The Prince Edward Island CN Pensioners in partnership with Service Canada and the Provincial Government, are conducting an interview-based project entitled CN Pensioners: Stories of the PEI Railway. The objectives of the project are to collect and preserve and oral history of the rialroad on Prince Edward Island, to recognize the valuable social and economic contribution made by the former railroad and by those who worked on it, and to establish a searchable oral history record that may be available to the public at large for future research.
Anyone with a story to tell including former railroad employees, their families, people who lived in railroad communities, etc are asked to please contact project manager Barb Morgan at (902) 393-9210 to arrange an interview. Interviews will be conducted until November 21, 2008.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Annual General Meeting
Seniors College of Prince Edward Island
Annual General Meeting
10 am, Saturday, October 18, 2008
Room 420, Main Building, UPEI
All members are welcome
Annual General Meeting
10 am, Saturday, October 18, 2008
Room 420, Main Building, UPEI
All members are welcome
Friday, October 3, 2008
Maine Senior College Network (MSCN)
The Maine Senior College Network (MSCN), began in 1997 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, and is currently a consortium of 18 independent groups from York County to Presque Isle.
There are no tests, no papers, and no grades, each senior college group plans exciting, intellectually stimulating non-credit courses (taught by volunteers) and special learning opportunities for adults over the age of 50. Each senior college charges up to $25 for annual membership, plus up to $50 for each 4-8 week course. Scholarships are available.
Check out their website.
There are no tests, no papers, and no grades, each senior college group plans exciting, intellectually stimulating non-credit courses (taught by volunteers) and special learning opportunities for adults over the age of 50. Each senior college charges up to $25 for annual membership, plus up to $50 for each 4-8 week course. Scholarships are available.
Check out their website.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Seniors College 2008-09
The full line up of courses is now available both through the main Seniors College website and also in The Guardian's special Seniors College flyer.
With over 120 courses offered across the province, there is something for everyone.
With over 120 courses offered across the province, there is something for everyone.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Arts and Culture Programming
Seniors College of PEI has a strong offering of courses across the Island in the Arts and Culture areas.
Check out the article recently published by the BUZZ on the offerings and look over the full set of listings for 2008-09
Seniors College arts programs
A wide range of cultural programs offered across the province for those age 50 or better by the Seniors College of Prince Edward Island. This year Bill Bartlett and Allan Ressor are offering music appreciation courses on Mozart and Bach respectively. Jazz appreciation classes are headed up by jazz musicians Jim Nimmo and Doug Millington. With a duration for each course of eight sessions specific topics like “Mozart in Vienna during the 1780s,” work well.
Some courses see students returning to the class each semester. Drawing classes and painting classes are a good example of ones where class members have a strong commitment to the group, and become involved in organizing trips and special events for other students during the summer when there are no classes. Artists across the Island who are teaching art courses include: Suzanne O’Callaghan, Karl MacKeeman, Arno Freitag, Nan Ferrier, Verna Banks and Mel Giddings.
Writing instructors include: Dianne Hicks Morrow, Kathleen Hamilton, Libby Oughton and Doreen Beagan. Each bring an individual approach to their course but share an interest in writing that draws on life experiences for material.
The popular approaches of Iain Galloway and Brendan O’Grady with literature return this year, joined by Poet Laureate David Helwig, for a course on reading poetry.
The full listing of the College, are published as a Guardian insert during the first week of September, and are on the website at www.upei.ca/seniorscollege. Registration: Charlottetown—September 8, 2–4 pm, W.A. Murphy Centre, UPEI. (Bruce Garrity, 894-2867 or bgarrity@upei.ca). Montague—Sept 9, 1:30–3 pm, Montague Town Hall (Sheila Mallory, 838-2532 or smmallory@pei.sympatico.ca). Summerside—Sept 10, 10 am–noon Summerside Superstore (Nonie Fraser , 436-6743 or nefraser@eastlink.ca). Alberton—Sept 10, 1:30-2:30 pm Alberton Town Hall (Donna Crocker, 853-2692 or donnacrocker@xplornet.com).
Check out the article recently published by the BUZZ on the offerings and look over the full set of listings for 2008-09
Seniors College arts programs
A wide range of cultural programs offered across the province for those age 50 or better by the Seniors College of Prince Edward Island. This year Bill Bartlett and Allan Ressor are offering music appreciation courses on Mozart and Bach respectively. Jazz appreciation classes are headed up by jazz musicians Jim Nimmo and Doug Millington. With a duration for each course of eight sessions specific topics like “Mozart in Vienna during the 1780s,” work well.
Some courses see students returning to the class each semester. Drawing classes and painting classes are a good example of ones where class members have a strong commitment to the group, and become involved in organizing trips and special events for other students during the summer when there are no classes. Artists across the Island who are teaching art courses include: Suzanne O’Callaghan, Karl MacKeeman, Arno Freitag, Nan Ferrier, Verna Banks and Mel Giddings.
Writing instructors include: Dianne Hicks Morrow, Kathleen Hamilton, Libby Oughton and Doreen Beagan. Each bring an individual approach to their course but share an interest in writing that draws on life experiences for material.
