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Volunteer offers 10‑week 'ancient wisdom' course for North Bay Village adults
Summary
Volunteer Indira proposed a 10‑week adult course adapted from a teen curriculum, focusing on stoic principles, journaling and emotional resilience. The board expressed tentative support and asked staff to draft outreach and a timeline for the next meeting.
Indira, a volunteer presenter, proposed adapting a previously teen‑oriented stoic curriculum into a 10‑week program for adults, delivering sessions twice a month and asking the village to manage outreach. "I would propose that it's a 10 week course twice a month, for 1 hour," Indira told the board, adding that the sessions would include journaling, values work and exercises on "turning obstacles into opportunities."
Board members praised the plan as timely and manageable. Jose said the new title and adult focus would broaden appeal and offered staff help with promotion. Lydia asked staff to draft a timeline and circulate a short plan before the next meeting so the board could decide whether to pilot the program. Indira said she would volunteer to facilitate the course at no cost but requested the village handle marketing and enrollment logistics.
