We have 3 spring Potpourri events, plus Molly’s  excellent Summer Solstice social.  Plan to attend as a lead-in to the summer season.

Our winter course has two themes, music and technology. See the flyer below.

Socrates Café is back on and the dates are also posted on the flyer.

Don’t be a winter shut-in, come out and engage with other like-minder life-long learners.

Our feature course for the fall is “Plato’s Canopy”.  Arthur will help us learn about trees and how they impact our lives.  Socrates Café is back on and there is a separate post with more information.  Join us this fall and rediscover what Partners has to offer.

Socrates Café

By popular demand … Each week one or two topics will be discussed. Each participant will suggest a topic, and the topics are ranked by a democratic vote.

The moderator will ensure that each participant has a chance to express their opinion, uninterrupted, starting with the person whose topic was chosen.

This course will appeal to anyone who wants the chance to express an opinion in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect. No preparation is required prior to attending.

If you enjoy a lively discussion, like expressing your opinion and have an interest in current affairs and controversial topics, this is for you.

Topics discussed last season included:

• Is America at the end of its democracy?
• Ontario is taking power away from conservation authorities for development
• Affordable housing – how do we do it?
• Does history matter for the future?
• What is the future of car ownership? (Transportation as a service)
• The decline of accountability
• Will our healthcare system be improved or degraded by privitization?
• Are you feeling overloaded by First Nations issues?
• Intelligence or wisdom, what’s more important for a better world?

Session Fee: $5
Time: 4 weeks starting Tuesday October 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM  (Oct. 24, Nov. 7 and Nov. 21)
Location: Grand Bend Place, 25 Main Street, Grand Bend.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have laboured hard for.

Socrates

Our popular spring Potpourri events are back, including 3 field trips – enjoy the spring weather. Sign-up for the last two events is required.

Join us for Round 2 of our Winter Program:

If you want to read a description of a Socrates Café session, click HERE

Two programs for the winter:

• Socrates Cafe is back!
• We will be joining the Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning for a professional lecture series. The first lectures on the Climate Crisis start January 12, 2023 and run for 6 weeks.

If you want to read a description of a Socrates Café session, click HERE

If you want to read a description of a Socrates Café session, click HERE