Road Scholar At Home

With all of our Road Scholar At Home offerings, you’ll enjoy a unique online learning experience designed especially with adult learners in mind. Whether you’d like to join us for a three- or four-day Adventures Online program to explore a location that fascinates you or simply take a one-hour Online Lecture that fits in with your busy schedule, there’s no limit to what you can learn without leaving home.

Online Classrooms

Join a small group of new friends and expert instructors online and be fully engaged with multiple days of lectures, performances, discussions and more that will re-create the Road Scholar experience virtually.

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45-60 Minutes

Online Lectures

Get a taste of one of Road Scholar’s most popular programs all from the comfort of your own home! Join your instructor for a 45-60-minute online lecture with a live Q&A session to quench all your curiosities on the subject!

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IN MEMORY OF AUGUST FERRETTI

Free Online Lectures

In 2023, we are honored to present Road Scholar’s free online lectures in loving memory of August Ferretti.

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Educational Travel Adventures Online

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Why learn online with Road Scholar?

LIVE & INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES

Our online trips and lectures are always live – giving inquisitive participants opportunities to ask questions and creating more engaging experiences

ACCESS TO EXPERT INSTRUCTORS

Learn from and interact with leading experts from around the world as you study fascinating topics at an academic level alongside fellow lifelong learners.

WE MAKE ZOOMING EASY

Our online offerings use Zoom video conferencing and include instructional sessions and technical support on hand if you need it.

Don't Just Take Our Word For It

Hear from real Road Scholars who participated in our online adventures:

Leah

Donna

Demi

Jim

Wendy

Donna 2

Jean

Carol

Christie

Nancy

I enjoyed my virtual trip to New Mexico and am enrolled in two more. My trip was as close to the 'real thing' as it can be, I think. This is giving me a chance to go to places lower down on my 'possibilities list' without the hassle of getting there!

— Sally B.

Have Questions?

Visit our Zoom Help Pages!

Our virtual programs use Zoom Video Conferencing Tools to create live and interactive events — giving inquisitive participants opportunities to ask questions in real time and make valuable contributions to the program, creating more impactful and enriching experiences.

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Support Road Scholar’s Virtual Lectures

These lectures are brought to you by viewers like you!

If you enjoyed your online lecture, please consider making a donation to not-for-profit Road Scholar so that we can continue to provide educational experiences both in the virtual classroom and on our 5,500 learning adventures around the world.