Tag: Lifelong Learning

  • Bob Stohner, a (very active!) lifelong learner, visits the Charlottesville Downtown Mall

    Fitness and an active lifestyle make lifelong learning an adventure. This morning, Bob Stohner, an Idaho, math teacher, visited the downtown mall during his bicycle trip from Boise to Williamsburg.  He is enjoying meeting people along the way and learning more about the places he visits.  We learned a lot just talking with him! His…

  • OLLI fall courses are filling very quickly …

    Don’t wait too long! Courses for fall 2009 at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia are filling rapidly.  Visit the OLLI website for a copy of the Fall 2009 Catalog, and send in your registration soon to ensure that you get your first choice. Fifteen are Full: A14, A15, A17, A18,…

  • Lifelong Learning through Community Service – experience the buzz!

    Looking for volunteer opportunities in the Charlottesville area? JABA can help you find just the right position. I find that volunteering at Jackson-Via Elementary School through the JABA RSVP FISH program is perfect for me, but there are many, many more progams that could use your help and expertise. Why volunteer? See below … Lifelong…

  • 5 Tips for Lifelong Learning

    Some very good suggestions from Matt. Consider volunteering in our schools. In doing so, you will become a mentor for students and inspire them to become lifelong learners themselves! Noticed this last night while paging through a magazine Success, August 2009, and thought I’d pass it along. 1 Seek out a mentor – look for…

  • Computer School for Seniors – Lifelong Learning from the comfort of your home

    The Computer School for Seniors offers online computer and Internet instruction for Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens or anyone who would like to gain more enjoyment from their computer and the Internet. Learn from home, at your leisure, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Nancy is passionate about Lifelong Learning… “Many people ask me…

  • Often it is the “teacher” leading a project-based learning program who learns the most!

    I learned how to blog as a JABA RSVP FISH volunteer. I had agreed to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville and I wanted to focus on 21st-century skills. Since blogging is receiving high marks as an effective means for teaching reflective writing, I decided that that would be a…