Discovering Learning Communities

Learning Communities are school wide congregations of students and teachers in a specific major who embark on trips and engage in events related to their area of study. These opportunities are designed to broaden a student’s understanding of his/her discipline and to relate it practically to the “real world”. However, learning communities also exist to connect students with others of different years who have similar interests and to be fun. The Learning Community website explains that the purpose of this group is to “encourage each other in developing leadership skills, scholarly interests, and a sense of vocation.”

Recently, the English learning community took a trip to Stratford, Friday, October 23 to view “The importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde in the Festival Theatre. This was a very exciting trip at a low cost that saw approximately twenty English students come out. Not only was the performance well done and riveting to watch, but the conversation with students afterwards was humorous and insightful.

This is only one of many opportunities presented by the English department and the English department is only one of many majors. There are more plays to view, Canadian Council Poetry readings to attend, pizza parties to save dorm budget on, and guest lecturers to further educate you. Connect with your professor and discover what events are available for you in your major – the more people that come out, the greater the learning opportunity.

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