Granville County Senior Services announces its first full-term schedule of Creative Lifelong Learning classes, which includes a variety of courses, activities and educational trips for senior citizens and other interested adults. Topics such as Conversational Spanish, Beginning Sewing, Marketing and Advertising, Tai Chi as Physical Therapy and other subjects will be provided throughout the year, as well as hands-on activities, social events and educational trips such as visits to museums and galleries, participation in line dancing, trivia contests and nature hikes and the formation of a community chorus.
Registration is currently open for local residents over the age of 50, and open enrollment will soon follow for any interested adult.
Through the work of a steering committee led by resident Joan Roberson, interests have been identified and instructors have been contacted to offer a wide variety of classes, programs and activities in the arts, history, current affairs, literature, recreation, health, technology and other topics. Courses were selected based on member requests, class leader expertise, course variety and balance.
The endowment fund established for CLL will pay for course instructors, with other lecturers provided through the N.C. Humanities Council’s ROAD Scholar program, which has a pool of more than 70 speakers. Courses have been scheduled similar to a school year calendar, with fall, winter, spring and summer “quarters.” Although the program guide has been published, more classes will be offered as interests and instructors continue to be identified. A teacher interest form is available online for any instructors who would like to participate.
Most classes will be held at the Granville County Senior Center at 107 Lanier Street in Oxford between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Class times will vary in length, depending on class format, with sessions consisting of one-day lectures or workshops or ongoing schedules.
The fall session will begin on Sept. 4 and continues through Nov. 16, with winter classes scheduled for Jan. 7 through March 1, 2019. Classes for the spring quarter will be held March 11 through May 24, 2019 and a summer session will be offered June 3 through 28, if there is enough interest from the public during summer months.
A course catalog is available at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford or online through www.granvillecounty.org. Registration is available to Granville County Seniors, ages 50 and up, for an annual membership fee of $10. Other interested adults are also invited to participate for a $12 annual membership fee. Additional class fees will be based on expenses and are to be paid at the time of enrollment. (Supplies and materials are not included in the course fees.)
Charter members of the Creative Lifelong Learning program – those who are the first to enroll – will be offered ten percent off all classes. For those with financial need, a limited number of scholarships are available through the Granville County Senior Center. All requests for financial assistance will be kept confidential.
Marilyn Howard has been hired to coordinate the CLL program. A Granville County native, Marilyn will work with Senior Center staff and volunteers to recruit instructors and students, speak to community groups about CLL, keep up with annual memberships and other duties. She will also be working with a volunteer board of advisors in this part-time position.
For more information about the Creative Lifelong Learning program, visit www.granvillecounty.org/residents/senior-services or contact the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford at 919-693-1930.
(Pictured on home page are Jane and Paul Reeder of Oxford, the first to sign up for the Creative Lifelong Learning program who are now charter members. Pictured here is Marilyn Howard, newly-hired CLL Coordinator. )
