Important Dates for Spring 2024
Tuesday, Jan 2 - Online payment opens for Spring; you must pay before registering
Monday, Jan 8 - Registration for classes opens; ongoing throughout the Spring
Wed, Jan 24 - On-campus instructors’ meeting | Orientation for new students
Monday, Jan 29 - First day of classes
Monday, Feb 19 - First luncheon
Week March 11-15 - Spring Break. No on-campus classes; NEISD closed
Monday, March 18 - First day of 2nd 6-weeks classes
Thurs, March 21 - Second luncheon
Wed, April 17 - Art Exhibition and Performing Arts Show
Tuesday, April 23 - Third luncheon/Scholarship awards
Friday, April 26 - End of Spring term
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.
