CLR Class Schedules
Updated 5/8/2023
Summer 2023 Class Schedule & Registration
There are several classes to choose from, including a combination of in-person, online, and hybrid options. The catalog of available class offerings for the Summer 2023 semester was mailed to members on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Golden Eagles Fitness Program is Virtual for Spring 2023!
The Golden Eagles Fitness Program is continuing in a virtual format on Zoom this spring! The class will take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and begins on January 24. Interested participants can sign up using the CLR spring 2023 registration form.
Golden Eagles Virtual Fitness Program is a collaborative effort between the Center for Learning in Retirement and the Department of Fitness, Wellness and Sport at Rock Valley College. This program is geared towards the participants that are looking for an independent exercise routine that can be completed at home.
A variety of resistance bands that participants can use during their workout are available to pick-up at the CLR office at the RVC Bell School Road Center (3350 N Bell School Rd, Rockford, IL 61114). The three color choices are: Peach (lightest resistance), Orange (medium resistance), and Blue (hardest resistance). New members will need to pick up their resistance band prior to the first day of class on January 24.
We want everyone who is interested to be able to participate! We have scholarships available to those with financial need. Contact the CLR Program Director, Tammy Lewis, at (815) 921-3933 for more information. All inquiries are confidential.
RETURNING Golden Eagles Members
For those returning to Golden Eagles, updated medical forms completed by your physician are required annually. If you have not submitted updated medical information to the CLR office for a year, you will need to submit that prior to attending the first class on January 24. If you are unsure if your medical information is updated, contact the CLR office at (815) 921-3931. We would be happy to check on it for you.
NEW Golden Eagles Members
All NEW Golden Eagles members must have their physician complete a medical form, as well as a completed Assumption of Risk form and an Informed Consent form prior to attending the first class on January 24. We can fax the medical form to your physician upon request.
How will the virtual class work?
This program meets twice per week for the entire spring semester. To avoid having to go into your email and find the Zoom link for each session, we have designed a better, easier way to access your class. We have created a Golden Eagles document (PDF) that you will save to your desktop from an email. Each time the class meets, you will simply open your computer, click the Golden Eagles document (PDF) on your desktop and click into the session. You will use the same Zoom link each time you access the class. All information to access the class will be emailed to participants on Monday, January 23.
Spring 2023 Class Updates
All information reflected below will include class information for the spring 2023 semester. If there is a class cancellation, reschedule, or change, you will find that information here. Click to expand the sections for more details.
Filled Classes
When CLR classes reach capacity, limited waiting lists for CLR members will be created. If you registered for a class that is missing from the Student Schedule that you receive after registration, the class is most likely full and you have been placed on the waiting list. Click the blue box to expand for more details.
Updated 3/3/2023
When CLR classes for the spring 2023 semester reach capacity, each class will appear in a list in alphabetical order by class course code below. If you would like to place your name on a waiting list for a class on this list, please contact the CLR office at (815) 921-3931. You must be a current CLR member to be placed on a waiting list.
- (ART-701-CLR1) Color Theory
- (ART-720-CLR4) Creating the Simple Art of Tangling
- (CMP-702-CLR5) Basics of Managing Computer Files & Folders
- (CMP-702-CLR6) Keeping Your Computers Safe & Efficient
- (FIT-750-CLR1) Wellness Walking with Nordic Poles (3/14)
- (FIT-750-CLR2) Wellness Walking with Nordic Poles (4/4)
- (HLT-725-CLR1) Aging Gracefully
- (HST-712-CLR4) Cahokia & the Mississippian Culture
- (HST-712-CLR5) Camp Grant History
- (HST-720-CLR3) The First Railroad to Rockford
- (SCI-700-CLR3) Basic Crime Scene Awareness
- (SCI-725-CLR1) Watch Your Garden Grow, Right Plant, Right Place
- (SCI-765-CLR1) Birding in the Spring
- (SCI-765-CLR3) Eagle Watch & Brunch
- (SOC-710-CLR4) The Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History
- (SPC-715-CLR1) AARP Smart Driver Course
- (SPC-720-CLR2) Beginning American Mah Jongg
- (SPC-720-CLR4) Flower "Therapy" Workshop (Morning session)
- (SPC-720-CLR5) Flower "Therapy" Workshop (Afternoon session)
- (SPC-760-CLR1) Introduction to Pickleball (March session)
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(SPC-760-CLR2) Introduction to Pickleball (April session)
- (SPC-785-CLR1) iPhone/iPad: Beyond Basics (3/21)
- (SPC-785-CLR2) iPhone/iPad: Beyond Basics (3/24)
- (SPC-790-CLR4) Legends, Myths, and Mayhem Along the Rock River
- (TOU-700-CLR1) KNIB Rockford Recycle Center Tour
- (TOU-700-CLR5) History of the Funderburg House
- (TOU-700-CLR7) Tour of Chicago Rockford International Airport
Rescheduled or Changed Classes
If a CLR class is rescheduled or details of a specific class have changed, those details will appear in the list below. Clicking the blue boxes below will expand for more details.
