The Academy Village

The Academy Village - Unique community in the beautiful Rincon Valley SE of Tucson.
- Founded by UA President Emeritus
- Home of the Arizona Senior Academy

The Academy Village is a vibrant and friendly retirement community ideal for active, independent adults who have no intention of retiring from life. It is located in the foothills of the beautiful Rincon Mountains, just east of Tucson Arizona and next door to one of the nation’s great national parks. Cultural events, fitness classes, lectures, and a wide variety of interest groups provide resident

s with limitless possibilities for personal growth, well-being, and creativity. The village is uniquely designed to facilitate pursuing the next stages of life after 50 among friends in a physically and intellectually stimulating environment. Residents are typically engineers, physicians, nurses, teachers, attorneys, homemakers, business owners, professors, retired government including military, psychologists, astronomers, writers and more. The Village contains only about 230 homes and a small, exceptionally "user-friendly" assisted living complex, making it easy for residents from 45 to 90+ to quickly become and remain a part of the community. At the heart of our Village is The Arizona Senior Academy, a non-profit corporation devoted to life-long learning, thinking, and doing in the context of local community outreach. Life in Academy Village keeps residents engaged whether they plan to continue working, volunteer in community efforts, participate in educational or leisure activities, or discover an entirely new passion. The purpose of this page is to share the activities of the Village and multi-media reflections of its dramatically beautiful environment with family, friends and potential residents. Note: Content of this Page is controlled by and may be used only with permission of the AV Media Group.

View from the Village: Sunrise this morning. Temps in the high 70s rising to a high of 106 by early afternoon.~ Image ...
08/06/2025

View from the Village: Sunrise this morning. Temps in the high 70s rising to a high of 106 by early afternoon.
~ Image thanks to AV resident Guy Knoller ~

Mellow moon soon: Villagers are marking their calendars for Saturday August 9th, night of the Sturgeon Full Moon. Named...
08/05/2025

Mellow moon soon: Villagers are marking their calendars for Saturday August 9th, night of the Sturgeon Full Moon. Named for the mighty fish once abundant in N. American lakes this time of year, Sturgeon Moon signals a shift from summer’s height to the first hints of autumn. Hereabouts other autumnal hints come a bit later. In October, Tuscon's midday temps will still be averaging well above 80.

Heavens above AV: Cloud-to-cloud lightning observed over Tucson during the recent monsoon rains. Most lightning starts...
08/04/2025

Heavens above AV: Cloud-to-cloud lightning observed over Tucson during the recent monsoon rains. Most lightning starts inside a thunderstorm and travels through its cloud. It can then strike ground or continue through open air cloud-to-cloud and eventually reach ground, or not. There are roughly 10 times as many flashes that remain in clouds as there are flashes that go directly to ground.

Campus critters: COLOSSAL cat closeup! ~ Image thanks to Villager Bev Robertson ~
08/03/2025

Campus critters: COLOSSAL cat closeup!
~ Image thanks to Villager Bev Robertson ~

AV/ASA activities: Lecture Aug 4th 3-4pm the Koffler Great Room and on Zoom “Notes from Stanford University’s Longevity ...
08/02/2025

AV/ASA activities: Lecture Aug 4th 3-4pm the Koffler Great Room and on Zoom “Notes from Stanford University’s Longevity Projects 7 Traits of Emotional Fitness.” Barbara Huff PhD from Chandler-Gilbert Community College Psych faculty will speak. Barbara is a psychological scientist interested in understanding how individuals become their best selves across their lifespans. After earning her psychology degree, she managed a research lab at ASU involved in testing the influence of the brain’s working memory on achievement of life goals. She also participated in a research project conducted by a consortium of universities aimed at discovering the link between loneliness and psychological resilience among US soldiers. As a result of her research, she can introduce us to a self-survey for gauging our current level of emotional fitness and help us discover “emotional push-ups” for building trait-specific strengths. She’ll also explain data-driven, practical steps for developing 7 essential traits of emotional strength necessary to become the best human you can be.
Zoom either by using the following URL: https://zoom.us/j/95456511620?pwd=OC9GcnJRNmJpMTdXdXFhaUpCUkx4QT09 or by opening a browser to zoom.com/join and typing in Meeting ID: 954 5651 1620 and Passcode: 85747

ASA community outreach: Blood Drive coming next week! Still seeking one more helper for Friday afternoon! Also, if you...
08/02/2025

ASA community outreach: Blood Drive coming next week! Still seeking one more helper for Friday afternoon! Also, if you want to donate "Power Red" but can’t find a Power Red time slot, let us know and sign up for a whole blood time to ensure a station is available. Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far!

Views from the Village: Monsoon sky at sunset as seen from one home's driveway near the intersection of Eliot and Galil...
08/02/2025

Views from the Village: Monsoon sky at sunset as seen from one home's driveway near the intersection of Eliot and Galileo Lanes.
~ Image thanks to AV resident Bev Robertson ~

AV fauna: Th*****me for dinner! One Village couple was gifted last evening with friendly feline company. ~ Imagery and ...
08/02/2025

AV fauna: Th*****me for dinner! One Village couple was gifted last evening with friendly feline company.
~ Imagery and ideas thanks to AV resident Bev Robertson ~

AV/ASA activities: Next week's ASA concert will be on Tuesday August 5th 11:30am-12:30pm in the Koffler Great Room (Aud...
08/01/2025

AV/ASA activities: Next week's ASA concert will be on Tuesday August 5th 11:30am-12:30pm in the Koffler Great Room (Auditorium). Award-winning country singer/guitarist Carra Stassney is "Mamma Coal," presenting a preview of her solo tribute show "Blazing Her Trail - Songs and Stories from the Leading Ladies of Country," which is planned for the Gaslight Theatre and Gaslight Music Hall in 2026.

Village views: Between Raindrops Last Night~ Image and words thanks to AV resident Peter Gibson ~
08/01/2025

Village views: Between Raindrops Last Night
~ Image and words thanks to AV resident Peter Gibson ~

AV's artificial avifauna: Our fabled flamboyance of ersatz flamingos has flown again, this time alighting at 13850 Lang...
07/31/2025

AV's artificial avifauna: Our fabled flamboyance of ersatz flamingos has flown again, this time alighting at 13850 Langtry Lane. The magic pink avian migration's rare occurrence signals great good works on the part of one or more Villagers inhabiting this address. If past patterns persist, the bodacious birds will remain in place for at least several weeks, then disappear for several months or more before materializing at another residence.

Two more BODACIOUS 'bow shots from yesterday!~ MANY thanks to Village photographers ~
07/31/2025

Two more BODACIOUS 'bow shots from yesterday!
~ MANY thanks to Village photographers ~

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13701 E. Langtry Lane
Tucson, AZ
85747

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