COURSE ARCHIVE
2024 COURSES AND EVENTS
September
- The Overture
- Chiang Mai Photographers – Detailed and Pattern Images
- Sing-along with Teh
- Ayurveda – The Science of Life
- Salak Yom Festival in Lamphun
August
- Chiang Mai Photographers Favorite Pictures
- Cybersecurity Workshop on Zoom
- The Bangkok – Chiang Mai Railway
- Railway Excursion to Khun Tan and Lampang
- Stretch for Balance-Gentle Exercises for Better Mobility
JULY
- Sing-along with Teh
- Who Are We? Tai Communities
- Excursion to Tai Khuen, Tai Yong, and Tai Lue Communities
- Chiang Mai Photographers July Meeting – Culture and Cultural Icons
- Let’s Talk: Bridging the Language Gap with Thai English Speakers, Presented by Aj. Steven Epstein
- Modern Thai Politics
- Hemp and Medicinal Plants of Thailand
- Textiles and Lanna Dance
JUNE
- Chiang Mai in Paper and Paint, an Art Exhibit
- The Social Life of Teak, Presented by Authors Tim Webster and Virginia Henderson
- Chiang Mai Photographers June Meeting – Night and Low Light Photography
- Shan Histories and Border-Crossing Cultures in Northern Thailand, Presented by Dr. Jane M. Ferguson
- Thai Military History – A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand, Presented by Dr. Paul Chambers
- Swees – Plant-Based Cheese Factory Tour and Tasting, Presented by Swees Plant Based Foods Co.
- Yoga – Mindfulness Movements, Breathing, and Relaxation with Kru Taew
MAY
- Visakha Bucha Day, the Most Sacred Thai Buddhist Holiday
- From Bean to Bar – An Excursion to Siamaya Chocolate Factory
- Revitalization of Lanna Dance
- Chiang Mai Photographers – Images with Water
APRIL
MARCH
FEBRUARY
- Prepare for End of Life in Thailand – week 4 – When the Time Comes
- Excursions to Senior Care Facilities in Chiang Mai – Part Two
- Excursions to Senior Care Facilities in Chiang Mai – Part One
- Lifelong Learning Payap Open House
- Prepare for the End of Life in Thailand – week 3 – Healthcare Issues
- What I’ve Learned as a Female Diplomat in Asia
- Prepare for End of Life in Thailand – week 2 – Wills and Trusts
- Chiang Mai Creative Writing Group – Thursdays
- Sketching Chiang Mai with Amy Dapice – five week series
- Chiang Mai Photographers – Images with Motion
- Prepare for End of Life in Thailand – week 1 – What Do You Need?
- Qigong for Balance & Self-Empowerment – five week series
JANUARY
- Chinese New Year – What Is It and How Is It Celebrated?
- From Crop to Cup – An Excursion to Lanna Coffee
- Nature Walk – Learn About the Trees and Plants at CMU and the Ang Kaew Reservoir
- Qigong for Balance & Self-Empowerment – five week series
- “Variations on Rice Fields” – Photo-Art Works by Artist Annelie Hendriks
- Rice Outside the Paddy: Maurice Rocco’s Expatriate Life and Death in Thailand
- Chiang Mai Photographers – Festivals and Holiday Photos
2023 Courses and Events
DECEMBER
- Chiang Mai Photographers – Pictures of People
- Heritage Walk – Return to McKean Senior Center with Graham Jefcoate
- The Art and Science of äsis Breathing
NOVEMBER
- Hike at Mae Soi Watershed and Tam Tu Pu Temple
- Yee Peng: Lanna Lanteern Festival
- Are Those Mountains Around Chiang Mai Part of the Himalaya
- World War Two History Excursion to Chiang Mai and Lamphun
- Kawila Memorial Museum Visit
- Living Buddhism in Thailand with Dr. Brooke Schedneck
- Chiang Mai Photographers
- View the Stars with Experts from NARIT Astronomy Park
OCTOBER
- Exploring Watercolor with Amy Dapice – week 5
- Living in the Sweet Spot
- Thailand: The War Years
- Exploring Watercolor with Amy Dapice – week 4
- Exploring Watercolor with Amy Dapice – week 3
- The Highland People Discovery Museum
- Exploring Watercolor With Amy Dapice – week 2
SEPTEMBER
- One Day Excursion to Lamphun and Salak Yom Festival
- Exploring Watercolor with Amy Dapice – week 1
- Collected Chin Textiles from Three Countries
- Being Prepared: End of Life Legal Preparations for Foreigners Living in Thailand
- Lanna Folklife Museum with Rebecca Weldon
- Exploring the Architectural Heritage of Prince Royal’s College
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 6
- Thailand’s 2023 Perfect Storm: Political Instability and an Uncertain Future
- Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation
- Chiang Mai Photographers
- The Joy of Drawing – week 5
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 5
AUGUST
- The Joy of Drawing – week 4
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 4
- Chiang Rai – A Crossroads of Culture, History and Art
- The Joy of Drawing – week 3
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 3
- The Joy of Drawing – week 2
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 2
- Chiang Mai House of Photography with Rebecca Weldon
- Chiang Mai Photography Interest Group
- The Joy of Drawing – week 1
- Behind the Thai Smile – week 1
- A Day in the Countryside – A Visit to Chiangmai Celadon
JULY
- Excursion: Mae Soi Watershed and Tam Tu Pu Temple
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 6
- History and Culture of Chiang Rai
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 5
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 4
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 3
- Heritage Walk to the Foreign Cemetery and Gymkhana Club with Graham Jefcoate
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 6
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 2
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 1
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 5
- LLL Tech Support: Mobile Banking App 101
JUNE
- Introduction to Buddhism
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 4
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 3
- Visit an Historic House
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 2
- Nan-Phrae Excursion
- Enhancing Observational Skills – week 1
- Eating Right for Healthy Aging
MAY
MARCH
FEBRUARY
- Meet the Makers: Full Day Excursion to a Karen Weaving Village
- Exploring Watercolor – week 5
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 6
- Qigong for Organ System Balance – week 6
- Expressing “Thainess” at 7-Eleven
- Exploring Watercolor – week 4
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 5
- Qigong for Organ System Balance – week 5
- Enchanted Land Book Presentation
- Exploring Watercolor – week 3
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 4
- Qigong for Organ System Balance – week 4
- Exploring Watercolor – week 2
JANUARY
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 3
- Qigong for Organ System Balance – week 3
- Hike: Trees and Plants at Ang Kaew
- Capture, Post and Present
- Exploring Watercolor – week 1
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 2
- Qigong for Organ System Balance – week 2
- Icebound
- Travel Photography with PhotoMann
- Organ System Balance as We Age: A Holistic Approach – week 1
- Qigong for Organ System Balance
- Chinese New Year- What Is It and How Is It Celebrated?