Updated 1/4/2023
Great Decisions 2023
Instructor: Curt Freeberg
CORRECTED Dates: Tuesdays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 & 5/9
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 1
Cost: $25.00
The dates previously listed in the catalog were Thursdays, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11 & 5/18.
Updated 1/9/2023
How to Care for Your Feet
Instructor: Melissa Bachman
Date: Monday, 4/24
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
CORRECT Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 3
Cost: $15.00
This class was mistakenly printed as an online class, as well as an in-person class. Please note that this class will take place IN-PERSON ONLY.
Updated 2/3/2023
Foreign Film Appreciation
Instructors: Elvira Bayod Ventimiglia & Cristina Szterensus
Date: Monday, May 8
CORRECTED Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 3
Cost: $15.00
Due to an issue with the DVD of the original film, White Elephant, a new film has been selected for the class. This film is 20 minutes longer that then original film selected. The class end time will be extended by 30 minutes.
The film that will be shown is titled, My Family. See film description below.
A second-generation Mexican immigrant narrates his family history, beginning with the journey of his father, Jose (Jacob Vargas), across Mexico to Los Angeles where he meets Maria (Jennifer Lopez) and starts a family. Each subsequent generation contends with political and social hardships, ranging from illegal deportations in the 1940s to racial tensions and gang fights in the 60s and 70s. Yet through it all, or perhaps because of it, the family remains strong. NOTE: The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Updated 2/10/2023
Color Theory
Instructor: Cindy Bear
Added Class Dates: Fridays, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 (no class on 4/7)
New Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 2
Cost: $35.00
The original Color Theory class being offered on 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13 & 3/20 is full. Due to the high interest in this class, the instructor has agreed to open a second section of the class. The dates/times of that added section are above. To register, contact the CLR office at (815) 921-3931.
- Instructor: Gene Van Galder
- Rescheduled Date: Monday, March 20
- Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 13
- Cost: $15.00
This class was rescheduled from it's original date on March 6 due to a conflict with the instructor's travel schedule.
Updated 3/16/2023
- Instructor: Gene Van Galder
- Rescheduled Date: Tuesday, March 21
- Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 13
- Cost: $15.00
This class was rescheduled from it's original date on March 9 due to a conflict with the instructor's travel schedule.
Updated 3/16/2023
- Instructor: John LeGear
- Rescheduled Date: Tuesday, May 9
- Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 13
- Cost: $15.00
This class was rescheduled due to severe winter weather on its original date in February.
Updated 3/30/2023
- Instructor: Jill Martin-Golden
- Rescheduled Date: Thursday, April 6
- Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Location: JR Finally Art Studio & Gallery (210 W Main St, Rockton)
- Cost: $30.00
This class was rescheduled due to severe winter weather on its original date in February.
Updated 3/30/2023
Canceled Classes
If a CLR class is canceled, it will appear below. Clicking the blue boxes below will expand for more details.
- Instructor: Margi Forss
- Date: Tuesdays, 3/14 & 3/21
- Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 2
- Cost: $20.00
This class has been canceled due to an illness in the instructor's family. Refunds will be mailed to those who have already registered.
Updated 1/17/2023
- Instructor: Jerry Lucas
- Date: Wednesday, 3/15
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Cost: $15.00
This class has been canceled.
Updated 3/16/2023
- Instructor: Becky Laible
- Date: Wednesday, 4/5
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Location: RVC Bell School Road Center, Room 3
- Cost: $15.00
This class has been canceled due to an illness in the instructor's family. The class is being rescheduled to the CLR summer semester on August 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. When the summer 2023 catalog is released at the beginning of May, you can sign up again.
Updated 3/16/2023
- Instructor: Steven Katz, McHenry County College instructor
- Date: Tuesday, 4/4
- Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Cost: $15.00
Due to a conflict with the instructor's work schedule, this class has been canceled. Refunds will be mailed to those who have already registered.
Updated 3/30/2023
Class Information
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