Important Dates for Fall 2024
Monday, Aug 12 Online payment opens for Fall; you must pay before registering
Monday, Aug 26 Registration for classes opens: ongoing throughout the Fall
Wed, Sept 4 On-campus instructors’ meeting | Orientation for new students
Monday, Sept 9 First day of classes
Monday, Oct 7 First luncheon
Monday, Oct 21 First day of 2nd 6-weeks classes
Wed, Nov 13 Second luncheon
Week of Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Break No on-campus classes; NEISD closed
Tuesday, Dec 3 Third luncheon Thurs, Dec 5 Art Exhibition and Performing Arts Show
Friday, Dec 6 End of Fall term
Zoom classes are indicated in the catalog
About
Academy of Learning in Retirement
The Academy of Learning in Retirement (ALIR) began in 1989 as an extension of the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a founding vision of an all-volunteer learning academy offering a variety of intellectually stimulating classes to an over-50 crowd. Growth and space considerations necessitated a move from ALIR’s initial home at the Institute of Texan Cultures; happily, the North East Independent School District (NEISD) welcomed ALIR to its Community Education Department in the spring of 2006. In 2020, as a 501(c)(3) corporation, ALIR had a student body of more than 650 senior San Antonians when the COVID-19 pandemic challenged it to begin offering courses online. Although now fully back to a curriculum of in-person classes, ALIR continues to offer Zoom-based, online classes to those who are limited in mobility as well as those who prefer online learning.
Mission Statement
Through volunteerism, the Academy of Learning in Retirement (ALIR), believing in lifelong learning, recognizes and utilizes its members’ wealth of experience and abilities to achieve educational stimulation in the arts, history, literature, languages, and sciences.
