Sooke Region Lifelong Learning (SRLL) is a volunteer organization offering educational programs and workshops for older adults in the Sooke region. Everyone is welcome to take part in their programs, and the “Sooke 2020-2030” series may be of particular interest to residents. For more information including contact information and registration go to SRLL’s website.
Here are some upcoming SRLL programs:
Elder Orators
A fun time to practice the skills needed to feel confident about speaking to others. We will practice some the exercises used to prepare us for speaking. Look at the production of sound and how to control it and project it to fill a room. We may, if time permits, try some different dialects, talk about and try different modulations in speech, and do some talking and reading out loud to feel the effects of our new skills.
Presenter: Chris Moss. Chris trained as an English and Drama teacher. But his real love was theatre, and he has been involved in local theatre productions as an actor and Director for thirty years. Note sessions are two weeks apart.
Location: Zoom. Thursday, March 18, 2021 and April 1st, 2021, 1 to 2:30pm, Free/ 2 sessions
Introduction to Solar Power
An introductory look at the topic of solar power. Steve Unger repeats his presentation on solar energy.
Presenter: Steve Unger. Steve Unger is an engineer with Veridian solar energy Co-op and has many years of experience in this area.
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 1 to 2:30pm, Free/ 1 session
Sooke 2020 to 2030
Join us to discuss the future of Sooke and the area, from 2020 to 2030. A series of speakers and discussions. We have speakers from all parts of life in Sooke and the area sharing their vision for our community over the next ten years. Host: Chris Moss.
Session one: March 9th, 2021, Maja Tait (Sooke District and present and future development) and Britt Santowski (Sooke Chamber of Commerce and the future of business in Sooke).
Session two: March 16th 2021, Andrew Moore (SCRHN and the building of seniors residences in Sooke) and Arno Keinonen (The Harmless Home and the future of housing construction in Sooke).
Session three: March 23rd 2021, Sam Webb “Wild Wise” (The future of our wild areas) and Yvonne Court (The Rights of Nature).
Session four: March 30th 2021, Mary Alice Johnson (The present and future of Farming in Sooke) and Gordon Baird (Managing our Water supply using rainwater catchment in the CRD).
Tuesdays, March 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2021, from 1 to 2:30pm. Free/4 sessions
