"Learning is about Living and as such is Lifelong." Bente Elkjaeu (from the book Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning Theorists...In Their Own Words)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers offers 300 courses for those over 50
When Rose Sterling looks in the mirror, she does not see someone who is about to turn 100 in November. With the activity level of a person half her age, including classes at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers (OLLI-RU), weekly lunches with friends and daily exercise, Sterling hopes that her energy will “encourage others to...
read moreSocial connection among the 50+ community is as important as the intellectual stimulation
For Lynette Birkins, taking a class for older adults was a lifeline out of a depression that settled in after she retired from a 36-year career in education. A friend who knew about her love of writing encouraged her to take a creative writing class offered for the 50+ community. Now, 105 classes later, Birkins actually taught a class of her own last semester. She credits the friends she made and the nurturing hand of the teachers with her recovery.
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