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 (ASA)

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.

AV avians:   Quick shot acquired this a.m. of Blue Grosbeak chilling on a makeshift snack plate (secured to fence with b...
08/14/2026

AV avians: Quick shot acquired this a.m. of Blue Grosbeak chilling on a makeshift snack plate (secured to fence with bungee cord). Note his thoughtful expression.
~ Image, birdie ID, info and ideas by Villager Lisa Lohnes ~

AV skies:   Multi-layered monsoon clouds were all around the Village in every direction yesterday afternoon before the r...
08/14/2026

AV skies: Multi-layered monsoon clouds were all around the Village in every direction yesterday afternoon before the rain.
It looked like our community was being engulfed by huge heavenly marshmallows.
~ Image, info and ideas by AV resident Pattie Kuvik ~

AV weather:   From one Village home on lower Galileo Lane . . . rain gauge showed .5" from Wednesday night (reading Thur...
08/14/2026

AV weather: From one Village home on lower Galileo Lane . . . rain gauge showed .5" from Wednesday night (reading Thursday am).
~ Info thanks to AV resident Loren Dake ~

View from the Village:  Old Sol rising today through a thick bank of clouds. Temps just above 70 will rise to 90 early a...
08/14/2026

View from the Village: Old Sol rising today through a thick bank of clouds. Temps just above 70 will rise to 90 early afternoon. Scant rain chances.
~ Image thanks to AV resident Guy Knoller ~

AV activities:   Hiked Hope Camp Trail from Loma Alta Trailhead after this morning's rain.  Wow, the Sonoran Desert is q...
08/13/2026

AV activities: Hiked Hope Camp Trail from Loma Alta Trailhead after this morning's rain. Wow, the Sonoran Desert is quite green this time of year!
~ Image and commentary by AV resident John Dobbs ~

AV avifauna:   This hummer took a rest on the metal bird in one Village home's backyard. ~ Image, birdie ID and comments...
08/12/2026

AV avifauna: This hummer took a rest on the metal bird in one Village home's backyard.
~ Image, birdie ID and comments by AV resident Melody Loya ~

View from the Village:   Looking easterly about sunset at cloistered clouds above the Rincon range.  Single sizable sagu...
08/11/2026

View from the Village: Looking easterly about sunset at cloistered clouds above the Rincon range. Single sizable saguaro standing tall and pointing.
~ Image thanks to AV resident Larry Miller ~

Heavens above AV:  Just before dawn today, a delicate waning crescent Moon hangs low in the eastern sky, with Mars nearb...
08/11/2026

Heavens above AV: Just before dawn today, a delicate waning crescent Moon hangs low in the eastern sky, with Mars nearby. Not visible in this image, bright stars Castor and Pollux (of Gemini) hover above Mother earth's companion orb and Mars.
~ Image thanks to Villager John Dobbs ~

Views from the Village:  Monsoon  brought magnifiscent scenes Monday evening. ~ Imagery by AV resident Jerry Otten ~
08/11/2026

Views from the Village: Monsoon brought magnifiscent scenes Monday evening.
~ Imagery by AV resident Jerry Otten ~

AV dawns:  Monday sunrise with Old Sol's light playing on cloud bottoms.   Initial temps about 74 rising to the high 90s...
08/10/2026

AV dawns: Monday sunrise with Old Sol's light playing on cloud bottoms. Initial temps about 74 rising to the high 90s 2-ish.
~ Image thanks to Villager Guy Knoller ~

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13701 E. Langtry Lane
Tucson, AZ
85747

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