Category: Lifelong Learning

  • Lifelong learning at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail – Can you help with the volunteer appreciation reception?

    It is so hard to define “lifelong learning” because it means so many different things to different people and at different times of life.  The classes and activities at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ) are simply another facet of the lifelong-learning jewel!  Here is an opportunity to support the outreach effort at the ACRJ, a…

  • New daily Amtrak service to Washington, DC

    This is going to be a great opportunity for us in the Charlottesville area to visit DC and come back the same day. Union Station is just a short distance from the museums and art galleries, so this new Amtrak service should make lifelong-learning field trips to our nation’s capital especially easy. New daily Amtrak…

  • Elderhostel has a new program name, but continuing emphasis on lifelong learning and travel

    Elderhostel has been known since 1975 for adventures in lifelong learning. Now they have adopted a new name and logo to reflect the idea that you do not have to feel “old” to be included in the ranks of lifelong learners. Lifelong learning begins at birth (and there is mounting evidence that it begins in…

  • Lifelong learning – a discovery that doesn’t end!

    I  agree with Marcus Chan, the tech editor at the San Francisco Chronicle!  His view of lifelong learning as a discovery that does not end seems very apt.  I was drawn to the position of webmaster in 1995  by the tantalizing prospect of having  an ever-expanding menu of new things to learn as time progressed. …

  • Fulfillment After Retirement

    More and more personal accounts of volunteering include the mention of training. What a wonderful way to keep on learning as we give back to our communities! Here in Charlottesville JABA can help you connect with just the right service opportunity that will help you learn and grow even as you serve. Fulfillment After Retirement…

  • In Search of the Lost Symbol

    Yesterday was a beautiful day for the Charlottesville Senior Center “Washington On Your Own” trip! Having received the new Dan Brown novel, The Lost Symbol on my Kindle (at 12:01 am!) on Tuesday morning, I was really eager to start looking for the clues mentioned in the book.  Walt and I started at the new…