Personal Enrichment Program

Come and participate in the Lake Chapala Society's new Personal Enrichment Program (PEP) 2019 series. This is one response to our members call for more programs, both entertaining and fun.

Our next series of programs features highly qualified experts such as Rachel McMillen. Each program will present topics that will elucidate an understanding of yourself and Mexico.

The courses are easy to choose from and consist of 2 - 8 class sessions. The prices are very affordable, and the class sizes are small.

Please Note:

• The fee to participate in each Personal Enrichment Program is payable in cash at the LCS office,or on-line via credit card, or PayPal. On-line payments are subject to a 7% surcharge to coverprocessing and foreign exchangefees.
• All Personal Enrichment Program courses are limited to Lake Chapala Society Members only. If you are not an LCS Member,you will be assessed a one Month Membership fee ($250 MXN), in addition to the course enrollment fee.
• Your LCS Membership must be active on the date of the course presentation. If your membership will expire before the selected course date,it must be renewed to attend the course.
• The LCS Office should be notified at least 5 days before the course begins if a cancellation is needed. There is no refund.
• A waiting list will be created for each course where member interest exceeds the maximum enrollment.

Need a driver's license?

Course Fee: $800 MXN (Includes course and trip)
Min/Max Students required: 15/17
Course Dates:
Monday and Tuesday, November 11 - 12, 2019
Monday and Tuesday, December 2 - 3, 2019
Course Time:
Monday 10:00 - 11:30 AM,
Tuesday 7:00 Am - Noon
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: We continue to expand the services we have for the community, so, now we set out to launchthe course for the driving test and a trip to the SeMov in Guadalajara to process or renew the driver's license. It is importantthat you register before at least 7 days prior to the Monday class because we have to schedule the appointment of your procedure online with sufficient anticipation.Once you are enrolled, you will be sent an email with all of the instructions for this. The driving test can be taken in Englishin Guadalajara (only for new licenses).

Enrollment ends: 7 days prior to Monday Class.

Seminar Instructors

Alfredo Pérez Aldana

Contact: directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com

Lake Chapala Society Director of Education

Beginners Gardening at Lakeside

Course Fee:$500 MXN
Min/Max Students: 11/20
Course Dates: Tuesdays November 05, 12, 19 & 26, 2019
Course Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: What is special about gardening lakeside? Monthly garden calendar: What blooms when? Effective communication with your gardener: Mexican POV vs Ex-Pat POV. Garden Spanish: beginning vocabulary and phrases. Full sun gardens, shade gardens, formal vs casual gardens, organic gardens. Starting plants from seeds, garden pest and disease management, draught tolerant gardens. Pruning and weeding. Composting, mulching, guided tour of the LCS garden.

Enrollment ends: October 31, 2019.

Francisco Nava

Contact: fcorrc@gmail.com
Cell: 333.599.2260

Work ExperienceSigned on to work with Living Homes, a forerunner of the reestablished pre-fabrication home construction movement. Francisco monitored and researched new "green" materials, bringing them to the attention of the Living Homes' architects & designers. He was asked by the Dean of the School of Architectural Design to author and teach the first sustainable design course at Santa Monica College.

He created La recicladora de la Ribera de Chapala (RRC), a plastics recycling center in Riberas del Pilar. Francisco and his associates started the Chapala Public School District's - Ramon Corona Elementary School, Children's Organic Garden Project in the Tepehua area of Chapala.

Introduction to Creative Writing.

Course Fee: $500 MXN
Min/Max Students required: 11/20
Course Dates: Wednesdays, November 06, 13, 20, 27, 2019
Course Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: Creative writing is considered an art, a door to express thoughts and emotions with imagination. We'll learn how to use language and 'voice',character development, dialogue, narration, backstory, theme, point-of-view, plotting, how to create the story arc, and, of course,editing and critiquing.

Enrollment ends: November 1, 2019

Rachel McMillen, BA (Hons).


English Language & Literature (University of Melbourne)
Dip. Ed. (Melbourne)
Adult Education (Vancouver College)

Rachel McMillen is the author of four books, with a fifth scheduled for release in 2018. Two of the books were nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award.She has also written articles for various publications including Pacific Yachting and Seasons Magazine.