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Welcome to Third Age Learning Guelph

We are an organization for people who enjoy lifelong learning. Our goal is to inspire and inform with lectures on a wide variety of topics, given by expert speakers.
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NEWS FLASH

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Our hybrid format allows you the choice of attending lectures in person at Harcourt United Church in Guelph or watching the livestream lecture, from home.

Registration for the Fall 2024 Lectures Series is now closed, and we do not accept late registrations. If you did not register but would still like to attend some lectures, don't forget about the Pay-as-You-Go option. Non-registered individuals may attend specific lectures in person at Harcourt UC, at the cost of $10/person/lecture (please bring cash). This option is not available for viewing online. .

OUR LECTURES

TALG offers four lecture series annually, two in the fall session, two in the winter. Each series includes eight lectures, over eight Wednesdays (one series in the morning, another in the afternoon).

As of September 2022, all lectures are at Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Avenue in Guelph and simultaneously streamed online.  Registrants can choose which way they want to attend.

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About Third Age Learning Guelph

TALG is a volunteer run organization which has been offering lecture series over a broad range of topics, since 1988. If you’re looking for stimulating opportunities to learn, question, and share knowledge in a friendly, social environment, we hope you’ll join us. We are mostly retirement age, but all are welcome.

There are no tests, educational requirements, or homework 
– this is learning for the love of it!

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TALG Lecture Series

Third Age Learning Guelph offers four lecture series each year, two in the Winter and two in the Fall. Each series comprises of 8 individual lectures given by experts in their various fields. As of September 2022, all lectures are at Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Avenue in Guelph and simultaneously streamed online.

The Fall Lecture Series will run from September 11 to October 30, 2024

AM Series

Water, Water, Everywhere

Water, Water, Everywhere

10am - Noon

Water, it covers over 70% of our planet and is essential to all life on Earth.

This series will examine the management and protection of our water supply from local concerns to global challenges ensuring a clean, safe and adequate water supply. Speakers will discuss water systems in Ontario such as the Grand River watershed, designated as a Heritage River 30 years ago. We will continue with talks on water advocacy, indigenous perspectives on water and the need for water security as well as the part water plays in our health and economy.

This is such an important topic with so many experts eager to share their knowledge that we found it challenging to limit this series to eight lectures. We hope you will enjoy our choice of topics from many different perspectives on this vital issue.

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PM Series

Human Migration

Human Migration: Many Journeys Across Time and Space

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Join us for an exploration of Human Migration. Human Migration is a fundamental experience of human history. It has shaped societies, cultures and economies across the world. In 2024, the world is divided on how to cope with an ever-increasing number of people who wish to migrate for a variety of reasons. For many of them, the decision is crucial, and life-threatening. In this 8-week lecture series we will explore the "who, what, when, where, why, and how" of human migration and look at what is happening now across the globe. We will also examine the increasing importance of the factor of climate change and what we might expect in the near and far future. 

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Our FYI page is a digital "bulletin board," where you’ll find information on special TALG events and other interesting opportunities happening in the Guelph area. You’ll also find links to groups with whom we have a connection, given our mutual involvement with lifelong learning experiences and activities. We hope you’ll check it out!

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TALG welcomes your enquiries, input and feedback! We’d love to hear from you, whether you have a question, a great topic or speaker to suggest, or are interested in volunteering.

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