September tends to be the start of the academic year. Schools, colleges, and universities often begin their year here. If you are about to undertake a new course of study, or are working your way towards a diploma or degree, then each September is likely to be a month of beginnings. You see the curriculum laid out before, the new schedule of learning and the dates for your examinations. This is a good time to plan this area of your life. But you don’t need to be a student to learn. We can all learn throughout our whole lives. What would you like to learn this year? Are there any courses you’d like to take? This is often the start time for extra-curricular or “adult education” classes. This is the month to think which classes you’d like to take this season and to begin acquiring new skills and new knowledge. Many more people are entering retirement in good health and have many years of growth ahead. September is a good time to consider what areas of life you’d like to develop in the year ahead, and, not just to consider them, but to actually get started!
