Sharp Minds

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Sharp Minds
W E DN E S DA Y, A U G U S T 6, 2008 TH E VA N COUVER CO URIER W19

seniors

Sharp

Minds

Y ou don’t stop learning when you grow

old; you grow old when you stop

learning. This has been the motto for

the Seniors Program at Simon Fraser

University for decades.



Learning is widely recognized as an impor-

tant factor in keeping a person’s mind

active and agile. Brain experts believe

that active learning helps maintain brain

health by preventing loss of brain func-

tion and cognitive skills such as memory,

reasoning and judgment. e topic for the first session, Sept. 13,

is: “The Islamic Sharia: Is it a threat to

Increasing numbers of older adults are Canada?”

enrolling in various forms of continu-

ing education in Canada. At SFU alone, For more information on the Seniors

enrolment among mature students (age 55 Program at SFU (www.sfu.ca/seniors) you

plus) increased dramatically from 297 in can contact Julian Benedict at 778-782-

2000 to more than 2,500 in 2007. 5212 or email seniors@sfu.ca.



“These seniors are getting a chance to

explore topics that they may have not had

an opportunity to learn about when they

were younger,” explains Julian Benedict,

coordinator of the SFU Seniors Program.



While seniors are welcome to enroll in the

regular academic program at the univer-

sity, there are also 20 non-credit academic

courses available at the Harbour Centre

campus that are tailored towards a more

mature audience.



“We chose this campus (Harbour Centre)

because it’s easily accessible by transit,”

says Benedict. “People also tend to make a

day of it. ey might go shopping down-

town after the class is over.”



The courses, which begin as early as Sept.

8, cover a wide range of topics including:

“How Culture determines Great Art,”

“Symphonic Music of the Romantic Era”

and “Ideology and Politics,” and range in

price from $70 to $125.



Also starting in the fall is a series of free

Saturday forums in the Fletcher Challenge

Canada ea tre (Room 1900) at Harbour

Centre. These once a month lectures/dis-

cussions on topics of broad general interest

are open to everyone. Each talk is about

45 to 50 minutes long, with time for

questions and discussion afterwards. No

reservation is required and seating is on a

first-come first-served basis. Each forum

begins promptly at 2p.m.

Photo courtesy: SFU


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