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Life Enrichment

Seniors Program

Find a senior class near you!

Learning is a lifelong experience.

Our Senior Adventures in Learning (SAIL) program provides a wide variety of classes. Enjoy senior classes at our Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex, Hunt Valley and Owings Mills locations.

Our no-stress classes for seniors offer opportunity for social and cultural enrichment with no homework or tests! Choose from a wide range of subjects including arts and hobbies, history and politics, wellness, writing, cooking, technology, humanities and culture and much more. Learn new skills, develop hidden artistic talent and broaden your horizons!.

Students aged 60+ only have to pay class fees.

Summer 2025 Classes Fall 2025 Classes

Learn Lectures

Prefer bite-sized lessons? Take advantage of our Learn Lectures or Lunch and Learn senior classes.

  • Our Learn Lectures do not include lunch and cost $39.
  • Our Lunch and Learn Lectures feature a lecture followed by lunch at a nearby restaurant. The cost per class, including lunch, is $69.
Table depicts the dates, topics and cost of learn lectures for Summer and Fall 2025.
Date Topic Time Cost
7/29 The Rise of Duke Ellington 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
8/12 The History Behind Bridgerton 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
8/20 Wicked, an Edutainer's Presentation 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
8/21 Julia Child Revisited 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $35
9/2 History of Women's Handbags, including the life of Judith Leiber 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
9/5 From Sole to Soul: The Fascinating History of Women's Footwear 10–11:30 a.m. $39
9/9 Sanctuary and Asylum in America Now 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
10/10 A hero that Saved a City and a Nation: General Samuel Smith 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
10/15 Here's Looking at You: Casablanca 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
10/22 Cryptocurrency: Gold of Not? 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
10/24 Marjorie Merriweather Post 10:30 a.m.–Noon $39
10/31 Trick or Treat: The History of Halloween 10 a.m.–Noon $39
11/4 The Songs and Calls of Maryland Birds 10 a.m.–Noon $69
11/7 Applications of Artificial Intelligence 10:30 a.m.–Noon $39
11/11 Estee Lauder and Charles Revson: Makeup Mavens 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69
11/14 The Jones falls: The Giant that Created Baltimore Almost Did her in 10 a.m.–Noon $39
11/17 The Mound Builders: America's First Monuments 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $69
11/21 Alice Paul: The Woman Who Won the Vote 10 a.m.–Noon $69
12/2 The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 Began with a Picnic 10 a.m.–Noon $69
12/5 Beyond the Shadow:The Extraordinary Life of Robert Todd Lincoln 10 a.m.–Noon $69
12/8 Tapas with Jose Andres 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $39
12/9 Assessing Donald Trump's Impact on Maryland and Beyond 10:30 a.m.–Noon $69

Upcoming senior events

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We make it easy to register and pay for your Continuing Education classes. Whether online, by phone or in-person. Find the method that works best for you!

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Stephan Edmonston

Director, Seniors Program

This course is not currently being offered