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PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
personal ‘being’ of entrepreneurship. This is an online course with some synchronous components consisting of four 1 hour webinars.
Facilitators: Nancy Mudford and Jan Carley Length: 4 weeks
Date: Mon, Oct 30, 2017 to Sun, Nov 26, 2017 Time: Asynchronous + webinars 5pm-6pm every Tue
Cost: $499 + applicable taxes
Reinvent Your Retirement through Travel
Want the truth about how to enjoy a 6-Figure Lifestyle on a Hotdog Budget? This is de nitely not your mother’s retirement plan. This is for you if you backpacked through Europe in the ‘70s and would love to travel again, and for those of you who wish you’d traveled more when you were younger – but it wasn’t possible then. Well, it’s possible now.
Facilitator: Jan Moore Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Jun 9, 2018
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $69 + applicable taxes
Rejuvenate Your Creativity:
A Day to Live the Artist’s Way
Think and play like an artist for a day. Tapping into your inner artist is a creative way to design an authentic, meaningful life. Experience the Royal Roads campus from both inside and outside the classroom while exploring your own inner world.
This workshop will give you time and space with your creative self. We all have one.
Facilitator: Jan Moore Length: 1 day
Date: Sun, Jun 10, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $69 + applicable taxes
Free Talks
The Impact of Digital Distractions on Your Brain This evening session will report on recent startling neuroscience research about the negative impact digital distractions are having on us. Strategies to counter some
of the negative impacts of these distractions will be explored.
Facilitator: Paul Mohapel Length: 2 hours
Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2018 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: No charge – Learners must register to reserve a seat
Online Business Demysti ed:
Is it really for you?
So, you want to have an Online Business. The truth about how to launch after age 50? A behind-the-scenes look at how I spent thousands to launch and what I learned
– so you don’t need to learn the hard way. Includes 7 reasons why you should NOT
be self-employed and the ONE compelling reason why you should be, AND what’s easier and more fun.
Facilitator: Jan Moore Length: 2 hours
Date: Wed, Oct 18, 2017 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: No charge – Learners must register to reserve a seat
The Science of Happiness:
an Evening Talk
What makes you truly happy? While this may seem easy to determine, research suggests most people are actually poor at judging what is deeply ful lling. Happiness is in fact a complex emotion. Examine a wealth of recent scienti c research that challenges many of our strongly held assumptions about what makes us “happy”. See how parts of your brain often “deceive you” into falsely believing something should bring happiness when in fact it does not. Learn “happiness practices” to take home.
Facilitator: Paul Mohapel Length: 2 hours
Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2018 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: No charge – Learners must register to reserve a seat
Women in Leadership –
An evening Talk
Women need to speak and model their feminine values as a means of shifting organizational culture toward a balance that includes a feminine values framework. Explore and discuss predominant feminine leadership models and popular topics of debate concerning gender and leadership. Learn how to intentionally seek, plan, and
implement communication strategies and channels for speaking feminine leadership values at work. Discover strategies for communicating more authentically
in bringing feminine leadership to life, to work and to the community
Facilitator: Various TBA Length: 2 hours
Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2018 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: No charge – Learners must register to reserve a seat
The World of Hummingbirds:
an Evening Talk
Join hummingbird bander Alison Moran for an exploration into the astounding world
of hummingbirds. Learn to distinguish between species and nd out about the roles that hummingbirds play in our ecosystems. Hear more about attracting and observing hummingbirds in your own garden.
Facilitator: Alison Moran Length: 2 hours
Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2018 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: No charge – Learners must register to reserve a seat
Healthy Living
Conscious Aging:
Finding Meaning in
the Second Half of Life
A gift of older years is the increased potential for deepening wisdom, continued learning and expanding possibilities. This course teaches life review, repair and completion; and how to become a wise elder. We’ll use speci c skills and knowledge that empower us to transform life experiences and live with more meaning, joy and connection.
Facilitators: Annie Klein and Nancy Gray-Hemstock Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Mar 3, 2018
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $69 + applicable taxes
Fermentation at Home
Fermentation is an age-old method of curing vegetables or fruits for a longer shelf life and to increase digestibility. It’s becoming more popular as science is
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