Education Groups

Study Groups

Material has been supplied by U3A Online, Australia for some of our courses.  There is provision for independent on-line courses of numerous topics and we will add further study groups if there is interest and a leader.

Study Courses for 2025

Below are the outlines of the two study courses we have chosen for next year.  The material for these two courses will be available on 12^th December 2024 and can be accessed online at U3A Online.  The details of how to do this is given in your newsletter.  The study groups for the courses will be convened in February 2025 after the AGM.

The Shaping of the Modern Mind (click title link for more information)

Resources for the Future - Renewable and Non-Polluting (click title link for more information)

Lecture Series for 2025

There will be two series of lectures as detailed below.  They will be run in the Lounge at St Martins Presbyterian Church starting at 10am.

From Local to Global Village (4 lectures) (click title link for more information)
This series will be run on consecutive Mondays in May i.e. 5^th, 12^th, 19^th and 26^th

Extraordinary New Zealanders in World Wars 1 & 2 (5 lectures) (click title link for more information)
In this series we look at the outstanding and unique contributions of five lesser-known Kiwis in the world wars.
This series will be run on consecutive Fridays in August i.e. 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd and 29^th

Writing Life Stories
First Monday monthly

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Venue:    South Library
               66 Colombo Street

Convenor:   Dawn Eagle Ph 349 9640

Botany (for enthusiastic gardeners)
Third Wednesday monthly

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: TBA  (shared by members)

We are a group of enthusiastic amateur gardeners who enjoy discussing anything gardening.  We choose a topic e.g. roses and everyone does a bit of research, then at our meeting we discuss what we have found and share our expertise.  We also organise outings to visit gardens and places of interest.

Currently we have a waiting list to join the group.

Convenor:   Joy Evans Ph 337 2393   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.