
The Academy of Lifelong Learning is organized exclusively to provide opportunities for continuing education in the Bemidji area. It is intended that Academy of Lifelong Learning programs will assist participants to improve their critical thinking skills and appreciate the diversity of human experience found in literature, history, languages, philosophy, anthropology, and the arts.
Funded through a partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Commission, The Academy of Lifelong Learning is a member of the Learning in Retirement Networks designed to promote older adult learning in the humanities. Through the humanities, LIRN members study enduring ideas, reflect on experience, analyze important issues, and contribute to the educational well-being of their communities.
For Spring and Fall Term, weekly workshops are open to the public, free of charge-addressing a variety of interesting topics of regional interest.
Academy of Lifelong Learning Advisors
Scotty Tesar
Shirlee Maertens
Jim Brewer
Jo Brewer
Betty Magnan
Lois Jenkins
Ernie Rall(Chair)
Sharon Fruetel (Vice President)
Ted Gillett
Betty Hanson-Lehman (Secretary)