As this is the final newsletter in 2025 regarding the curriculum, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all tutors and sub-committee members for their hard work and dedication to ensure everything runs smoothly. We’re not able to offer courses to our members without your support.
| New Courses for 2026 | Tutor |
| Card Games – Skat | Alfred Eiden |
| Chess for Fun for Advanced Beginners | Alfred Eiden |
| Chinese Mandarin Conversation – Intermediate | Brenda Wang |
| Computers – VBA Programming for Excel | Warwick Wright |
| Family History Group A | David Jensz |
| Family History Group B | David Jensz |
| History and Science – Evolution | Andrew Leopold |
| Italian – A Study of the Regions of Italy | Raffaela Dinelli |
| Italian Level 1 & 2 – Elementary Level (A1-A2) | Rocky Valente |
| Italian Level 3 – Intermediate Level (B1-B2) | Rocky Valente |
| Play Reading/Drama | Lynne Bartlett |
| Reflections on Advanced Care Planning | Frederique Bentley |
| True Happiness Towards Wisdom | Marcel Saxon |
Most new courses offered in 2025 will be continued next year. Sadly, some of our long-running courses will be discontinued because of tutors’ health or personal circumstances. I wish them all the best and a special thanks to all the retiring tutors.
Lastly, we are always looking for new courses and new tutors. If you, or someone you know, are passionate about a particular subject and would like to share with our members, please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime on email curriculum@u3am.onmicrosoft.com. You don’t need to be a teacher to take up the role.
Milly Ching
Curriculum Manager