The New Alexandria Learning Collective is a program that offers noncredit, seminar-style courses designed for all readers who want to learn in community. Rooted in the humanities and guided by experienced instructors, these courses invite participants into slow, careful reading and sustained conversation across generations.
New Alexandria courses are intentionally small and dialogic. Rather than lectures or assessments, the emphasis is on shared inquiry, close attention to primary texts, and respectful exchange among participants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Whether you are returning to material you love or encountering it for the first time, these courses offer a space to think together—carefully, generously, and deeply.
How the Courses Work
- Four-week seminars, meeting weekly
- Noncredit, fee-based courses open to the public
- Led by qualified instructors with deep subject expertise
- Structured around slow reading, discussion, and interpretive exploration
- Designed to foster intergenerational dialogue and community building
Each course is shaped to support meaningful conversation, where participants learn not only from the texts, but from one another.
Our Priorities
- Open inquiry grounded in primary texts
- Slow, attentive reading
- Respectful and thoughtful dialogue
- Community building
Launching Winter–Spring Semester
The New Alexandria Learning Collective will launch its first session in the Winter–Spring semester with two inaugural courses, both taught by Bruce King:
- The Odyssey – Saturdays 1:00-4:00 pm, April (4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25)
- Greek Mythology – Thursdays 6:30-9:30 pm, April (4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23)
These courses will introduce participants to foundational stories of the ancient world while modeling the kind of close reading and shared reflection that define New Alexandria Foundation courses.
We look forward to welcoming you into a learning community shaped by curiosity, care, and conversation!
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