One of the great benefits of being a member of OLLI is that we are part of a unique network of Senior Colleges around Maine.

There are 16 Senior Colleges from Sanford to Presque Isle which will honor your OLLI membership and allow you to take classes at their Senior College by simply paying the course fee.

The Summer is a great time to take advantage of this reciprocity agreement, especially if you are vacationing or visiting locations near Senior Colleges that have summer programming. A number of Senior Colleges offer one-day programming where attendees learn more about the culture, geography or history of a certain area. And the bonus is that you will enjoy the very pleasant company of other members of Maine Senor College.

Sunrise Senior College in Machias has cleverly titled their seasonal offerings “Summer Shorts,” because most are one-day abbreviated classes or excursions. For 2007, the topics range from learning about a lobster haul to a two-day guided tour of local artists studies. By the way, Sunrise has a similar program in January and it, too, is appropriately named, what else but…”Winter Briefs?” Sunrise Senior College is affiliated with the University of Maine Machias.

God Lear Institute, the Senior College at the University of Maine Farmington, has a fascinating array of summer offering from one-day classes to Dog Sled Construction and an Archaeology Dig to a 4-week class called Drawing and Sketching Out of Doors.

This is a perfect example of reciprocity at its best…EIN