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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE OF KOÅšCIERZYNA

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE OF KOÅšCIERZYNA. The old age does not have to mean staying at home and leading non-active life. It is the period of life when you can realize your dreams and new ideas.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE OF KOÅšCIERZYNA

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  1. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE OF KOŚCIERZYNA

  2. The old age does not have to mean staying at home and leading non-active life. It is the period of life when you can realize your dreams and new ideas.

  3. One of the feature of the contemporary society is an ageing society. This is the situation which we have in Poland.Ageing is not only the biological process but above all the psychological process.

  4. It is important to make older people join to the system of constant education, maintain their intellectual, psychological and physical activation. The U3A is the most popular form of education and stimulation of retired members of community.

  5. THE U3A AIMS: • popularization of educational initiatives, • intellectual, psychological, public and physical activation of older people, • expanding the knowledge and abilities of seniors, • facilitating contacts with such institutions like the Health Service, community centres, with rehabilitation and other centres, • involving listeners in the activity for the circle surrounding them, • sustaining social bonds and the interpersonal communication amongst seniors.

  6. In Poland three types of Universities of the Third Age are established: • under patronage of the university, • apointed by the assiociation interested in academic for the general public activity, • acting by community centres, libraries and social welfare centres

  7. The University of the Third Age in Kościerzyna

  8. The U3A of Kościerzyna works with the Kashubian Institute for Development which raises finansial resources for the U3A .The Kashubian Institute for Developmentwww.kir.org.pl

  9. Finansing of the U3A of Kościerzyna • 1st edition2004: Polish-AmericanFreedomFundation • 2nd edition2007:Pomeranian Province Office • 3rd, 4th edition2008 i 2009: Kościerzyna’sDistrictGovernment and City of Kościerzyna

  10. The classes are free !!!Everyone can join!!!

  11. In 2008 there were more than 140 people. This year from February to June there were more than 60 students!!!

  12. Assumed results for U3A: • Organising free time for fully fit and disabled seniors, • Developing comunication skills, • Making contacts and friendships • Integration of fully fit and disabled people, • Organization of trips • Improvement in the physical fitnes, • Knowledge acquisition from the scope of a healthy lifestyle’ • Acquiring basic computer skills, • Getting to know the basic German and English vocabulary, • Solving legal problems of seniors, • Preparing the stage play, • Getting to know some Kashubian songs.

  13. Older people often feel lonely and useless. Most of the time they spend at home. Noticing this problem The Kashubian Institute for Development initiated The University of The Third Age of Kościerzyna where both fully fit and disabled seniors can spend their free time in the interesting way, they can acquire knowledge and establish contact with other people.

  14. Forms of spending the leisure time: • Poetic-theatre classes, • Gym classes, • Computer workshops, • English language and German language courses, • Legal advices, • Musical evening parties, • Trips, • Thematic meetings, • Regional workshops, • Christmas Eve supper, • Popular-scientific lectures.

  15. Regional workshops: painting on glass

  16. Foreign languages

  17. Thematic meetings:

  18. Trips:

  19. Musical evening parties:

  20. Christmas Eve supper:

  21. Computer workshops:

  22. Poetic-Theatre meetings:

  23. All classes as part of the University of the Third Age of Kościerzyna are helping older persons to become active members of the local community as well as they are promoting healthy and active lifestyle.

  24. Thank you for your attention.

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