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.
Rediscovering San Diego & Beyond
Donna Eckstein, PhD
9:30 AM to 12:00 (Zoom Meetings)
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Onsite Tours)
2025 Summer Session
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD)
Presentation with MCRD Docent Cliff Skinner (Pt.2)
&
Class Enrollment Instructions
Video By Mike McMahon
&
Lake Murray: Historical Overview & Things to Do
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2025
9:30-12:00 (Zoom)
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Lake Murray: Rock Painting with Marci Kleiner
5540 Kiowa Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2025
10:00-12:30 (Zoom)
Bring a sack lunch & possible treat to share. Optional!
YouTube Tips & Tricks
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Guest Presenter: Mike McMahon
("Mike the Tech Guy")
9:30-12:00 (Zoom)
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
"Safe Driving (Longer!) for Older Adults"
Thursday, July 31, 2025
10:00-12:30 (Onsite)*
Guest Presenter: Kimberly Gonzalez
Public Information Officer
CHP San Diego, 5902 Kearny Villa Road
San Diego, CA 92123 - Office:(858)293-6000
*Onsite Location of Class:
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE)
West City Campus, 3249 Fordham Street, SD 92110
Classroom #203 (Free Onsite Parking)
Phone: 619-388-1873
View: Description; Click: Directions;
View: Map; View: Parking Lot
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD)
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
10:00-12:30 (Onsite)
Click MCRD-SD Directions
Exit at I-5 and Washington Street.
Scroll down to read entrance requirements at Gate 5
@ 2200 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92140.
"Afrocentric Perspectives:
Lectures on Location in Georgia, USA."
Guest Presentation by
Dr. Esther Anthony-Thomas
Thursday, July 24, 2025
10:00 AM -12:30 PM (Zoom)
View: Lecture on Location MLK Center
- Trauma and Healing (12:43)
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum:
- Overview -
June 15, 2025 (Tuesday)
9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Zoom)
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
Onsite Tour - Free
3190 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA; 760-727-9492 a
Click: Map & Directions (North of Palomar Airport Road)
Optional lunch options will be discussed on Tuesday.
Registration for Summer & Fall;
The Beauty & Uniqueness of Southern Oregon
..and activities over your break!
July 8, 2025 (Tuesday) - 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
&
Registration for Summer & Fall;
Thomas Johnston-O’Neil, Founder;
San Diego Participant Observer
(Guest Presenter)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
2025 Spring-Summer Semester
Flagship’s San Diego Harbor Cruise
June 5, 2025 (TH)
9:30 AM to 12:15 PM
990 N Harbor Dr.; San Diego, CA 92101
North of USS Midway Aircraft Carrier (910 N. Harbor Dr.)
& Ace Parking Lot (960 N. Harbor Drive)
Click on Google Maps.
Meet by the Ticket Booth at 9:30 AM with $20 Cash!
North & South Harbor Cruise is from 10 am – 12:15 pm
Medical Cannabis and Arthritis;
Guest Presentation by Dr. Ava
June 3, 2025 - 10:00 to 10:50 AM (Zoom)
Steven's Stories of Family Immigration &
Martin Luther King's March in Selma, Ala. (1965)
Q&A and Discussion
June 3, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:30 AM (Zoom)
End of Semester Celebration
June 5, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Onsite)
St. Luke's North Park Church
(Overview & Update on Zoom)
Rev. Colin Mathewson
Colin@ernsd.org; refugee-net.org
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
9:30-Noon (Zoom)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
3725 30th Street - Onsite
Thursday, May 29, 2025
10 AM - 12:30 PM
Optional: Donations of Food & Clothes are Accepted
Click: RSD Information Packet
Read: Shelters Halt Intake Amid Funding Dispute
View: Luciano & Jay's Driverless Waymo Experience (7:03)
SD Participant & World View Project
Tom O’Neill, PhD, Executive Director, Anthropologist,
& Founder of The Worldview Project
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
Click: The San Diego Participant Observer Newsletter
&
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand*
Tom Kirby, RSD Classmate;
& Photos by Mike McMahon
Thursday, May 22, 2025
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
Click: Tom Kirby's Photos from Fiordland National Park
Click: RSD Information Packet
Military Appreciation Month-May
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
&
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (Overview)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Zoom)
Tuesday, May 13: Military Appreciation Month-May (Zoom)
Thursday, May 15: Marine Corps Recruit Depot (Zoom).
