Upgrade your life!

Keeping that brain active is a good way to both enrich your life now and perhaps fend off mental decline later. And taking courses at PVSC is the perfect choice. See how much fun the folks to the left are having?!

Our wonderful Curriculum Committee is already putting a slate of very cool fall classes together, on topics from Buddhism to bridge. Stay tuned for details!


Meanwhile, if you're not a member, just click the "Taking classes" tab above for details and an application form. Send it in with your membership fee. Members get first crack at course choice, so do it now!

If you're already a member, be sure you've sent in your renewal. If you did, your 2019-20 membership card should have already arrived in your mailbox.

Summertime, and the learning is easy

Learning in the summer? Pshaw, you might say. Summer is for relaxation, getting to the coast, sipping lemonade on the deck at sunset. 

But learning happens anyway, maybe by accident, maybe by design. Summer, when the pace slows, is the perfect time to learn new stuff. 

Maybe you take a class. You start with our upcoming One-Day Event, and several offerings are available at nearby Senior Colleges. You don’t forget that seniors get free tuition at all Maine System campuses.

But it’s the more accidental learning that can be the most fun. Walking across unfamiliar land, wondering what rocks lie underfoot, can led us straight to the library to learn bout Maine geology. Wondering why that bird is behaving in such an odd way takes us to  friend who’s a birder, or to a film or book.  On a trip to the nursery for tomato plants, you see something new that leads to a whole exploration of orchids, or ivies, or hybridization. 

Best of all, perhaps, is having an explore of new territory: reading all the roadside signs, Googling the history of the place, asking questions of locals. 

Learning for fun and stimulation. Seniors are experts.  

So much fun!

Summer is here, more or less. It's time to plant gardens, plan outdoor adventures, and drink lemonade. 

It's also time to renew or begin your membership in PVSC, so you can be sure to enjoy our terrific classes. Here are a few images from spring classes, to whet your appetite for fall.

Shutterbugs on the loose!

We asked our publicity committee and the classroom assistants--those wonderful folks who make sure each class runs smoothly--to haul out their cell phones the last week of classes. The results are pretty wonderful. Look at all these over-50s having a great time!

Beyond the end of the semester

Classes are ending. We're sad.

But don't forget the One-Day Event coming up, focusing on that major killer of our friends and colleagues, cardiovascular disease. Dr. John Kaiser will provide a ton of information of June 13, 1:00-4:00 in Eastport Hall on the UMA-Bangor campus. Bring a friend! Especially a friend who might be interested in joining us!

And don't forget to keep up with the Senior College Network. Some SCs have summer courses and activities. Read this month's newsletter at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Maine-Senior-College-Network-News-.html?soid=1102955222475&aid=sjvS8BmHXXc.

And check out the SCs near us (Ellsworth, Belfast, Augusta). Find out more at https://www.maineseniorcollege.org/

Winding down . . .

Alas, the spring courses are ending soon. It's been a rich and varied set of learning opportunities, everything from planning for one's own death to Maine shipping to documentary film. And our Curriculum Committee is hard at work planning an even more dynamic roster of classes for fall.

Meanwhile, we can keep on learning via One-Day Events and a special summer even in the works. Check the post below for details about your chance to learn about the #1 killer in the U.S.: cardiovascular diseases.

Mike Melochick, Director of the Bangor 

Historical Society, speaks to the

Bangor history class.

Mark your calendars!

Mark your calendars and think about a friend you can bring to an important talk. Cardiovascular disease is one of the plagues that can afflict those of us who are aging. Come and learn all about it at a One-Day Event June 13. Click on the image to enlarge.