Intellectual challengeThrough lives of service and a love of learning.
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Forever Learning is northern Indiana's largest education non-profit for students aged 50+. Our teachers are all volunteers and share the gift of their time and knowledge simply for the joy of life-long learning. There are no tests or grades, and no previous knowledge required, simply a passion to continue learning and growing.
Forever Learning clearly demonstrates that through service to others and the love of learning we can create a full and rich community. In 2025 we saw a record 4,346 class enrollments, in 325 different learning and travel opportunities, with a record number of free classes and scholarships offered.
Michiana's Home for Lifelong Learning
Our mission is to improve the quality and dignity of senior adult life, through continuing intellectual challenge, spiritual reflection, and social interaction. We are a welcoming community for people of any race, ethnicity, nationality, faith, disability, educational background, gender, or orientation.
We’ve been getting a lot of great attention lately—Forever Learning Institute was featured live on WNDU yesterday!
If you missed it, you can catch the full segment here:
https://www.wndu.com/2026/04/22/forever-learning-institute-south-bend-offers-lifelong-learning-opportunities-seniors/
We’re grateful for the opportunity to share our mission and the amazing community that makes it all possible!
This past weekend we were overjoyed to welcome 12 volunteer students with Notre Dame's Back the Bend initiative. Volunteering a total of 50 hours on their Saturday, they helped clean, organize, and prepare our program for more growth. Thank you to Back the Bend, and Notre Dame students that help make this community a better place!
With our spring semester in full swing its time for a helpful reminder that Forever Learning will be closed from Friday April 3rd to April 10th for Good Friday and Spring Break. See you all back starting April 13th!
Join a great community on the move. Forever Learning is home to a fun and thriving travel program helping you to see new experiences in our own back yard, and around the world. We offer a variety of local and international trips and experiences. Our travel opportunities are accessible, and designed to make the experience easy and fun from beginning to end.