Category: Lifelong Learning

  • Computer Class for Seniors Available through PVCC

    Starting October 22, PVCC will be offering a computer class for seniors at its main campus. See details below. If you or someone you know is interested in this class, you can find out more in PVCC’s office here at the Jefferson School City Center or call 434-961-5354. via LVCA email  

  • North American Butterfly Photo Contest Opens Monday, September 1

    North American Butterfly Photo Contest Opens Monday, September 1

    North American Butterfly Photo Contest Opens Monday, September 1 Your favorite butterfly photo could win $500! Part of the 19thAnnual Texas Butterfly Festival, this contest is open to everyone in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and accepts digital photos of live butterflies taken from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. It’s easy to enter…

  • Hope to see ScratchJr in Cville area schools this year!

    Hope to see ScratchJr in Cville area schools this year!

    I have been using the online Scratch programing interface with 3rd and 4th grade students during my volunteer time at Jackson-Via Elementary School, so I was really interested  to learn about the new ScratchJr which has been developed for 5-7 year olds.   Young students learn very quickly how to create and control characters on the…

  • Anna is finding her PLACE in Charlottesville

    Anna is finding her PLACE in Charlottesville

    We enjoyed reading her prize-winning nonfiction story for the WriterHouse / C-ville Weekly contest! Anna Hennigan Though she’s only 16 years old, youth category winner Anna Hennigan is no stranger to storytelling. “My parents used to read to me before I could talk, and when I was two or three I started babbling stories to…

  • Is There a Crisis in Computer-Science Education?

    Is There a Crisis in Computer-Science Education?

    I was fortunate in being able to learn Commodore Basic programming along with my children who were in grade school in the 70s.  When the Web arrived in the 90s, I took one look at HTML and javascript and thought immediately, “This looks like fun!” —  the rest is history. I hope that our schools will add computer coding back…

  • Speaking Two Languages Can Slow Down Ageing of Brain

    … And it is never too late to start! The new study by University of Edinburgh finds that bilingualism protects brain from cognitive decline even in old age. In fact, learning a new language in adulthood may slow down ageing of the brain. So, the benefit of learning a second language isn’t restricted to age.…