Interest Group Suggestions for U3A

Compiled by Lynette Garnett

Toy Making
Wooden toys, dolls beds, peg dolls. Items that may be donated to Ronald McDonald House for instance.
Scrap Booking
Games
Mahjong, Bridge, Chess, Trivila Pursuit, Uno, Dominoes, Monopoly, Scrabble.
Music
Music appreciation, Classical, Jazz,
Instrumental Music preformance, keyboard, guitar, ukulele, harmonica.
Musical outings, orchestral, opera, showtime
Dancing
Ballet, tap, sequence, line dancing
Exercise
Walking groups, pool / water exercise, Cycling group, table tennis, petanque, indoor bowls
Writing
Poetry, creative writing, stories for grand children
Ted Talks
Over 8000 talks to choose from on every topic you can imagine
Vehicle Maintanance
AA Speaker?
AA Driving 80yr Test
NZ Police or AA
Jewellery making
Beads R Us?
Gardening Group
Gardening visits, garden centres, prize gardens
Home gardening 101
Help Group-Difficult garden maintenance help.
Golfing
For Beginners
Golf outings
maybe work with the Shirley Golf Club
Technology for Seniors
Mobile phones and Tablets
Gaming for beginners
Windows 10 for beginners
Computer Home Help
Setting up your TV and Home Theatre System
Maori Arts
Pois, songs, music and hakas
Learning Te Reo
Protocols, legends, Place names, proverbs
Crafts, carving, weaving
Marae visit
Science groups
Physics for beginners
Plant identification and classification
Astronomy for beginners
History of Science
Language Options
Asian: Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese
European: Spanish, French, German, Russian
Middle Eastern: Arabic, Persian
Sign Language
Art Appreciation
Visits to local artists; visitf by local artists.
Exhibitions and Art galleries
Digital technology
Learning to use digital technology
Help Bank
"Help" for members-computers-home help-gardening "hard to do" - Maintenance
Excursions
Willowbank, Public Hospitals, Prize Gardens, Wineries, Bromley Amimal Shelter, St George's Cancer Unit
Cafe Lunch
Finding New cafe's, cafe reviews, just having a nice social lunch.
Film Group
Film group to a theatre once a month.
Classic films on DVD in our homes.
Latest movies online in members homes.
Progressive Dinner
Life Story
Auto-Biography writing
Journal Writing
Stories for My Family
Travel Group
Weekend and Day trips
Overseas travel
Social Outings
City Events, Classical Sparks, Valentines Day, Christmases in the Park, Christmas lights
Art Beginners
Beginners lessons - many options
Sewing Embroidery
Upgrading skills - Some of our members will have those skills
Book Club
Reading and studying the same book
Reading and discussion about lots of books
Knitting
Improving skills
Kniting for pleasure and for good causes.
Fishing
???
Card Making
Craft work making cards for many purposes.
Craft Group
Origami and other folding activities
Photography
Digital photography
Photo enhancement in the computer
First Aid
Courswes with eh Red Cross or St John
Computer Help
There is a group in the Nancy Avenue shops.
Cyber safety-Computer set up
Word processing, Web pages, PowerPoint