The Elliot Lake Institute for Learning is a subsidiary of Elliot Lake
Lifelong Learning, a non-profit corporation, facilitating the
development of learning initiatives in Elliot Lake.

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The founders of the Elliot Lake Institute for Learning in Retirement recognized that the desire to learn to discover and then to pass on knowledge, is a defining human characteristic.  As retirees, they sought to meet their need for lifelong learning in a senior centred environment.

That Spirit of the Institute is embodied in a "minimax" organization: minimum structure and formality combined with maximum flexibility and participation.  A fully voluntary organization, our Institute pays its own way through its membership and program fee structure.  None of our people are paid and our Coordinators and Directors give of their time freely.  They endeavour to present learning opportunities to participants and help them through the process, but at the same time letting them set their own pace and targets.  Peer support and exchange of ideas and opinions enliven the classroom activities.

In that spirit, we are an Institute of Learning: an institute dedicated to the acquisition of new information, knowledge and ideas that can change the way one understands, acts or views the world, while at the same time, valuing and preserving the lessons of the past.

The Institute is a member of CATALIST, a Canada-wide conference of similar learning institutions with whom we share our individual successes, problems and solutions.

You are invited to be a part of our organization that has gained recognition and respect across the country.  You probably have your own gifts to share.  We hope that you will.

A Final Word. 
The ILR depends entirely on volunteers to direct our
operations and coordinate our programs.  We need your ideas and your help to develop new programs of interest to our members. If you have an interest in any subject that might be of interest to our members, contact anyone on the Board of Directors and we will try and arrange a program for next semester.