(Note: Onsite Tour will be on Tuesday, May 27 from 10 AM - 1 PM)
Mindful Walking*
“Think Up, Lean Forward”
Staying Social & Fall Prevention
Mindful Walking Onsite Demonstration:
With Ozzie Gontang, PhD
>Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (Zoom) 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
>Thursday, May 8, 2025 (Onsite) 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Meet Ozzie by the Water Fountain in Balboa Park
at 10:00 AM on Thursday. ($5 Donation)
(Between the Natural History Museum & Space Theater)
Click How to WALK to Prevent Falls (12:32)
For those ages 65+, there is also a 1 in 4 chance of falling.
-AND-
San Diego History and the Origin of Hawaii’s Paniolos!*
The San Diego History Center
>Thursday, May 8, 2025
(Optional Donation)
*Click RSD Information Packet (Tu/Th Combined):
-Mindful Walking &
Asian & Pacific Islanders in The United States;
Del Mar Bluffs & Trains
April 29, 2025 (Zoom)
9:30 - 12:00 Noon
Stabilization along the Del Mar Bluffs
& Walking Trails. Onsite
Lunch @ Poseidon Coastal Cuisine.(Optional)
Thursday, May 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
9:30 – 12 Noon (Zoom)
&
Thursday, April 24, 2025
10-12:30 (Onsite)
California Suffrage*
Led by Melissa Jones, Associate Director
Women's Museum at SD History Center
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
Mindful Walking & Breathing*
Led by Ozzie Gontang, PhD
@ Mission Bay Onsite** ($5)
Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00 - 12:30 Noon (Zoom)
Meet at the basketball court North of the Visitor's Center.
Click here for more information on Mindful Walking & Breathing.
*Click RSD Information Packet
*Click Text Neck Syndrome
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Library Resources and Q&A
Led by Mike McMahon
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
Podcasts and Q&A
Led by Mike McMahon
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
Hinduism in India & Hindu Festivals
Led by Mukunda Carana
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
Van Hanh Temple
Vietnamese American Buddhism
Led by Thay Thien Ngo (“Tom Ty”)
Thursday, March 27, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
8617 Fanita Drive; Santee, CA 92071 (Onsite)
(619) 448-6611 - Get Directions
Women's History Month
Historical Overview
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
The Six Triple Eight
Documentary by Tyler Perry (2 hrs. 7 min)
Thursday, March 20, 2025
9:30 - 12 Noon (Zoom)
AI Update
View a critique of AI & ChatGPT. (8 min)
With Mike McMahon
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
9:30 to Noon (Zoom)
Video Streaming: Cutting the Cord;
Understanding Video Streaming Services:
A Guide for Seniors
With Mike McMahon
Thursday, March 13, 2025
9:30 to Noon (Zoom)
Ramadan 2025 & The Human Relief Foundation
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Early History of University Heights,
Kristin Harms,University Heights Historical Society (UHHS)
Thursday, March 6, 2025
9:30 AM-12:00 PM on Zoom
Contact kristin@uhhs-uhcdc.org; 619) 297-3166
For more information:
Click UHHS Celebrates 125 Years of SDSU in University Heights
Click Working for over 20 years to preserve the history of University Heights
San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park *
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
9:30-12:00 (Zoom)
Blue Gold Exhibit, Mingei Museum,
Balboa Park (Shared Stories)
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
9:30-12:00 (Zoom)
*Self-Guided Tour:
Seniors 65+ Free Admission Days
All February Long - Seniors Free
(With valid photo ID)
Parking is $20 per vehicle.
Emergency "Go Bags" for Your Pets;
Pet Adoption & Temporary Housing for
Rescued Pets from LA Fires
Click: RSD-Tu Information Packet
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
9:30 AM-12:00 PM on Zoom
Caring for Senior Pets & Pets in Emergencies;
Click Lionel’s Legacy-Senior Dog Rescue;
Dirty Dogs-Pet Care in San Diego;
& Del Mar Dog Rescue
Click: RSD-Th Information Packet
Thursday, February 20, 2025
9:30 AM-12:00 PM on Zoom
San Diego Natural History Museum
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 Onsite
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park - San Diego, CA 92101
(10 AM–12:30 PM)
Click: A Complete Guide to Balboa Park’s 18 Museums
(50% off admission during February Museum Month)
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Valentine’s Day: Past & Present
Trivia with Luciano
-And-
Emergency Preparedness Kits &
Emergency Preparedness Guide
Review and Q&A with Mike McMahon
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 (Zoom)
9:30 AM - Noon
Registration & Class Enrollment,
SDCCE & Course Overview,
Zoom Essentials, & Calendar
Thursday, January 30, 2025 (Part 1 on Zoom)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (on Zoom)
Thursday, February 4, 2025 (Part 2 on Zoom)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
The Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego
February 6, 2025
9:30 AM -12:00 PM (Zoom)