Welcome!
Building a Community of Lifelong Learners
Connect. Engage. Belong
Chesapeake Forum is a Program of the YMCA of the Chesapeake
CHECK OUT OUR WINTER COURSES! (BUT BE NICE, WE ARE STILL UPDATING...)
- with Pete Lesher |
- Lynn Mielke|
- Tuesdays | February 17, March 3
- In-Person
- with Reenie Rice |
- Tue | Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17
- In-Person
- with Wesley Hagood |
- Wed | Feb 4, 11, 18 |
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Matthew Peters |
- Wednesday | February 25
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Clinton W. Pettus, Ph.D. |
- Wednesdays | March 4, 11, 18
- In-Person
- with Kathy Marconi |
- Jerry Marconi|
- Thu | Jan 29 |
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Chef Dawn McLoughlin |
- Bobbi Parlett|
- Sat | Jan 31|
- In-Person
- with Chef David Murray |
- Tuesday | February 24
- In-Person
- with Paul Callahan |
- Thu | Feb 12 |
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Shania Gregory |
- Wendy Palmer|
- Wednesday | March 4
- In-Person
- with Kathleen Dormody |
- Thursday | March 19
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Mary B. Carpenter |
- Thu | Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5 |
- Zoom
- with Wayne Bell, Ph.D. |
- Wed | 2:30-4 | Jan 21, 28 , Feb 4, 11, 18 | HY | and | Fri | Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20 | FT
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom), Field Trip
- with Arenal Haut |
- Wednesday | February 25
- In-Person
- with Oksana Bocharova |
- Thu | Feb 5 |
- In-Person
- with Rich Harrison |
- Bob DeGour|
- Tuesdays | Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 |
- In-Person
- with Courtney Leigh |
- Tuesdays | March 3, 10, 17
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Justin Acome |
- Tuesdays | March 3, 10, 17
- Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)
- with Suzanne Sanders |
- Saturday | March 28
- Field Trip
- with Clare Meade |
- Wednesday | March 25
- In-Person
- with Lynn and friends |
- Last Monday of each Month: Sept 29, Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 29
- In-Person
Discover Chesapeake Forum
Explore a world of knowledge and connect with fellow learners at Chesapeake Forum, an Academy for Lifelong Learning. We are a cooperative of adult lifelong learners on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, with courses planned and led by dedicated volunteer faculty. We welcome everyone who wishes to learn, listen and discuss a myriad of diverse topics with an open mind and a respectful curiosity for the views of others. Join us to expand your horizons and ignite your passion for lifelong learning.
Our Vision
To make lifelong learning an integral part of Maryland's Eastern Shore culture.
Our Mission
Chesapeake Forum, an Academy for Lifelong Learning, provides affordable courses and discussions on a wide variety of topics for people of all ages and backgrounds where ideas are shared with civility and mutual respect.
Our Curriculum
With a continuously changing curriculum, Chesapeake Forum offers sessions on current events, science, literature, history, art, music, and writing along with outdoor courses on birding, ecology, and much more. There are also field trips to interesting locations!
A NOTE FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DESK:
New to Chesapeake Forum?
Many of our courses are HYBRID, meaning that you have the convenience of choosing to participate IN PERSON (always the best solution!) at the Easton Family YMCA, by Zoom, or by waiting for the YouTube recording that generally comes out within 48 hrs of each recorded session.
When you register for a Chesapeake Forum course, you will immediately get a receipt. (You are automatically added to the course attendence roster provided to the course leader, so no worry about tickets.) We send you a reminder two days before the start of your course, and the morning of each course session. When applicable, the reminders will have the Zoom link included as well as links to course handouts.
Our Course Library has recordings of Chesapeake Forum courses available FREE OF CHARGE to anyone wishing to learn
Click below to go to the COURSE LIBRARY and explore! When you find a course you might like to see, simply click, go to the course page, and access the Youtube recording(s) and any handouts that are available, listed directly at the bottom of the course page. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED!
Help Support Our Mission and Vision
Your contribution allows Chesapeake Forum to continue connecting Eastern Shore community members by offering affordable courses, discussions, presentations, field trips, and events that encompass diverse topics.
Chesapeake Forum is a part of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, a public 501(c)(3) charity. Contributions to Chesapeake Forum support the lifelong learning program and are fully tax-deductible as allowable by law.
Donate online below, or mail a check to Chesapeake Forum, 202 Peach Blossom Rd, Easton, MD 21601
Become a Course Leader!
Chesapeake Forum welcomes anyone willing to share their knowledge, experience, or passion. If you are interested in leading a Chesapeake Forum course, please complete the online course proposal form via the link provided below.