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 residents 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.

AV trees: Complex stand of Village vegetation backlighted by a pinkish gray swatch of morning sky.~Image by AV resident...
01/20/2026

AV trees: Complex stand of Village vegetation backlighted by a pinkish gray swatch of morning sky.
~Image by AV resident Guy Knoller ~

Villagers volunteer: On Saturday our Landscape and OST teams moved a large saguaro growing in front of the community mon...
01/19/2026

Villagers volunteer: On Saturday our Landscape and OST teams moved a large saguaro growing in front of the community monument sign which stands at the entrance to Rainwater Lane. They then replanted it near our racquets court.
~ Info and image thanks to AV resident Lisa Lohnes ~

AV avians: Lone Mourning Dove perched on a Village home's pony wall. Vivaldi Court townhouses at the horizon. These b...
01/19/2026

AV avians: Lone Mourning Dove perched on a Village home's pony wall. Vivaldi Court townhouses at the horizon. These birds mate and nest for a very long season, typically starting late next month and ending in October.

Views from the Village: Sunrise on Monday the 19th. Patchy thin cloud cover expected to persist. Daybreak temps in th...
01/19/2026

Views from the Village: Sunrise on Monday the 19th. Patchy thin cloud cover expected to persist. Daybreak temps in the mid-40s will climb into the low 70s early afternoon.
~ Image at left by AV resident Guy Knoller ~

On Saturday, AZ Senior Academy hosted the Philippine Mabuhay Cultural Foundation of Tucson and the Arizona Folklorico Da...
01/18/2026

On Saturday, AZ Senior Academy hosted the Philippine Mabuhay Cultural Foundation of Tucson and the Arizona Folklorico Dance Company to perform traditional Filipino and Mexican folk dances. Costumes were truly magnificent!
~ Imagery thanks to new ASA Pres. Ann Ratcliff ~

AV byways: Some say that Whimsy Way, the treelined footpath which runs between our two assisted living Villas, has a su...
01/18/2026

AV byways: Some say that Whimsy Way, the treelined footpath which runs between our two assisted living Villas, has a sublimely spiritual quality about it.

AV/ASA activities: On Saturday, January 17th, the Senior Academy is pleased to present an Afternoon of International Da...
01/17/2026

AV/ASA activities: On Saturday, January 17th, the Senior Academy is pleased to present an Afternoon of International Dance. The Philippine Mabuhay Cultural Foundation of Tucson will perform traditional Filipino dance at 1pm followed by Mexican folk dance works by the Arizona Folklorico Dance Company.
Please join us in the Great Room to welcome these vibrant dance troupes while enhancing our knowledge of other cultures.

AV events: Travel talks. Thursday, January 22nd 4pm in ASA's Great Room Villager Bob Foucault, videographer and photo...
01/16/2026

AV events: Travel talks. Thursday, January 22nd 4pm in ASA's Great Room Villager Bob Foucault, videographer and photographer, will present “Colombia and Ecuador - The Atlantic Coast and Andes Highlands (with a few adventures in between)”

AV's ersatz avians: Most Villagers are familiar with our community's flamboyance of plastic pink flamingos. Well, anothe...
01/15/2026

AV's ersatz avians: Most Villagers are familiar with our community's flamboyance of plastic pink flamingos. Well, another fanciful bird has appeared on campus recently. Pictured is a magnificent Blue-footed B***y now residing in the lobby of the ASA Building! Drop by and take a look at this and other excellent art on or near the walls.
PS: And REAL Bo***es are not so far away. They are prominent Gulf of Californina inhabitants, only about 200 miles SW of Tucson (as the B***y flies).

AV flora: Western tansy mustard is a small plant with finely divided leaves and yellow flowers no more than 1/8" wide. I...
01/15/2026

AV flora: Western tansy mustard is a small plant with finely divided leaves and yellow flowers no more than 1/8" wide. It's not abundant on our campus, but it must have been common in the past since both Tohono Oʼodham (Papago) and Akimel Oʼodham (Pima) peoples used it as food, medicine and drink. Our native wildlife is attracted to this plant. Insects collect nectar and pollen from the flowers. Caterpillers feed on the leaves. Quail, small rodents, perhaps even mule deer eat the seed pods.
~ Info and imagery thanks to Villager Mary Keesey ~

Our peerless assisted living villas in Winter! Cozy by the fire!
01/12/2026

Our peerless assisted living villas in Winter! Cozy by the fire!

ASA leadership: New Year's refresh. Exciting team has taken the reins for 2026 and going forward! New Board Presiden...
01/11/2026

ASA leadership: New Year's refresh. Exciting team has taken the reins for 2026 and going forward! New Board President and new Operations Manager. Image: Ops ramrod Holly at her desk in the ASA Building. She's a native Tucsonan.

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13701 E. Langtry Lane
Tucson, AZ
85747

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