The popular approaches of Iain Galloway and Brendan O’Grady with literature return this year, joined by Poet Laureate David Helwig, for a course on reading poetry.
The full listing of the College, are published as a Guardian insert during the first week of September, and are on the website at www.upei.ca/seniorscollege. Registration: Charlottetown—September 8, 2–4 pm, W.A. Murphy Centre, UPEI. (Bruce Garrity, 894-2867 or bgarrity@upei.ca). Montague—Sept 9, 1:30–3 pm, Montague Town Hall (Sheila Mallory, 838-2532 or smmallory@pei.sympatico.ca). Summerside—Sept 10, 10 am–noon Summerside Superstore (Nonie Fraser , 436-6743 or nefraser@eastlink.ca). Alberton—Sept 10, 1:30-2:30 pm Alberton Town Hall (Donna Crocker, 853-2692 or donnacrocker@xplornet.com).
Senior College launches new web site
It's official -- Seniors College of Prince Edward Island has a new web presence.
Check it out.
Check it out.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Seniors College of P.E.I. gaining national attention
as published in The Guardian - April 26, 2008
Seniors College of P.E.I. has been asked to speak to the Special Senate Committee on Aging in Ottawa as part of a major investigation into the needs of older Canadians.
Ian Scott, the president of Seniors College of P.E.I. will be speaking to the committee in Ottawa on aspects of Active Aging and Ageism which is part of the committee’s second interim report on April 28.
Seniors College of P.E.I. now operates in Montague, Alberton, Summerside and Charlottetown with 527 members participating. Affiliated with UPEI and designed for those age 50 or older, the concept of active learning, and active living in retirement, is a worldwide phenomenon which continues to change the public view of seniors.
Based on peer-learning in which members share their knowledge with others, the P.E.I. operation is co-ordinated by Bruce Garrity, who is assisted with each of the operations outside Charlottetown.
Recently both Garrity and Scott spoke to a packed audience at Mount Allison, where a steering committee was formed to launch a similar operation.
Earlier this year, a seniors college was launched in Halifax due to efforts of a past president Ivan Dowling, who encouraged colleagues who were retired faculty of the various universities there to work together, and spoke of the success of P.E.I. efforts.
A seniors college also launched in Cape Breton with the encouragement of Clive Keen, while he was director of Life Long Learning at UPEI.
A regional conference on learning in retirement hosted at UPEI by Senior College of P.E.I. in 2007 brought together representatives from seven provinces, and has helped spread the word even further.
“Learning in retirement is important to both individuals and their personal enjoyment but also the fact that governments are now recognizing the value that active learning plays in maintaining a healthy population, is significant,’’ said Scott. “Research continues to show the beneficial effects that new learning has on the brain, and the positive benefits of being active in a social environment to reduce isolation. It also happens to be great fun.’’
More information on the Special Senate Committee on Aging is located on their website www.senate-senat.ca/age.asp and information of Seniors College of P.E.I. is available at www.upei.ca/seniorscollege or through contacting Garrity at 894-2867 or seniorscollege@upei.ca
Seniors College of P.E.I. has been asked to speak to the Special Senate Committee on Aging in Ottawa as part of a major investigation into the needs of older Canadians.
Ian Scott, the president of Seniors College of P.E.I. will be speaking to the committee in Ottawa on aspects of Active Aging and Ageism which is part of the committee’s second interim report on April 28.
Seniors College of P.E.I. now operates in Montague, Alberton, Summerside and Charlottetown with 527 members participating. Affiliated with UPEI and designed for those age 50 or older, the concept of active learning, and active living in retirement, is a worldwide phenomenon which continues to change the public view of seniors.
Based on peer-learning in which members share their knowledge with others, the P.E.I. operation is co-ordinated by Bruce Garrity, who is assisted with each of the operations outside Charlottetown.
Recently both Garrity and Scott spoke to a packed audience at Mount Allison, where a steering committee was formed to launch a similar operation.
Earlier this year, a seniors college was launched in Halifax due to efforts of a past president Ivan Dowling, who encouraged colleagues who were retired faculty of the various universities there to work together, and spoke of the success of P.E.I. efforts.
A seniors college also launched in Cape Breton with the encouragement of Clive Keen, while he was director of Life Long Learning at UPEI.
A regional conference on learning in retirement hosted at UPEI by Senior College of P.E.I. in 2007 brought together representatives from seven provinces, and has helped spread the word even further.
“Learning in retirement is important to both individuals and their personal enjoyment but also the fact that governments are now recognizing the value that active learning plays in maintaining a healthy population, is significant,’’ said Scott. “Research continues to show the beneficial effects that new learning has on the brain, and the positive benefits of being active in a social environment to reduce isolation. It also happens to be great fun.’’
More information on the Special Senate Committee on Aging is located on their website www.senate-senat.ca/age.asp and information of Seniors College of P.E.I. is available at www.upei.ca/seniorscollege or through contacting Garrity at 894-2867 or seniorscollege@upei.ca
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