2022 Courses and Events
NOVEMBER
- Holistic Self-Care – week 6
- Qigong for Balancing Body – week 6
- Theater Arts With Stephan Turner – week 4
- Excursion to the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum
- Holistic Self-Care : Water is Life – week 5
- Qigong for Balancing Body – week 5
- Theater Arts With Stephan Turner – week 3
- Excursion: View the Stars .. With experts from NARIT
- Drawing from Observation – week 6
- Observation of Animal Behavior and Safety Tips for Interacting with Wildlife
- What Are You Looking At? A Conversation About Our Relationship with Art
- Theater Arts With Stephan Turner – week 2
- Drawing from Observation – week 5
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 9
- Theater Arts With Stephan Turner – week 1
- Drawing from Observation – week 4
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 8
- Holistic Self-Care : Self-Massage for Organ System Balance – week 4
- Qigong for Balancing Body – week 4
OCTOBER
- Modern Opera – week 4
- Drawing from Observation – week 3
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 7
- Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Excursion
- Drawing from Observation – week 2
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 6
- Holistic Self-Care : Like Clockwork – week 3
- Qigong for Balancing Body – week 3
- Modern Opera – week 3
- Drawing from Observation – week 1
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 5
- Holistic Self-Care : The Holistic Palate – week 2
- Qigong for Balancing Body – week 2
- Modern Opera – week 2
- Bird Watching on Doi Inthanon
- McCcormick Hospital and the Medical Mission
- Spirits, Ghosts and Other Elements of Animism in Lanna Thai Culture
- Holistic Self-Care : Personal Constitution Diagnosis – week 1
- Qigong for Balancing Body and Mind as we Age – week 1
- Modern Opera – week 1
SEPTEMBER
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 4
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 3
- The Man from Bangkok: San Francisco’s Culture in the 1960s, by ‘Rong Wongsawan
- Chiang Mai Memories
- Tai Textiles in Southeast Asia: Economic and Cultural Ties
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 2
- Lamphun and Li Excursion
- Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage – week 1
- Fundamentals of Badminton – week 5
- Welcome to Elbonia: An Intercultural Stimulation with Steve Epstein
AUGUST
Other Courses and Events Offered Over the Years
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
- Sketching the Sacred
- Creative Writing and Poetry
- Film Appreciation
- Beginning Piano
- Writing about the Raj
- Thai Literature – Khun Chang, Khun Paen
- Thai Literature in Translation
- Sketch from Photo
- Reading Short Stories
- Sommerset Maugham Lecture
- Lao Murals in the NE Thailand
- Thai and Western Music Lecture
- Writing About Chiang Mai
- Diary Writing Across Cultures
- Decoupage
- GEMS 101
- Making of the Film: The Cave
- Sketch and Watercolor
- Lifting the Long White Cloud workshop
- Wabi Sabi Watercolor
THAI HISTORY AND CULTURE
- Our National Thai Artist Lecture Series
- Lanna Music
- Revolution of Lanna Dance
- Chiang Mai History Workshop
- Chiang Mai History Excursion
- Lampang Excursion
- National Museum Excursion
- Museums in Chiang Mai Lecture
- Dara Pirom Musem Excursion
- Chiang Mai City Excursion
- History of Yee Peng workshop
- Loy Kratong excursion
- Textile Collection Museum Excursion
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
- Introduction to the Essence of Buddhism
- Women in Buddhism
- What’s What in a Wat
- Finding Venerable Mother book discussion with Cindy Rasicot
- Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation with Phra KK
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- Birds in Thailand Lecture
- Doi Inthanon Hike
- Gardening 101
- Gardening 102
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
- Exploitation of People in the Sub Mekong
- Challenges of Peace Building in Thailand
- What’s Happening in Thailand Lecture
- Crop to Cup
- Mighty Mekong Lecture
- Building Bridges to Peace
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
- Gentle Yoga
- Meditation
- Oki Yoga
- Aging Pioneers
- COVID Talk
Lifelong Learning Payap enables personal growth and cultural understanding by offering high-quality, affordable educational opportunities that are accessible to everyone. We believe that learning in a multicultural community stimulates discussion, deepens understanding, builds friendships and enhances quality of life. Our vision is to build upon our reputation as the center of lifelong learning in northern Thailand.
For more information, contact Ajarn Num Aye, Lifelong Learning Payap Program Manager, at: lllpayap@gmail.com