Apps: Camera and Taking Great Photos –Media Perspectives: The Future is Cloudy –Mongolia – One Land, Two Worlds Friday April 26 –A Conversation with Florida Gulf Coast University President Aysegul Timur Sunday April 28 –The Gatekeepers (Israel, 2012, Documentary, Rated PG, 111 min) 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 FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |