Weekly Lessons & Information Packets include descriptions and logistics about the upcoming Tours and Topics that are emailed and posted on this website at the beginning of each week.
Click on the titles below in blue font to view, download, and/or print the Weekly Lessons & Information Packets of past or upcoming tours.
Retirement Living: Rediscovering San Diego & Beyond
Donna Eckstein, PhD
9:30 AM to 11:00 (Zoom Meetings)
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Onsite Tours)
Salk Institute
January 23 (Tu) - 9:30-11:00 am (Zoom)
End of Semester
Review & Celebration
January 25 (Th) -9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
Filipino Culture, Cuisine, & South Bay Exhibit
January 16 (Tu) - 9:30-11:00 am (Zoom)
Riverside Historical Society
January 18 (Th) -9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
National Museum of African American History & Culture
January 16 (Tu) - 9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
The Smithsonian Institute
January 18 (Th) - 9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
Emeritus Program:
2024 Spring Registration & Enrollment
January 2 (Tuesday)
9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
SDCCE Campuses,
Emails, & Communication
January 4 (Thursday)
9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
Click Signing-up for Donna's Classes
(Returning Students)
Click SDCCE Registration Application Overview
(New Students)
Click SDCCE Registration Paper Application Form (New Students)
Best San Diego Holiday Lights
Dec. 12 (Tu); 9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
San Diego Botanic Garden LightScape
Go at night and enjoy it on your own!
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December Holiday Events in San Diego - Part 1
Recommended by Donna’s RSD Class
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December Holiday Events in San Diego - Part 2
Dec. 14 (Th); 9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
Note:
Winter Break
(Click to view Academic Calendar)
Dec. 15 (Fri), 2023 – Jan. 1 (Mon), 2024
Classes Return on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024
Click: Donna's 2024 Spring Class Descriptions
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Balboa Park in December:
Photo Walk & Holiday Photo Tips
With Mike McMahon
Dec. 5 (Tu): 10 to Noon (Onsite*)
Meet at The Old Globe
Holiday Photo Tips, Slideshows,
& Video Storytelling (REVISED)
With Mike McMahon
Dec. 7 (Th): 9:30-11:00 via Zoom
Click: 2024 Spring Class Enrollment
Visiting The Stuart Collection at UCSD;
What is the Stuart Collection?
Nov. 28 (Tu), 2023 - 9:30-11:00 AM
UCSD Murals at the Raza Resource Centro;
Chicano Art Movement;
Holiday Fun Guide (SD Museum Council);
Balboa Park December Nights (Dec. 1-2)
Nov. 30 (Th), 2023 - 9:30-11:00 AM
Also...
Enjoy UCSD Guided Tours on your own!
UCSD Guided Tours @ 11:30 AM & 2:30 PM
Internet Browsing Tips
by Mike McMahon
Nov. 14 (Tu), 2023 - 9:30-11:00 AM
Walking Tours of San Diego
View the PowerPoint.
Enjoy the video (1:35) at the end of the PowerPoint.
Nov. 16 (Th), 2023 - 9:30-11:00 AM
Buddhist Temples Around the World
Nov. 7 (Tu), 2023
9:30-11:00 AM (Zoom)
Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple
(Buddhist Temples in City Heights)
Tour & Presentation
Master Panya Seng & Donna Vongsa
Nov. 9 (Th), 2023 - 10:00 AM to 12 Noon (Onsite)
3864 52nd St; SD, CA 92105
Phone: 619-280-7633
View Map
Chicano Legacy & Identity:
Art, Murals, Music, Customized Cars, Chicano Movement,
& Sherman Heights Community Center
Monday: Oct. 30, 2023 (2:00 PM) - Onsite
Sherman Heights Community Center (Altars)
RSD-Tuesdays: Oct. 24 & 30, 2023; 9:30-11:00 AM (via Zoom)
RSD-Thursday: Nov. 2, 2023; 9:30-11:00 AM (via Zoom)
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Password & Safe Computing
Presentation by Mike McMahon
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
9:30 - 11:00 AM (via Zoom)
San Diego Watercolor Society
43rd International Exhibition
Liberty Station - View Map & Directions
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
10:00-12 Noon (via Onsite Docent-Led Tour)
Creative Expression Approaches (by RSD Classmates)
& The Science of Creativity
Thursday, October 19, 2023
9:30-11:00 AM (via Zoom)
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
October 10 (Tu), 2023
9:30-11:00 A.M. (Zoom)
Living Harmoniously: Creating Peace & Harmony
Presentation by Ashley Davis, Co-Director
Center for Harmonious Living
October 12 (Th), 2023
9:30-11:00 A.M. (Zoom)
Exploring La Jolla's History and Downtown
Historical & Tour Overview
October 3 (Tu), 2023
9:30-11:00 A.M. (Zoom)
Walking Guided Tour of La Jolla
Carol Olten, Historian
La Jolla Historical Society
October 5 (Th), 2023
10:00 AM to 12 Noon (Onsite)
Hispanic Heritage Month;
My Hispanic Identity (PowerPoint) &
Professional Strengths (ChatGPT Narrative)
By RSD’s Jim Hurtado
&
The Mingei Experience
(Preview to Thursday’s Onsite Tour)
September 26 (Tu), 2023
9:30-11:00 AM (Zoom)
X X X
The Mingei International Museum
Onsite Docent-Led Onsite Tour
September 28 (Th), 2023
10:00 AM to 12 Noon
Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT - Pt. 2
By Mike McMahon (Zoom)
September 19, 2023
Exploring Mexican Independence Day
With Alina Rosas, Logan Heights Library Docent
September 21, 2023 (Th)
'Onsite & On Zoom' – 10:00 AM to 12 Noon
How One Women Shaped La Jolla:
The Legacy of Ellen Browning Scripps
September 12.2023
Travels to Portugal
Photos of Portugal & Photographic Tips
By Mike McMahon
September 14, 2023 (Thursday)
Registration, Course Overview,
Zoom Essentials, Interest Survey, Calendar Preview,
& The History of Labor Day
(Tuesday's Lesson Plan using ChatGPT)
History of Labor Day
Celebrating Workers & Their Contributions
(Thursday's PowerPoint Using ChatGPT)
Sept. 5 (Tu)& Sept. 7 (Th), 2023
Join via Zoom (9:30-11:00 AM)
(Link sent via email)
U.S.S. Midway Naval Air Carriers,
Island Superstructure, & Upper Deck
- Highlights of our Summer RSD Classes -
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
9:30 – 11:00 AM (Zoom)
U.S.S. Midway Tour
- Part 2: Upper Deck -
By Terry Kaltenbach, Retired Naval Captain
Thursday, August 24, 2023
10:00-Noon (Onsite)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Presentation by Mike McMahon
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
9:30 AM to 11:00 (Zoom)
Travels to Spain
Presentation by Mike McMahon
Thursday, August 17, 2023
9:30 AM to 11:00 (Zoom)
Read: Best of Spain in 14 Days Tour (Rick Steves Europe)
A Taste of Nigeria (Part 1)
Nigeria’s Country, Climate, & Culture
Presentation by Wakeel Abiola
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
9:30 to 11:00 AM (Zoom)
A Taste of Nigeria (Part 2)
Nigeria’s Cuisine & Food
Presentation by Enoch Kasunmu
Co-Owner Abule Afro Market & Eatery
Thursday, August 10, 2023
10:00 AM-Noon – ('Hyflex' via Zoom)
Abule Afro Market and Eatery
(Combined Onsite & Zoom Visit TBC on Tuesday)
3727 University Avenue; San Diego, CA 92105
619-255-6926
First Class Train Across Canada
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
9:30-11:00 AM
Pacific Surfliner Train Trips to
Enjoy the CA Coast
Presentation by Tom Hay Bauer
Thursday, August 3, 2023
9:30-11:00 AM
Railroads: Then, Now, and Yet to Come
Review of Presentation by Tom Hay Bauer
Click 2021 Spring > Tours & Topics
View: RSD Photos Related to Tom’s 2021 Presentation
San Elijo Lagoon
Ecological Reserve & Nature Center
July 25, 2023 (Tu) - 9:30-11:00 (Zoom)
July 27, 2023 (Th) – 10:00-Noon (Onsite)
2710 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
Directions: Click Google Map
Photo-Walk in Balboa Park & Photography Tips
Photo-Walk with Mike McMahon (Onsite)
July 18, 2023 (Tu); 10:00- Noon
Photo-Walk Photos & Tips (On Zoom)
Presentation by Mike McMahon
July 20, 2023 (Th); 9:30-11:00 AM
Registration, Course Overview, & Zoom Essentials;
Interest Survey, & Summer Calendar
View Sinatra in Palm Springs.
Click on these links to enjoy some favorite
songs, songs with lyrics, & movies w/ Frank Sinatra.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 (CRN 31430)
Thursday - July 13, 2023 (CRN 31431)
Note: Enrollment in both Tu & Th classes gives you more choices.
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
(My Zoom link is in your email.)